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Fox Rodney

Home institution: Iowa State University

Host institution: CentraleSupélec

Field of study: Engineering
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 02/2023

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Fox Rodney

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Professor Fox joined Iowa State University as the Glenn Murphy Professor of Engineering in 1998, and was the Herbert L. Stiles Professor of Chemical Engineering from 2003-2012. Since 2001, he has been Associate Scientist at the US-DOE Ames Laboratory. He was promoted to Distinguished Professor in Engineering in 2010. Fox has held visiting professorships in Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Switzerland and The Netherlands. His numerous professional awards include a NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award in 1992 and the ISU Outstanding Achievement in Research Award in 2007. Professor Fox was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2007 and of the AIChE in 2020. From 2012-14, he was a Marie-Curie Senior Fellow at the Ecole Centrale in Paris, France. In 2015 he was selected as an International Francqui Professor by the Francqui Foundation in Belgium, and awarded a Chaire d’Attractivité at the Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France. In 2016 he was selected for the North American Mixing Forum Award for Excellence and Sustained Contributions to Mixing Science and Practice, and the Shell Particle Technology Forum Thomas Baron Award.
McCarren Felicia

Home institution: Tulane University

Host institution: EHESS

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 01/2023 – 06/2023

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McCarren Felicia

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Felicia McCarren, Professor of French at Tulane University, is a cultural historian and performance theorist. Felicia is the author of four books: Dance Pathologies: Performance, Poetics, Medicine (Stanford University Press, Writing Science Series, 1998); Dancing Machines: Choreographies of the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (Stanford 2003); French Moves; The Cultural Politics of le hip hop (Oxford University Press, 2013), awarded the De la Torre Bueno Prize by the Society of Dance History Scholars, and the Outstanding Publication of the Year 2014 from the Congress on Research in Dance. Her new book, One Dead at the Paris Opera Ballet; La Source 1866-2014 (Oxford, 2020) explores science, sex and race in four historical performances of an Orientalist, environmental ballet by the Paris Opera’s first archivist. In 2016-17, Felicia was a Resident Fellow at the Paris Institute for Advanced Study and the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme and is a member of the Cultural History of Dance Seminar at EHESS. At Tulane, Felicia is the co-founder of the PARIFA international research network (www.parifa.org). In the fall term 2022 and 2023, she will be Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford.

Boyle Joseph

Home institution: Temple University

Host institution: Université de Poitiers

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 11/2022

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Boyle Joseph

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Dr. Joseph R. Boyle is an Associate Professor at Temple University. His research is focused on examining the effectiveness of teaching techniques and interventions for students with high-incidence disabilities in general education, inclusive, and special education classrooms. Dr. Boyle’s early experience as a special education teacher helped shape his early research career, and later, as a researcher and faculty member, led him to co-author the textbook: Methods and Strategies for Teaching Students with High Incidence Disabilities: A Case-Based Approach (2E). He is committed to improving the learning of students with disabilities through the development of evidence-based teaching techniques and student strategies. Dr. Boyle has developed several classroom interventions for students with high incidence disabilities in the areas of reading, writing, note-taking, and technology. His research on note-taking has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. His current research examines how students with disabilities use smartpens to improve their learning and note-taking in content-area classes. In another research strand, he is examining the effects of a scientific argumentative strategy to support the learning and writing skills of students with disabilities in inclusive science classrooms. Dr. Boyle has authored over 50 publications including books, book chapters, research articles, and research-to-practice articles. Dr. Boyle also serves as the Project Director of Project ASPIRE: Advancing Specialized Professionals who Integrate Research Evidence. Project ASPIRE prepares new Ph.D. scholars in evidence-based knowledge and skills in special education. He also currently serves as the co-editor of the Journal of Special Education Technology and has been involved in national leadership with the Council for Learning Disabilities, serving as Vice President, President-Elect, President, and Past-President.
Camacho Erika Tatiana

Home institution: Arizona State University

Host institution: Sorbonne Université

Field of study: Biology
Length of stay: 01/2023 – 06/2023

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Camacho Erika Tatiana

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Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho is a Professor in the School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU). Through a series of publications of spatially averaged ordinary differential equations models, she provided a new framework to mitigate blindness through mechanistic models addressing photoreceptor degeneration and retinal processes. These models investigated both the healthy and diseased retinas at the cellular and molecular levels. In her earliest publication in the area, her work predicted the existence of a necessary mechanism experimentally discovered a year later - the rod-derived cone viability factor (RdCVF) and proposed equations describing the dynamics of the rod and cone outer segments and the RPE cells. She earned her B.A. in Mathematics and Economics from Wellesley College and her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University. She co-directed multiple summer research programs dedicated to the recruitment of undergraduate women, underrepresented minorities, and those that might not otherwise have the opportunity. Dr. Camacho’s passion is to continue the work and legacy of her mentors: to create opportunities for those individuals from marginalized communities and make education and advancement attainable to them. Dr. Camacho worked at the NSF as a Program Director from 2019-2022 for the ADVANCE, Racial Equity in STEM Education, and HSI programs as well as Co-lead for the latter. Her leadership, scholarship, and mentoring have won her numerous national and regional recognitions including a 2022 NSF Director’s Award for Superior Accomplishment, the 2019 AAAS Mentor Award, and the 2014 PAESMEM award from the White House among many other national awards and honors. She was a 2013-2014 MLK Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Dominguez Francina

Home institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Host institution: Météo-France

Field of study: Meteorology
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 02/2023

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Dominguez Francina

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Francina Dominguez is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois and 2021-22 University Scholar. She is a hydrometeorologist, and her work focuses on the interactions between the land and the atmosphere, and more specifically, on changes in hydrology and climate due to human modification of the land surface and greenhouse gas emissions. Dr. Dominguez was born in Bogota, Colombia. She has a background in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, specialized in hydrology. She progressively immersed herself in atmospheric sciences throughout her graduate training, postdoctoral experience, and then as a faculty member of the Atmospheric Sciences departments at the University of Arizona and later at the University of Illinois. This solid footing in both hydrology and atmospheric sciences has helped her establish a niche in hydrometeorology. Her work has been funded through competitive grants from the NSF, DOE and NASA, among others. She was awarded the NSF CAREER award in 2015, the Henry G. Houghton Award from the American Meteorological Society in 2018 and the Ascent Award from the American Geophysical Union in 2019. She is currently co-chair of the GEWEX Hydroclimatology Panel.
Eichner Carolyn

Home institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Host institution: ENS Paris-Saclay

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 02/2023

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Eichner Carolyn

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Carolyn J. Eichner is Professor of History and Women’s & Gender Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, specializing in modern France and the intersections of empire, gender, race, and political radicalism. She has been a Member at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and a fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Eichner is the author of Feminism’s Empire (Cornell University Press, 2022), The Paris Commune: A Brief History (Rutgers University Press, 2022), and Surmounting the Barricades: Women in the Paris Commune (Indiana University Press, 2004), which translated into French as Franchir les barricades: Les femmes dans la Commune de Paris (Éditions de la Sorbonne, 2020), was a finalist for the 2021 Prix Augustin Thierry.
Emhoff Chi-An

Home institution: Saint Mary's College of California

Host institution: Université Savoie Mont Blanc

Field of study: Medical Sciences
Length of stay: 01/2023 – 06/2023

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Emhoff Chi-An

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Dr. Emhoff is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Saint Mary's College of California and teaches in the exercise science and health promotion tracks. Her background is multidisciplinary, including a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, a M.S. in Human Physiology from the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from U.C. Berkeley. As a scientist, Dr. Emhoff is interested in the role of physical activity in the prevention of chronic diseases from the standpoint of energy metabolism. Her research focuses on whole-body adaptations related to carbohydrate storage and utilization that come with endurance training. As an engineer, Dr. Emhoff is interested in the role of digital technology for health management and behavioral analytics. During her free time, she enjoys traveling, running, cycling, mountain biking, swimming, hiking, surfing, paddle boarding, and rock climbing.
Fette Julie

Home institution: Rice University

Host institution: EHESS

Field of study: French Studies
Length of stay: 01/2023 – 06/2023

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Fette Julie

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Julie Fette is Associate Professor of French Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas. As an historian and social scientist, she is a specialist of gender and race. Fette is the author of Exclusions: Practicing Prejudice in French Law and Medicine, 1920-1945 (Cornell University Press, 2012), a study of discrimination among middle-class professionals that examines social mobility, professionalization, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia in mid-twentieth-century French society. She is co-author of the fourth edition of Les Français, the French civilization textbook for undergraduates (2021). Fette is currently writing a book about gender in contemporary French children’s literature. She holds doctorates from the Institute of French Studies at New York University and the Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. She teaches on modern French society, history, and culture.
Kopek Benjamin

