Awardees

Project in neuro-cinematics, the study of perceptual processes in response to cinema. Tasse’s Roth Foundation award enabled her to travel to the University of Lapland and the Midnight Sun Film Festival for her research. She is at the University of Southern California.

Project on the government infrastructure that has supported the export of Finnish music since World War II. While in Finland, Holmes conducted interviews with leading Finnish composers and musical organizations for her doctoral work on Music and the Nation- State: Finnish Music from Nationalism to Post-nationalism at Yale University.

Project on sustainable practices for artists at foundries. With an MFA in sculpture from the University of Maryland at College Park, where a large-scale foundry enabled him to develop expertise in metal-casting processes, Benefiel developed the world’s first foundry powered by methane gas from a landfill in North Carolina. He notes that “toxic and dangerous processes remain common for artists.” While teaching at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Benefiel also built a small sustainable foundry there.

Photographic project on Finland’s bee populations and honey farmers

Project on orally-based information practices in Finnish information institutions. Turner holds a PhD from the University of Washington.

Multi-media performance project on exploring the boundaries between the psychological and physical worlds. While in Finland, Stein developed several performance events related to this project, either alone or in collaboration with others.

Project on mental health aspects of the sexuality of adolescent girls. Viani’s research resulted in an unanticipated development, as her qualitative interview techniques increased the participants’ self-awareness and confidence.

Project on the effect of education on health

Photographic project entitled “Hot vs Cold: Embodying the Finnish Landscape.” At the time, Schneider was at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her project “Elaborate Flirtations” was exhibited at Helsinki’s Galleria FAFA and reviewed by Scandinavia’s largest daily paper. While in Helsinki, Schneider presented a gallery talk and two screenings and produced a catalog featuring an interview with Helsinki artist Salla Tykkä. A solo exhibit was scheduled for January 2009 at the Finnish Museum of Tykkä and Museum of Photography.

Materials study of wood and other materials at the Helsinki University of Technology. At the time a graduate student at the University of Virginia, Wilson also designed and built a chair while in Helsinki.

Project on female Finnish political leaders. At the time, Yamaguchi was a graduate student at Columbia University.

Project on how the knowledge domains related to hobbies are built into library systems. At the time, Hartel was at UCLA.

Project on computer simulations of spaces for musical performances. At the time, acoustical engineer Huang was at Stanford University.

Project on language and ethnic dynamics in Helsinki. At the time, Nadella was at Harvard University.

Project entitled “Mobile Narratives,” a graphic design and video project involving a series of “micro-movies” on contemporary Finnish culture.

Project on contemporary Finnish literature and poetry

Project on Swedish dialects in Finland, which is spoken by 6% of the population. At the time, Kim was at Harvard university.

Project on Finland’s role in multilateral diplomacy. At the time, Metzger was at Southern Cal.

Project on Finnish women in mathematics

Project on the cross-temporal and cross-cultural fusions in Finnish folk music

Project: a historically-based novel weaving threads from medicine and public heath, institutional architecture and women’s healthcare. At the time, Chapman was at Syracuse University.

Project on the challenge to Finnish national identity posed by globalization. At the time, Matza, a recent Princeton University graduate, was developing a career as a journalist.

Project on subsistence and non-subsistence uses of wilderness areas, conducted at Finland’s Forestry Institute. At the time, Kluwe was at the University of Idaho.