Home institution: Hope College

Host institution: Institut Pasteur

Field of study: Biology
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 02/2023

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Kopek Benjamin

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Dr. Benjamin Kopek integrates advanced imaging methods with molecular biology techniques to investigate how viruses replicate and how they interact with hosts. As an undergraduate he performed organic chemistry research in Japan for a summer and also worked on hepatitis B virus in Oklahoma for a summer. During his doctoral studies in the Cellular and Molecular Biology program at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, he worked in the lab of Dr. Paul Ahlquist studying RNA viruses. Upon graduation, Dr. Kopek moved to the HHMI-Janelia Research Campus in Virginia where he developed new methods for correlative super-resolution fluorescence and electron microscopy. Dr. Kopek’s Hope courses include the lecture and laboratory components of Introductory Biology and of Virology, and the lab for Honors (Day 1 Phage) Introductory Biology. He joined the Department of Biology faculty in 2014. Dr. Kopek is a member of the American Society for Virology.
Machaty Zoltan

Home institution: Purdue University

Host institution: Sorbonne Université

Field of study: Biology
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 12/2022

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Machaty Zoltan

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The overall objective of Dr. Machaty’s research program is to improve reproductive efficiency in domestic animals by understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate early embryonic development. The primary focus of his research is to define the signal transduction mechanism and identify key signaling molecules that are involved in oocyte activation. Under normal conditions the fertilizing sperm activates the oocyte and stimulates its developmental program. Reproducing the events associated with sperm-induced oocyte activation is critical in a number of assisted reproductive technologies including nuclear transfer. Nuclear transfer is a technique available for the production of farm animals with targeted modification of the genome; these transgenic animals offer great benefits in both agriculture and biomedicine. However, the productivity of nuclear transfer is extremely low, only a fraction of the embryos produced is able to develop to term. Dr. Machaty’s efforts are directed towards identifying conditions and developing methods that would allow more adequate embryo development.

Kapp Paul

Home institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Host institution: CY Cergy Paris Université

Field of study: Architecture
Length of stay: 01/2023 – 05/2023

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Kapp Paul

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Paul Hardin Kapp is an author, architect, teacher, and a historic preservationist. He is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He researches and writes on how heritage is made and understood in historic places. He is the author of Heritage and Hoop Skirts: How Natchez Created the Old South (University Press of Mississippi, 2022) and The Architecture of William Nichols: Building the Antebellum South in North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi (University Press of Mississippi, 2015). His co-edited book (with Paul J. Armstrong), SynergyCity: Reinventing the Postindustrial City (University of Illinois Press, 2012), won the 2013 Historic Preservation Book Prize. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Birmingham, 2014; a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, 2019; and a Franklin Fellow, 2020. Born in Durham, North Carolina in 1966, he studied architecture at Cornell University and earned his Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.
Steckler Erica

Home institution: University of Massachusetts Lowell

Host institution: ESSEC Business School

Field of study: Management and Organizations
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Steckler Erica

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Erica Steckler, Ph.D., M.S., MBA, B.A., is Associate Professor of Management and Co-Director of the Donahue Center for Business Ethics and Social Responsibility in the Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Her scholarship includes conceptual and empirical work on sustainability, corporate responsibility, organizational authenticity, social innovation, business ethics, and humanistic management. Her work advances an understanding of key dynamics and timely opportunities for positive transformation among organizations, organizational leadership, and stakeholders in global social issue contexts. Published in influential journals and edited volumes, her research has been recognized with awards and honors.

Dr. Steckler is currently Associate Editor at Business and Society Review (BASR) and has served on the Editorial Board of Academy of Management Review. She also serves on the Governance Committee of the Social Issues in Management (SIM) Division of the Academy of Management (AOM), and has contributed in founding leadership roles to the International Humanistic Management Association. She recently co-edited the BASR Special Issue: Business and Society in the Age of COVID-19 (2022).

She strives to steward sustainable development in honor of humanity and nature and in celebration of future generations, including her three children.

Eppes Martha Cary

Home institution: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Host institution: Université de Strasbourg

Field of study: Geology
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Eppes Martha Cary

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Dr. Martha Cary Eppes is a Full Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Her current research interests include mechanical weathering processes, soil geomorphology and Quaternary geology of post-glacial landscapes and the SE US piedmont. In particular, Eppes has focused on mechanical weathering processes and the insights fracture mechanics concepts can provide to understanding natural rock fracture – with ongoing research in Antarctica, California, North Carolina, and Israel. Eppes and Keanini (2017) and Eppes et al., (2020) hypothesized, quantified and validated for the first time a previously unrecognized role of climate and subcritical rock fracture in the context of Earth surface processes. Eppes’ contributions were recognized by the Geological Society of America through its Kirk Bryan award in 2020. Eppes has served as Chair of the Quaternary Geology & Geomorphology Division of GSA and as co-leader of the 2022 GSA Penrose Conference – PRF2022 Progressive Failure of Brittle Rocks. Dr. Eppes is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America and has been awarded a University of Strasbourg Institute of Advanced Studies Fellowship.

Boothby Thomas

Home institution: The Pennsylvania State University

Host institution: Université de Picardie Jules Verne

Field of study: Engineering
Length of stay: 01/2023 – 07/2023

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Boothby Thomas

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Thomas E. Boothby is Professor of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. Originally appointed Assistant Professor in 1992, he was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 1998 and promoted to the rank of Professor in 2004. He holds a BA in Architecture from Washington University (St. Louis) from 1981, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Washington University from 1982, and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, Seattle, granted in 1991. He has held visiting faculty positions at University College, Dublin, Politecnico di Milano, Sapienza University Rome, and University of Canterbury, NZ. Dr. Boothby’s research interest are historic engineering methods, engineering for historic preservation, masonry arches, masonry arch bridges, structural interpretation of medieval architecture, and application of fiber reinforced polymers to building repair. He has published extensively in all of these topics. Professor Boothby is the author of two books, Engineering Iron and Stone, published by ASCE Press in 2015 and Empirical Structural Design for Architects, Engineers, and Builders, published by ICE Publishing in 2018. He currently has a third book, Empirical Design in Structural Engineering under contract to ICE Publishing.
Coover Roderick

Home institution: Temple University

Host institution: ESAD Valenciennes

Field of study: Arts
Length of stay: 01/2023 – 04/2024

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Coover Roderick

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Roderick Coover is the researcher-creator of works of interactive, experimental and emergent cinema, virtual reality and digital arts such as The Key To Time, The Altering Shores, Hearts and Minds: The Interrogations Project, and Toxi•City: A Climate Change Narrative. A pioneer of interactive and immersive cinema since the early 1990s, his works are designed for installation, VR, domes, interactive media, database cinema, locative technologies, and other emerging forms. His work is internationally exhibited in art venues and public spaces such as the Venice Biennale, ISEA, The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and Documenta Madrid and he has received Adam Mickiewicz, Mellon, Whiting, Spire and LEF awards, among others. His publications include, among others, the books The Digital Imaginary: Literature And Cinema Of The Database (Bloomsbury) and, with Thomas Bartscherer, Switching Codes: Thinking Through Digital Technology In The Humanities And Arts (University of Chicago).
Rider Jeff

Home institution: Wesleyan University

Host institution: Université de Lille

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 01/2023 – 06/2023

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Rider Jeff

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Jeff Rider is a professor of the literature and history of medieval Europe. He specializes in Flemish history, the Arthurian legend and medievalism (the reception and uses of medieval artifacts in contemporary society).

He has just completed a volume containing editions of the earliest works of the medieval Flemish historical tradition that will be published by the Belgian Royal Historical Commission, and is at work on translations of Walter of Thérouanne’s hagiographical works, an edition of Andreas of Marchiennes historia succincta de gestis et successione regum Francorum, and a book on The Usefulness of the Middle Ages.

Professor Rider has received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fulbright Commission, the American Philosophical Society, the Rotary Foundation, and the Belgian Fondation Nationale de Recherche Scientifique. He has held residential fellowships at the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, St. Deiniol’s/Gladstone’s Library, the Fondation des Treilles, and the Herzog August Bibliothek. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, the University of Paris Est Créteil, the University of Lille III, the Catholic University of Louvain, the Charles University (Prague), the University of Ghent, the University of Southern Denmark (Odense), and the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima).

A graduate of Yale University in combined French and English literature, he received a Diplôme d’études médiévales from the Université Catholique de Louvain and a master’s and doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Chicago. He also attended Deep Springs College and took three years of courses at the Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis.
Warfield Heather

Home institution: Antioch University New England

Host institution: Université de Lille

Field of study: Psychology
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 11/2023

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Warfield Heather

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Heather A. Warfield is Associate Professor of Counseling, Psychology & Therapy at Antioch University New England. She received her Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2013 and, prior to moving to New Hampshire, taught at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia. Dr. Warfield’s research is broadly aimed at exploring the psychological and therapeutic dimensions of pilgrimage journeys. Over the past two years, her investigative focus has narrowed to the historical and contemporary pilgrimages to the Western Front of World War I, with particular emphasis on pilgrimages to Belleau, France. She is the project director for the "Yankee Division Virtual Pilgrimage," funded by New Hampshire Humanities and The Massachusetts Archives. In addition, she is a member of Ruines de guerre and an affiliated researcher of the Institut de Recherches Historiques de Septentrion at the Université de Lille. Dr. Warfield is the series editor of "Pilgrimage Studies" (Peter Lang Oxford) and her edited volume "Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Pilgrimage: Historical, Current, and Future Directions" is forthcoming in late 2022. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association, and the Society for Cross Cultural Research Methods.
Yilmaz Levent

Home institution: Auburn University

Host institution: Université de Lille

Field of study: Computer Science
Length of stay: 02/2022 - 06/2023

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Yilmaz Levent

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LEVENT YILMAZ is the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University with a courtesy joint appointment in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. His research interests are in Agent-Directed Simulation, Cognitive Autonomous Systems, and Complex Adaptive Systems. Dr. Yilmaz is the former Editor-in-Chief of Simulation: Transactions of the Society for Modeling and Simulation International and the founding organizer of the Agent-Directed Simulation Conference series. He has published over 200 contributions in journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings and edited or co-authored several books on Modeling and Simulation. He received the Distinguished Service and Professional Achievement Awards from the Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS). He also served as a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President for Publications of the SCS.

Agüeros Marcel

Home institution: Columbia University

Host institution: Université de Bordeaux

Field of study: Astronomy
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 05/2023

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Agüeros Marcel

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Marcel Agüeros is an associate professor of astronomy at Columbia University in New York City. A native New Yorker and a Columbia alumnus, Marcel received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 2006, returned to Columbia as a National Science Foundation Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow that year, and joined the faculty in 2010. Marcel is an observational astrophysicist who enjoys tackling classic questions in stellar evolution and examining the environments that stars like the Sun create for their planets. He is the author of 80 peer-reviewed publications and has received more than $4 million in grants for his work. He is also committed to increasing the numbers of women and underrepresented minorities in the sciences. In 2016, Marcel received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama for "his groundbreaking research in stellar astrophysics, and for his restless desire to ensure that minority students in sciences become tomorrow's leaders."
Qiao Jie

Home institution: Rochester Institute of Technology

Host institution: Université de Bordeaux

Field of study: Lasers and Photonics
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 05/2023

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Qiao Jie

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Dr. Qiao is an Associate Professor at the Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on fundamental and applied research on ultrafast laser-based material processing and photonic fabrication. Her group has demonstrated ultrafast laser inscription of waveguide lasers and photonic circuits. Dr. Qiao has authored over 100 journal and conference publications. She has provided over 20 invited talks at a number of international conferences. She is the Chair for the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Applications and Technology Program (2022, 2023). Dr. Qiao was an associate editor for Optics Express from 2018 to 2021. Prior to joining RIT, Dr. Qiao was a scientist at the world-renowned Department-of-Energy-funded Laboratory for Laser Energetics (University of Rochester) where she created new ultrafast-laser-system technologies. Qiao has worked as a senior engineer and led a number of product / prototype development and technology commercialization’s in one optics company and two startups. Dr. Qiao obtained her Ph.D. from the Electrical Department, The university of Texas at Austin in 2001. She also earned an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Marketing from the Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester. Dr. Qiao has founded WiSTEE Connect in 2013 and currently serves as the Chair to promote women's leadership in science, technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship.

Weise Julie

Home institution: University of Oregon

Host institution: Aix-Marseille Université

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 07/2023

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Weise Julie

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Julie M. Weise is Associate Professor of History at the University of Oregon. Her first book, Corazón de Dixie: Mexicanos in the U.S. South since 1910 (University of North Carolina Press, 2015), received the Merle Curti Award for best book in U.S. social history from the Organization of American Historians among other honors. Her current project, “Guest Worker: A History of Ideas, 1919-75,” explores the histories of transborder labor migrants in the Americas, Europe, and southern Africa. Weise’s research has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe. Her public history work on the youth-focused “Nuestro South” podcast and Youtube series has been supported by the Whiting Foundation. Together with colleagues in History and Sociolinguistics, she has pioneered a bilingual Latino History college curriculum, which can be found as an open access resource at http://historyinspanglish.org

McDonald Matthew

Home institution: Princeton University

Host institution: EHESS

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 09/2023

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McDonald Matthew

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Matthew McDonald is a political and cultural historian of France in the context of early modern Europe. His research is on the preponderance of French as Europe’s major international language from the mid-eighteenth century through the Napoleonic Wars. Matthew’s research on French cosmopolitanism has been supported by foundations across Europe and America, including the DAAD, the University of Trier in Germany, and Marsh’s Library in Dublin. He also learned Swedish to conduct research at Uppsala University with the support of the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Matthew spent the fall semesters of 2018 and 2019 as a visiting student at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. Following the completion of his PhD, Matthew taught a seminar on the Enlightenment as a Postgraduate Research Associate at Princeton in Spring 2022. A classical violinist and singer, Matthew has curated historical exhibits for the New York Philharmonic; over the course of his doctoral studies, he also performed with the group Early Music Princeton.

Dall'erba Sandy

Home institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Host institution: Université Toulouse 1 Capitole

Field of study: Climate Change Economics

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Dall'erba Sandy
Prather Laura

Home institution: Haynes and Boone, LLP

Host institution: Reporters sans frontières

Field of study: Human Rights Law
Length of stay: 09/2022 - 01/2023

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Prather Laura

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As a Fulbright Scholar, Laura Prather will spend Fall, 2022 working with Reporters sans frontières in Paris researching the impact of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suits in the EU on core human rights and potential uniform solutions to this form of judicial harassment. While evaluating trends, cultural influences and legal systems that contribute to this phenomenon, Laura will compare proposed EU solutions to those in the U.S. She seeks to increase awareness of SLAPPs and encourage cross-border collaboration to protect against them. For 30 years, Laura has been a human rights attorney advocating for freedom of expression rights. She is a mother of four, loves exploring new places, hiking, cooking, wine, and sports. France shares all of these passions, and she and her family look forward to immersing themselves in the culture.

Hamington Maurice

Home institution: Portland State University

Host institution: Université Paris 8 Vincennes - Saint Denis

Field of study: Philosophy
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 10/2022

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Hamington Maurice
Mastors Elena

Home institution: Johns Hopkins University

Host institution: Prytanée national militaire

Field of study: Political Science
Length of stay: November/2021-December 2021

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Mastors Elena
Pentina Iryna

Home institution: University of Toledo

Host institution: La Rochelle Université

Field of study: Business Administration
Length of stay: 08/2022 - 09/2022

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Pentina Iryna
Romano Albert

Home institution: Albert Romano

Host institution: ISCOM

Field of study: Communication and Journalism
Length of stay: 04/2022 – 05/2022

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Romano Albert
Yates Denise

Home institution: Denise Y Yates

Host institution: Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Yates Denise

Churchill Mary

Home institution: Boston University

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Churchill Mary

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Dr. Mary L. Churchill is the associate dean of strategic initiatives and community engagement at BU Wheelock. In this role, she manages strategic partnerships, including the college’s relationship with Boston Public Schools where she represents the college at BPS Community Equity Roundtable convenings. Dr. Churchill also serves as program director for the Higher Education Administration program at BU Wheelock and teaches in the program. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses focused on social and political theory; quantitative methods; social movements; race, class, and gender; urban sociology; women and politics; and cross-cultural understanding in the departments of Sociology, Political Science, and International Studies. Dr. Churchill serves as a trustee at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, a 4-year minority-serving college in Boston, where she chairs the academic affairs committee. In addition, she currently serves on several local advisory boards: Boston Universal Pre-K, BU’s Initiative on Cities, and BU Wheelock’s Center for the Ecology of Early Education (CEED). Nationally, Dr. Churchill leads the college’s participation in the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s (AACTE) Reducing the Shortage of Special Education Teachers Network Improvement Community. She also serves as an advisor for the American Council of Education’s Learner Success Lab. Dr. Churchill is an expert on higher ed policy, in particular in the space of equity, workforce development, and the future of higher ed.
DenBeste Michelle

Home institution: Central Washington University

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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DenBeste Michelle

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Michelle DenBeste has been serving as Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Life at Central Washington University (CWU) in Ellensburg, Washington, since May of 2019. CWU is a mid-sized, comprehensive, regional university with a large population of first-generation and ethnically diverse students. She began her career as a scholar of Russia, earning a B.A. in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Washington and continued with graduate degrees in HIstory from Southern Illinois University. During a 20-year career at Fresno State she served as department chair and dean and taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses on Russian and world history. She is extremely proud of the partnerships she developed with local school districts in Fresno, helping to write and implement a series of Teaching American History Grants and a U.S. Department of Education grant, all of which included travel for students and teachers. When not thinking about the global pandemic, she is working to establish strong community partnerships and greater opportunities for high impact practices, including study abroad, at Central Washington University. Her scholarly research focuses on Russian women doctors in the nineteenth century and she has studied at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. as a fellow as well as learning about the Mongols at the University of Hawaii. She enjoys sharing insights into academic research and the academic experience with community groups and has given many talks on modern Russia and Ukraine to community groups. She is passionate about travel and have travelled extensively in Russia and Europe as well as to China and Mexico, sharing her passion for both travel and history with students by leading study groups abroad to Russia, Prague, and London. She is looking forward to a resumption of international travel post-pandemic and the opportunity for expanded international partnerships.
Flynn Daniel

Home institution: Florida Atlantic University

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Education, Research, Intellectual Property
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Flynn Daniel

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Daniel Flynn, PhD, spent 20 years on faculty as a research scientist studying the molecular mechanism of breast cancer invasion, while teaching medical students in the field of virology. He started a biotech company in 2001 that exited with an IPO and employed 50 people before being acquired. He served as the only board member on a biotech startup that had a successful exit when acquired by a pharmaceutical company. He moved into research administration in 2008 and implemented best practices that have affected significant growth in the institutions research enterprise, as well as growth in technology transfer and faculty led startup companies, including some novel approaches in research commercialization. Dr Flynn oversees entrepreneurship programs as well as industry partnerships in research for Florida Atlantic University in addition to oversight of the research enterprise, which focuses on biomedical and health research, as well as ocean and environmental sciences.
Girardot Steven

Home institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 10/2022-10/2022

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Girardot Steven

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Steven P. Girardot is the vice provost for undergraduate education at Georgia Tech. He has over twenty years of higher education experience and is a proud Tech alumnus, having earned both a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Chemistry from Georgia Tech. He completed his doctorate in Chemistry at Emory University, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Epidemiology from Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health. His research was at the interface of chemistry and environmental health, and he developed and taught an undergraduate honors program course in epidemiology at Tech. As the interim vice provost for undergraduate education, Steven oversees all aspects of undergraduate education, including undergraduate advising, retention (Complete College Georgia and Momentum Year), general education, honors program, and academic policies and procedures related to undergraduate academic matters. In addition, he directs the units in the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) that provide co-curricular, career, and academic success programs and services. Steven has also recently helped launch the First-Year Semester Abroad (FYSA) Program in collaboration with the Office of International Education (OIE). Prior to his current position, he held leadership roles as the director of the center for academic success (CAS), director of the office of success programs, and assistant director of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) here at Tech. He regularly presents on topics related to student success and participates on several advisory boards and national organizations related to undergraduate education.
Jones Karen

Home institution: University of Houston

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Law, Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Jones Karen

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Karen L. Jones, J.D., M.A., Executive Director of Global and Graduate Programs, and adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) where she helped establish the EAL legal English and U.S. Legal Skills courses, the first ever bilingual dispute resolution competition and other collaborations. She also teaches sports law, ethics and negotiation with Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Previously faculty and head of the sport law concentration at Rice University. Former Program Coordinator for the International Sports Law Centre at T.M.C. Asser Instituut (part of University of Amsterdam) in The Hague, Netherlands, where she also managed and edited the International Sports Law Journal (ISLJ). For many years she led global fortune 500 corporations in program development/ improvement, contracts negotiation, vendor management, procurement, compliance and risk management, and owns a consulting business, Mission2Transition LLC. She holds several degrees and certificates, has published articles and book chapters and is an invited international speaker. She loves live theater, is a health enthusiast, serves on boards, and volunteers.
Pascarella John

Home institution: Sam Houston State University

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Pascarella John

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John B. Pascarella is Dean of the College of Science and Engineering Technology and a Professor of Biological Sciences at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. A native of Kansas, Dr. Pascarella has a B.A. and B.S. from the University of Kansas, a PhD from the University of Miami, and has worked at The University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, The University of Miami, Valdosta State University, Georgia Southern University and Kansas State University. As an undergraduate, he participated in a yearlong study abroad program at the University of Costa Rica. He is fluent in Spanish and has a basic knowledge of Portuguese. He has served as a consultant for the Chilean National Science and Technology Commission.
Peters John

Home institution: Marist College

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: International Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Peters John

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John has served as Dean of International Programs at Marist College since 2009, and has been involved in international education his entire professional career. From the Great Barrier Reef, to the jungles of Madagascar, the landscapes of Mongolia, the streets of Havana, and the center of Florence, John has loved playing some small but important part in students’ intercultural exploration as well as personal growth and development. John believes we should strive to remain students of the world, indefinitely, exploring new things and seeing the familiar with new eyes. His journey started in the small city of Jackson in Northern California, where his family hosted several international students, leading to two years in Japan and Zimbabwe as part of his BA from California State University, Sacramento; two MAs from Ohio University; and a PhD from the University of Southern California. At Marist, John is charged with developing and nurturing a wide range of programs including Marist’s Florence Branch Campus; Freshman Year Abroad in Florence and Dublin; an innovative annual roster of faculty-led programs, and a wide portfolio of study abroad opportunities in collaboration with affiliates. Prior to Marist, John enjoyed developing, assisting, and running study abroad programs in Africa, Asia, and elsewhere with SIT Study Abroad. In his spare time, John enjoys time with his family, kettlebell, movies, cooking, and vegan advocacy.
Phillips Claire

Home institution: Lone Star College

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Phillips Claire

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After a career in business, Claire Phillips began her teaching career at Lone Star College (+90,000 students & of the largest community colleges in the U.S.) and, in her 25 year tenure at Lonestar, has served in such positions as business faculty chair, director of the teaching & learning center, interim vice president of instruction, and dean of various curriculum areas. Currently she enjoys her position as an instructional dean at the Cy Fair campus with 22,000 students) and heads the STEM division, which includes all science and transfer engineering programs. As a former foreign exchange student herself, Claire has a special affinity for the many students at her college who have immigrated from other countries (Houston is known as the most ethnically diverse city in the U.S.) and are attempting to navigate their way through the higher education system-this was her research emphasis while in the Texas A&M higher education administration doctoral program.
Sabo George

Home institution: University of California, Santa Cruz

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Sabo George

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George Sabo has nearly two decades of experience in international education, as a teacher in East Asia (Japan, Korea, Hong Kong), and administrator at several universities in the U.S. For the last five years, George has served as the Director of Global Initiatives with the Division of Global Engagement (GE) at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), located on the northern edge of the Monterey bay. UCSC is a public university like no other in California, combining the intimacy of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. As a member of the GE leadership team, George is responsible for developing and managing international partnerships, leading new international projects and initiatives, and maintaining partnership data to inform strategic decision-making. He regularly collaborates with faculty and leadership to develop the portfolio of institutional partnerships in support of UCSC campus internationalization goals. During his tenure at UCSC, George has focused on implementing several models of partner engagement new to the campus, including bilateral student exchange, summer research exchanges, and more recently, virtual exchange. During the pandemic, George launched three new and successful programs to facilitate continued campus engagement with international partners: the Global Classrooms initiative, providing training and support for faculty to develop courses with international partners using the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) model; the International Summer Research Program, offering UCSC faculty-hosted virtual research internships to students from partner universities; and an online course exchange for students within the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) network.
Unkuri-Chaudhry Marja

Home institution: University of Montana

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: International Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Unkuri-Chaudhry Marja

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As Associate Director of the Global Engagement Office (GEO) and Director of Education Abroad and Partnerships at the University of Montana (UM), Marja is senior member of the leadership team of GEO. Her core responsibilities include leading Education Abroad, International Partnerships, and International Risk Management. For over 25 years, Marja has been a strategic thinker and leader of University of Montana’s international engagement. Marja has a J.D. equivalent degree from University of Helsinki, Finland, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from George Washington University, where she studied as a Fulbright Scholar. Marja has extensive experience working with UM’s eighty-six international partner universities abroad and building strategic partnerships worldwide. Given Marja’s legal background, she has focused on developing, reviewing, and regularly assessing health and safety policies and procedures following the best practices established by standard-setting entities. She provided leadership and advocacy to UM's response to COVID-19 pandemic and collaborated closely with internal and external stakeholders.
Young Nancy

Home institution: UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

Host institution: Nantes-Angers-Paris

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 10/2022

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Young Nancy

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Nancy D. Young, Ph.D. is the vice president for student affairs at UMBC, a public research and honors university in Maryland. Young is passionate about fostering communities in which all students are valued and engaged. She played a critical role in bringing the American Council on Education’s Internationalization Lab to UMBC, and as the 2021 chair of the Council of Student Affairs for the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, she collaborated with leaders across the U.S.A. to enhance students’ experiences and well-being during one of the most challenging times in higher education. She is a graduate of the Greater Baltimore Committee’s Leadership program and was named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women in 2022. Young teaches intercultural instructional system design, has given numerous professional conference presentations, and conducted trainings for higher education, nonprofit, and government agencies. She earned her B.A. in Agriculture and Resource Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), her M.A. in Higher Education from the Ohio State University, and her Ph.D. in Higher Education, Policy, and Leadership from UMCP.

Glover Tayzhaun

Home institution: Duke University

Host institution: EHESS

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Glover Tayzhaun

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My dissertation explores transmarine slave flight among French and British colonies in the Windward Islands of the Eastern Caribbean and its relationship to processes of abolition and emancipation in the 1820s and 30s. On June 24, 1824, Britain issued The Slave Trade Act of 1824 which was the consolidation of all the laws regarding the 1807 abolition of the slave trade with a few amendments. Among these laws was Article 23, a law that offered freedom to non-British fugitive slaves who found their way to British territories. The freedom clause in the Act of 1824 influenced the inter-imperial migratory patterns of French fugitive slaves in Martinique and Guadeloupe whose movement to the British colonies of Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent magnified the consequences that British emancipation had in neighboring French colonies. In the Windward Islands, French fugitive slaves took advantage of loopholes in British laws and created a series of crises that set up France’s abolition of slavery in 1848. This project highlights enslaved people’s mobility across jurisdictions to examine how their geopolitical knowledge adds to our understanding of the history of democracy and processes of freedom in the Americas.
Kirk Lauren

Home institution: New York University

Host institution: EHESS

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Kirk Lauren

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In my research, I argue that the appearance of a set of seemingly minor racial premises in Third Republic France generated an altogether novel articulation of society— as an organization of its hygienic, racial, and eugenic conditions of possibility. Unlike earlier theorizations of race, these fantasies implicated thinkers in a set of international Darwinian debates over social hygiene, the city, and a social body at constant risk of degeneration. I argue the hygiene became ever more central and more racially oriented as the urban population grew through the 1880s. If French political thinkers were ambivalent or even critical of Darwinism, at the applied level civil servants forged ahead. There was Darwinism as it existed in debates at the Academy of Medicine, and there was Darwinism as it was implemented and understood by its readers. This is what I trace, in the work of engineers tasked with filtering Paris’ sewage water as well as in popular novels of the period. Elements of this lived Darwinism then seem to filter upwards into political thought albeit washed of their context. By looking at this plurality of once-possible universalism(s), I want to consider more broadly how France's social body came to not see itself as racialized— with all the implications that might hold for contemporary France.
Linden Delanie

Home institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Host institution: Ecole normale supérieure

Field of study: Art History
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Linden Delanie

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What is “color”? More than just a pigment, color is a chemical property, an optical phenomenon, and a social construct. Most fascinatingly, it is a byproduct of colonial and imperial expansion and trade. My Fulbright project in Paris under the mentorship of Professor Charlotte Guichard at the École normale supérieure will examine the politics of the colorant trade in post-Revolutionary and Imperial France. From 1780 to 1856, the quest for steadfast and saturated hues motivated the establishment of new trade routes, diplomatic missions, and the justification for imperial and colonial rule. In this context, I intend to chart how color came to be associated with exoticism and foreignness, particularly as French citizens sought to continuously redefine themselves amid political and national instability. I will visit archives to analyze texts, colorant chemical recipes, and color nomenclature while also scrutinizing art in diverse museum conditions of light and space. Ultimately, my research in Paris will contribute to the larger theoretical foundation of my Ph.D. dissertation in which I trace the impact of “Eastern” color technologies and textiles on French aesthetics, pedagogy, and industrial innovations. I will use the archival material compiled during the 9-month fellowship to historicize and critique the art historical conception of "chromophobia," a term popularized by the artist David Batchelor to denote a history of European ambivalence toward bright hues. In my dissertation, I aim to challenge his claims by spotlighting how the "exotic" and foreign resonances of color in early nineteenth-century France were embraced within aesthetic, economic, and social domains.
McKim Brett

Home institution: University of Exeter

Host institution: Sorbonne Université

Field of study: Meteorology
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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McKim Brett

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Climate scientists predict that doubling atmospheric carbon dioxide will warm the Earth by about 3 degrees Celsius. However, significant differences between climate model predictions persist because of uncertainty in how much clouds amplify warming. In my project I will use both fundamental physics and climate models to unravel how differences in cloud amount between models can lead to diverging predictions of the cloud amplification of warming. I hope that this research will provide a better understanding of the role of clouds in climate change so that uncertainty in our predictions can be whittled away. Dr. Sandrine Bony, directeur de Recherche at the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, will supervise my research.
Murray Colin

Home institution: Temple University

Host institution: EHESS

Field of study: Dance
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Murray Colin

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My research centers around the male dancer in early nineteenth-century France. Owing to dance’s supposed detachment from law after the Revolution and its associated feminization, the history of the male dancer in the 1830s and 40s—a crucial period for dance globally—has been disregarded. To illuminate this history, my Fulbright project focuses on performers of queer and racialized masculinity in fairground theater and opera alongside dance. I put this material into dialogue with the history of judicial authority in France in which the lawmaking power of bodily representation was put at stake. My dissertation thus examines the ways ideologies of sovereign power underpinning the court ballet and monarchical legal system were rearticulated to shape ideas about gender in dance in the nascent republican France of the July Monarchy.
O'Donoghue Meghan

Home institution: University of Virginia

Host institution: ENS de Lyon

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 07/2022 – 12/2022

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O'Donoghue Meghan

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My research focuses on the prophetic visions and influence of a young woman named Alinesitoué Diatta in Senegal during the Second World War. Alinesitoué’s teachings, which centered on a return to traditional Jola agricultural and religious practices in the midst of French colonial imposition, coincided with a series of rebellions in the Casamance region of Senegal. In response to the perceived threat of such rebellious sentiment, the French authorities exiled Alinesitoué and violently suppressed rebelling communities. This project will examine the role of agriculture in Alinesitoué’s teachings, the Casamance rebellions of 1942-43, and the brutal French response to both. These events embodied a moment of cross-cultural contact between French and West Africans and their methods of tending the land. By focusing on the political ramifications of Alinesitoué’s teachings for the larger French colonial mission, my project will investigate the ways in which African and French men and women claimed authority over the land around them.
Sarcevic-Tesanovic Rachel

Home institution: Northwestern University

Host institution: ENS de Lyon

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Sarcevic-Tesanovic Rachel

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My research project will examine the strategies and experiences of free women of African descent in navigating interracial intimacies and the social and material consequences of these sexual and familial ties in Saint-Domingue and Louisiana ports and Senegambian slave-trading posts, all bound together by the workings of French imperialism. Across the long eighteenth century, intimate ties with white men and exchanges in property and wealth with them were central to the lives of free women of color throughout the Francophone Atlantic world. For these women, their status depended upon their differentiation from and ownership of the enslaved, and in this context, they maneuvered both legal and extralegal relationships with white men to obtain property and wealth, achieve upward social mobility and greater economic security, and more firmly ground themselves and their kin in free society. By following these women across Gorée Saint-Louis, Cap Français, Port-au-Prince, Les Cayes, and New Orleans, this project will illuminate how free women of color, faced with the different possibilities and constraints found within the Francophone Atlantic world, translated their intimate ties with white men into economic and social transformations in their lives and in the societies in which they lived. Through a comparative and diasporic study, it aims to reshape our understanding of the constituent structures of free women of color's power and capture how their intimate strategies shaped empire and its afterlife.

Schwartz Ashlyn

Home institution: University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Host institution: Université de Bordeaux

Field of study: Substance Use Disorders
Length of stay: 09/2021 – 06/2023

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Schwartz Ashlyn

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My Fulbright will investigate how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) relate to binge drinking, brain structure alterations, and mental health problems among French college students. Collaborating with scientists at the University of Bordeaux, I will analyze existing and self-collected data of the Internet-based Students Health Research Enterprise (i-Share) cohort project. Two-thirds of college students in France drink alcohol in risky quantities, leading to increased mental health problems with subsequent long-term health, social, and economic challenges. ACEs, traumatic or stressful events that occur before age 18, lead to brain damages and are associated with increased binge drinking and mental health problems. Despite these correlations, surprisingly limited longitudinal studies have examined long-term influences of ACEs among college students with brain imaging data or qualitative approaches. Understanding the impact of ACEs in the French context may bring a different view of the etiological understanding of ACEs, brain structure alterations, and mental health challenges to inform novel prevention strategies.

Prall Wil

Home institution: University of Pennsylvania

Host institution: Université Paris-Saclay

Field of study: Biology
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 07/2023

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Prall Wil

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Plants sessile nature makes them outstanding systems to study how the genetic information stored in DNA is accessed, expressed, and translated into functioning molecules within the cell under specific conditions. The production and regulation of messenger RNA (mRNA), an intermediate molecule carrying genetic information from DNA, are critical processes during a plants response to its environment. Through this collaborative project we will study how plants regulate a single chemical modification on its mRNA species, specifically looking at the most abundant chemical modification, m6A, to reveal novel regulatory networks and potential targets for agricultural remediation in response to biotic and development cues.
Ramesh Prashant

Home institution: University of Delaware

Host institution: Université Paris-Saclay

Field of study: Materials Science
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Ramesh Prashant

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This aim of this project is to create spatially and spectrally controlled quantum emitters and study their quantum optical properties. Spatially-determined quantum dots embedded in photonic structures will be designed and grown at the University of Delaware. Then, in Paris, we will fabricate photonic devices and measure their optical properties using quantum optical measurement techniques. Specifically, we will study the ability of these quantum dots to serve as indistinguishable single photon sources, which is critical for quantum information applications.

Connor Benjamin

Home institution: Brown University

Host institution: Université Paris Nanterre

Field of study: Literature
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Connor Benjamin

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I will be studying in the Masters Program in Economic and Legal Translation at the Université Paris Nanterre, to the west of Paris proper. The program, which specializes in English/French translation, offers a broad introduction to translation strategies and practices in a hands-on atelier environment that will serve as a fitting step forward from my undergraduate years in the discipline of Comparative Literature. After its foundational courses, the program narrows in on a specialty in economic and legal translation, with courses dedicated to the translation of contracts, ethical codes, and financial reporting documents. My hope is to combine my strong curricular interest in international legal systems with my vocational pursuits as a translator. I'll also pursue other types of translation during my stay-- I have a working relationship with a French composer/lyricist team, and while in the Paris area I'll be able to work on translations of their musicals face-to-face.
De Chant Katherine

Home institution: Columbia University

Host institution: Sciences Po Paris

Field of study: International Relations
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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De Chant Katherine

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I plan to complete the master in advanced global studies (MAGS) at Sciecnes Po, specializing in the human rights and humanitarian action track with a concentration in gender. My main academic area of inquiry is in how the subject of gender in foreign policy has been expanding in recent years to encompass developing understandings of gender identities and the comparatively underexplored field of international LGBTQ+ policy.
Diaz Maithily

Home institution: University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Host institution: Université de Paris- Sorbonne

Field of study: Biology
Length of stay: 09/2023 – 06/2023

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Diaz Maithily

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Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare tumours of mesenchymal origin, comprising ~1% of all adult cancers and 15% in children. The development of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is a revolutionary milestone in the field of immuno-oncology (IO). However, so far, no IO agent has been approved for the management of sarcoma patients. Additionally, a large proportion of TLS+ (presence of tertiary lymphoid structures) patients still do not respond to immunotherapy. My project will focus on TLS+ poor IO responding histologies, to unveil TME (tumor microenvironment) or tumor cell originating potential mechanisms that sustain resistance to immunotherapy. Factors such as tissue of origin are hypothesized to have a high influence on TLS, potentially resulting in functional heterogeneity. In addition, I will be pursuing a Master in Science at the Sorbonne Université under a specialized course of Immunology, Genetics and Oncology.
Dinh Diana

Home institution: Purdue University

Host institution: Sorbonne Universite & Institut de cancérologie Gustave Roussy

Field of study: Immunology
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Dinh Diana

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As I attend Sorbonne Universite as an M2 Immunology student, I will also conduct research centered around the gut microbiome, immunosurveillance, and cancer immunotherapy at Gustauve Roussy.
Gaskin Samuel

Home institution: University of North Texas

Host institution: Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Versailles

Field of study: Musical Instrument Training - Organ
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Gaskin Samuel

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I have received a Fulbright award to study with Jean-Baptiste Robin at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Versailles (CRR de Versailles). My hope is to understand the organ’s role in France’s musical culture, and how to include pedagogical ideas of performance and improvisation effectively in the United States. Jean-Baptiste Robin is an exemplar of the French conservatory tradition. While a student at CNSMDP, Robin received seven premier prix, including harmony, counterpoint, theory, and composition. Having played for him in 2009 on a summer trip to Versailles, I later met Robin at the Haarlem Organ Festival in 2018 before hosting him for a U.S. performance in 2019. I will supplement my studies with Robin by auditing courses in improvisation at the CNSMDP and taking private lessons with organist-improviser-composer Thierry Escaich, whom I first met during a European summer study program. More recently, I presented him with an improvisation and an original composition during a January 2020 masterclass in the U.S. As an American, studying organ in France is critical to gain a complete understanding of this music’s origins. For example, Robin was inspired to write his Trois Solos pour orgue directly from his experiences as organiste titulaire of the organ of Versailles’ Chapelle Royale. The opportunity to study extensively in France will allow me to gain perspective on the ways in which American instruments can influence composers and improvisers in the United States, as well as further inform my practices of performing French repertoire. In the future, I plan to apply for a doctoral program in organ studies, with an emphasis in music theory and composition. My aim is to elevate the organ into a more prominent pedagogical role in general music curricula, and to encourage my future organ students to improvise, compose, and collaborate often. My experiences in Versailles would be a cornerstone in building this new curriculum and contributing to American musical pedagogy. Studying with the region’s foremost performers, improvisers, and composers will allow me to contribute back to the American musical education system in a meaningful way.
Gill Ty

Home institution: University of Kentucky

Host institution: Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3

Field of study: Linguistics
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Gill Ty

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I plan to study the development of Latin into regional languages (and dialects) spoken in the Gallo-Romance branch. I am from a small town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that my French ancestors founded over 300 years ago. It was the primary language of the community until the 1960s when we became more integrated with Anglophone society. Speakers of Mississippi Gulf Coast French were and have been ridiculed, and many abandoned the language. Some were even punished for speaking French as children, having to kneel on rice if caught. However, the origin of the language is disputed. It is now considered to be a dialect of French, but I propose it to be a creole formed by Amerindian, African, and regional languages of France and Spain. This degree will aid my study in the development of French dialects of the New World and linguistic insecurity of speakers of these regional languages.
Hegde Ayushi

Home institution: University of Chicago

Host institution: Institut Pasteur

Field of study: Biology
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Hegde Ayushi

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The left and right sides of the heart are formed in a process called heart looping. Errors in this process can lead to a wide range of birth defects, which are thought to be underdiagnosed. My project with the Meilhac group at Paris’s Instituts Pasteur and Imagine will use advanced imaging, quantitative analyses and sequencing techniques to reconstruct the process of heart looping in mouse models. By analyzing gene expression data for molecules that could influence heart looping, we aim to propose a detailed mechanism for heart looping. Congenital heart defects occur in eight per 1000 live births, and they continue to affect an estimated 200,000 children and 250,000 adults in France. By advancing the efforts of the Meilhac group to understand how looping defects arise during embryonic development, we anticipate that our findings will improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients across France. They may also shed light on how asymmetry instructs the formation of organs more broadly.
Kannan Aarthi

Home institution: University of Washington

Host institution: CRIOBE USR3278

Field of study: Environmental Sciences
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 05/2023

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Kannan Aarthi

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Shark-diving ecotourism is popular across the globe, annually engaging over a million tourists with charismatic sharks and rays. Despite assigning non-consumptive value to highly exploited sharks, a growing number of studies have highlighted the large gap in understanding the harmful effects of common shark-diving practices such as baiting, known as provisioning, on sharks and marine species. Few studies suggest shark-diving causes altered behavior, exposure to infectious diseases, and increased aggression in marine species. Provisioning is commonly adopted by shark-diving operations to attract shy sharks and rays to tourists using fish scraps. It is important to characterize the effects of provisioning to develop conservation strategies mitigating negative implications on sensitive marine systems. I propose to research the behavioral effects of provisioning upon lemon sharks, black-tip reef sharks, and other marine species in Tetiaroa, French Polynesia. French Polynesia, recently highlighted for one of the highest abundances of reef sharks, presents a unique research environment to carry out this study due to its pristine nature, accessibility, and small size. Importantly, the local sharks experienced minimal to no provisioning in the last decade with the lack of shark-diving presence, unlike other shark hotspots. Establishing the uninfluenced behavior of sharks is critical to characterize the fine-scale behavioral changes upon provisioning. The findings from this study will lead to the development of globally applicable science-based shark-safe diving guidelines to conserve rapidly declining sharks, rays, and marine species that play irreplaceable roles in sustaining large-scale ecosystems.
Kotar Elizabeth

Home institution: Seattle Children’s Hospital

Host institution: Burgundy School of Business

Field of study: Sociology

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Kotar Elizabeth
Kuan Lucas

Home institution: Brown University

Host institution: Sciences Po Paris

Field of study: Sociology
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 05/2023

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Kuan Lucas

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I propose to study the degree to which immigrants are assimilated into French society by measuring generational differences in political participation. I will assess if first-generation and second-generation immigrants turn out to vote at different rates, how much political news they consume, and the effects of local civic engagement practices. I will conduct my study in the 13th arrondissement and Aubersvillier of Paris, where Asian immigrants are concentrated. This research is valuable due to the sparse nature of existing data on Asian populations in France. It is especially important now, with the recent rise of discrimination against Asians following the COVID-19 pandemic and increasingly xenophobic politics of extreme right wing parties. This cultural exchange will shed light on stories that have been overlooked by mainstream sociological literature.
Loyola Pelaez Guillermina

Home institution: University of Utah

Host institution: Sciences Po Paris

Field of study: Environmental Policy
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Loyola Pelaez Guillermina

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Knowing that I play a part in securing a sustainable future led me to pursue an Enhanced MSc in Environmental Policy from the PSIA at Sciences Po (SP). During my master's, I wish to learn from French climate action and diplomacy as well as the SP applied, multi-disciplinary and international approach. I plan to pursue a thesis on urbanism and the nature of work in the climate transition. I hope to represent an American commitment to the mutual opportunities presented by climate action.
Mueller Cloé

Home institution: CUNY Hunter College

Host institution: Université Paris-Saclay

Field of study: Environmental Sciences
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Mueller Cloé

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At the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et l’Environnement (LSCE), I will examine the chemical processes, dissolution and precipitation, of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) within the sediments of the Rhône River delta. In order to study these processes, I will conduct field experiments with Bruno Lansard and his team using in situ measurements, including calcium carbonate concentrations along with other factors that contribute to alkalinity and ocean acidification. As the largest carbon sink, the ocean plays a significant role in the climate crisis. Increased levels of carbon dioxide cause the hydrogen atom concentration to increase and the pH of ocean waters to reduce, which negatively affects corals, plankton, and shellfish that use calcium and carbonate ions to form their shells. Ocean acidification in the Mediterranean is already high, demanding immediate attention, research, and solutions. My research with Lansard will not only offer me new perspectives and knowledge on oceanography, but would also be a significant contribution to climate science.
Owens Marlaina

Home institution: University of California, Irvine

Host institution: Private instruction

Field of study: Voice
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Owens Marlaina

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This project will research the intersection of blackness and opera in Paris, a major cultural hub of artistic exploration and civil unrest. It is meant to reveal a roadmap for others at this intersection wondering where to step next and where their community lies. In an art form meant to exhibit human expression, finding a space for blackness has been uncomfortable and unspoken. An intersection that has always been there but unstated, absorbed by the majority. To establish what the Black classical community looks like in Paris, I will find the differences and similarities between a moment of musical flourish in French history and the Harlem Renaissance. The project is three-tiered: research, technique and performance. While a major part of the project proposal is researching blackness, vocal technique is just as important because I intend to have an international operatic career. In order to fully realize that goal, I will study vocal technique under Annick Massis, a famous soprano and French native, and Jory Vinikour, an operatic repertoire coach. Through word of mouth and collaboration with local artists, I will find songs that explore the intersection of Blackness and classical music in French culture. The American and Parisian cultural exchange will culminate in a recital that features the works of African-American women composers and the French art songs.
Pazar Isabelle

Home institution: Stony Brook University

Host institution: École Normale de Musique de Paris

Field of study: Musical Instrument Training - Flute
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Pazar Isabelle

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I will study the historical development and unique pedagogical methods, performance style, and technique of the “French Flute School” under the guidance of flute performer and educator, Patricia Nagle. Many works written for the modern Boehm flute were composed as part of the Concours de Prix which occurred annually at the Paris Conservatoire. Understanding the French culture in which these pieces were composed is essential in communicating that unique tradition of sound, color, and phrasing, which are key components in performing these French works. I will also collaborate with a student composer in France to compose a computer-assisted work that will merge the French traditional style of flute playing with 21st century advanced technology at the Institute for Research and Coordination in Acoustics/Music (I.R.C.A.M.). I will create a technique book with practice advice, particularly regarding my training on works of the Concours de Prix, and will impart this knowledge of the French tradition of flute technique and pedagogy to others through instruction, performance, lecture recitals, and flute publications.
Schulz Samuel

Home institution: Amherst College

Host institution: Ecole normale supérieure

Field of study: Physics
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Schulz Samuel

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The study of ultracold gases has been essential to the development of modern atomic physics and our current understanding of quantum mechanics, the physics that governs particles, atoms, molecules and their interactions. Quantum gases can be used to understand exotic phenomena like superconductivity. For my project, I will search for quantum states known as "Andreev bound states" (ABS) in an ultracold gas of lithium to try to understand what role they might play in superconductivity. Dr. Tarik Yefsah, principal investigator of the Lithium III group at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, will supervise my research. I will use and modify the apparatus in the Lithium III lab to search for ABS. My research will be supplemented by year one courses in the International Centre for Fundamental Physics master's program at Ecole Normale Supérieure.
Wolpert Mila

Home institution: Lewis & Clark College

Host institution: Institut national d'histoire de l'art

Field of study: Art History
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 05/2023

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Wolpert Mila

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The purpose of my Fulbright U.S. Student Study/Research grant to France is to create an inventory of Baron Edmond de Rothschild’s (1845-1934) fine and decorative art collection that was once housed in his home, Hôtel Rothschild - now the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Paris, France. I will conduct research in several Parisian archives and libraries to gather an image of the Baron's collection, and later his son's collection, up until the onset of World War II. After identifying the décor of the Rothschild period at Hôtel Rothschild, I will trace where the highly significant, historical items ended up after World War II, which includes some of the most prominent museums in the world. I hope that after compiling and analyzing my research, my work will shed light on important histories that will prove thought-provoking for the art historical field internationally.

Harvey Mariah

Home institution: Barnard College

Host institution: CY Cergy Paris Université

Field of study: French and Francophone Literature
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Harvey Mariah

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With funding from the Fulbright-CY Cergy Paris University Award, I will complete a 2-year master’s degree program in French and Francophone literature at CY Cergy Paris Université. This will provide me with the foreign language competency, research skills, and methodological approaches required to pursue doctoral studies in French and comparative literature when I return to the US. Under direction from CYU faculty, I will develop, write, and defend a master’s thesis, exploring connections between French music, art, and poetry in the 19th century. This project will serve as a springboard for my doctoral dissertation, and continued research and publication as an eventual university professor of literature.
Pipatjarasgit Poom

Home institution: Brown University

Host institution: CY Cergy Paris Université

Field of study: International Relations
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 06/2023

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Pipatjarasgit Poom

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I will study contemporary international affairs and politics from a multidisciplinary perspective in the two-year Master’s program in European and International Studies (Études européennes et internationales) at CY Cergy Paris Université. This program examines conflict, governments, and social problems, through both macro-level and micro-level analysis, including cities, regions, and the international stage. My choice of the program’s Euro-Atlantic track is an opportunity for me to deeply explore transatlantic politics, social problems, and multilateral cooperation. Building upon my undergraduate qualitative training in anthropology and past coursework in social issues across French and Latin American studies, the program's methods courses, multilingualism, and capstone requirement will help me develop a wide range of tools and skills in preparation for a career in international affairs or nonprofit work.
Standefer Marion

Home institution: University of Pennsylvania

Host institution: CY Cergy Paris Université

Field of study: Education
Length of stay: 09/2021 – 06/2023

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Standefer Marion

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The M.S.Ed. in Consulting, Project Engineering and Social and Territorial Action will expose me to cross-cultural perspectives about the relationship between society and school, allow me to build upon my independent research, and introduce me to career paths in education. Furthermore, it will provide me with the skills needed to research in new communities, improve socio-educational organizations, and bring the spirit of collective action to my work in America. I will complement my undergraduate studies of educational inequity with social science courses about the French educational system. I will improve my intercultural communication and leadership skills during an 8-week internship working for a socio-educational organization in Île de France. Studying education from another cultural perspective will make me a stronger critical thinker, researcher, student, and teacher. My time at CY Cergy Paris University will prepare me to hold leadership positions in American socio-educational organizations and eventually found an arts-based non-profit in my hometown of Philadelphia.

Stouffer Kaitlin

Home institution: Johns Hopkins University

Host institution: ENS Paris-Saclay

Field of study: Mathematics
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Stouffer Kaitlin

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Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) can only be diagnosed by microscopic pathology, which occurs postmortem, limiting our ability to understand and manage AD clinically. My mentor at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Michael Miller, has identified potential biomarkers for AD through non-invasive MRI measures. These biomarkers could be the key to earlier diagnosis, however, they must be adequately linked to AD’s signature patterns of tau and amyloid pathology. Current tools are not equipped to compare data of such diversity (i.e. different type, scale, and dimension). I have developed a platform to localize macroscopic MRI data and microscopic pathology data in the same space, as the first step towards having such a tool. Yet, there remains a need for a mathematical framework robust enough to compare and quantify the spatial distributions of this diverse data, to enable accurate correlation. Dr. Alain Trouvé and his group at ENS Paris-Saclay, with Dr. Miller, have demonstrated the potential of “varifolds” for this framework. Varifolds model both data values and weights to handle differences in scales and sampling frequency. Early results seem promising, but have largely analyzed only simulated data, and further refinement is needed to link actual pathology with MRI data. With a Fulbright ENS Paris-Saclay research grant, I aim to work with Dr. Trouvé to identify and achieve the extensions our varifold framework needs to successfully analyze the real-world data we hope to model. In this way, we can translate varifold theory into a practical tool that can link MRI biomarkers, and potentially others, to pathology data, paving the way for effectively diagnosing and ultimately treating AD.

Ferrera Katharine

Home institution: University of Chicago

Host institution: ENS Rennes

Field of study: Environmental Sciences
Length of stay: 09/2022 – 08/2023

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Ferrera Katharine

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This program, offered in partnership with Université de Rennes 1, will provide me with the hydrological, chemical, and biological background necessary to understand how chemicals are transported through surface and ground water and how pollution and water quality impact different ecosystem components. With access to resources from both universities, I will be able to study water pollution from a variety of scientific, technical, and economic perspectives. My coursework will include topics such as geochemistry, hydrological transport, and soil science, culminating in a final research project or internship. The United States and France share many of the same water quality challenges, from emerging contaminants like PFAS to agricultural pollutants that cause toxic algal blooms, and I hope to identify relevant strategies to tackle these problems back home while forming professional relationships to foster international research collaboration. After completing the program, I plan on pursuing a government career in environmental protection with a focus on water quality and remediation, so that I can set and enforce water quality standards protective of human and ecosystem health.
Kiley-Bergen Elizabeth

Home institution: Bates College

Host institution: ENS Rennes

Field of study: Public Policy
Length of stay: 09/2021 – 08/2023

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Kiley-Bergen Elizabeth

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While pursuing my Fulbright, I will get a masters of public policy with a concentration in Analyse des problèmes publics at the École normale supérieure de Rennes (ENS Rennes). I am particularly drawn to this specialization within the public policy masters because it puts emphasis on how social issues can affect politics. In studying at ENS Rennes, I will acquire a degree that gives me an international and interdisciplinary perspective. I will use this degree upon returning to the United States to pursue a career in public policy. Throughout my career, I will consider the connections between France and the United States, and the lessons that I will learn during my studies to broaden the perspective that will drive the types of policy prescriptions that I will seek out.

Jones Anson

Home institution: Princeton University

Host institution: Private instruction

Field of study: Music Composition
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Jones Anson

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This new suite of pieces will be framed around an exploration of materiality: particularly, the use of glass in Parisian architecture, with four movements inspired in turn by the Grand Palais (1897), The Richelieu building at the Bibliothèque National de France (1870’s), the Fondation Cartier (1994), and the Fondation Louis Vuitton (2006). The piece is planned for medium ensemble (rhythm section and mixed wind and brass), rooted in the jazz tradition but with a strong dose of classical influence. This project, along with being a composition, is an experiment in the methodology of translating ideas between the fields of architecture and music, and will also consist of an accompanying paper and process log that document the ways that ideas flow between music and design, hopefully calling architects and musicians into more thorough creative dialogue.
Muza Abbey

Home institution: Temple University

Host institution: Ecole nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs

Field of study: Crafts
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 06/2023

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Muza Abbey

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I will make a series of tapestries that pay homage to the revolutionary queer artists and writers working in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s. The research I conduct to produce these works will be twofold: I will study period archives of French queer artists and writers, and will also conduct research into tapestry art produced during the time. Though the two art forms were disparate during the 1920s and 1930s, they are united in my work, which forefronts these less visible forms of authorship. I will draw out text, techniques, and ideas from archival and primary source material research to create my tapestries, through which I aim to highlight these remarkable histories and redefine them for the contemporary era.

Anthony Briana

Home institution: Ohio State University

Host institution: Lycée Edmond Rostand

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Anthony Briana

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I will be working as an English Teaching Assistant in France at Lycée Edmond Rostand. I will help lead students in memorable activities and lessons that integrate learning English with developing intercultural awareness. While students learn about other cultures, in class, I hope to encourage them to reflect upon the ways they use language and their own culture. My personal interest in French language and Francophone culture comes from wanting to better understand my Francophone family heritage. I know that learning a new language can be daunting, but the benefits of putting in effort and studying are well worth it. I hope to foster curiosity and encourage students to discover their strengths as they study language and culture.
Barrett Benjamin

Home institution: University of Georgia

Host institution: Lycée Victor Hugo

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Barrett Benjamin

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As an English Teaching Assistant at Lycée Victor Hugo in Marseille, France, I plan to incorporate activities and lessons focused on exploring American history and culture that encourage my students to share their own stories, ideas, and backgrounds. Through connecting language-learning with cultural exchange and self-expression, I hope to inspire them to be curious about other cultures and active participants in their own learning. For my supplementary project, I will lead a public speaking club, centered on engaging students through the use of English in a practical setting and giving them the opportunity to give speeches highlighting their own experiences, cultures, and interests.
Conway Claire

Home institution: Seattle Pacific University

Host institution: Lycée Colbert

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Conway Claire

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I recently graduated with a B.A. in Visual Communication and French and am excited to spend this year as an English Teaching Assistant at Lycée Colbert in Lyon, France. Having learned French through immersion, I understand the importance of contact with native speakers, and I look forward to connecting with my students as they improve their English skills. Both in and outside of the classroom, I plan to leverage my background in music and the arts to facilitate cultural exploration, self-expression and meaningful engagement with the English language and American culture.
Gálvez Davíd

Home institution: Washington and Lee University

Host institution: Lycée Jean Zay

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Gálvez Davíd

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Salut à tous. I am a recent graduate of Washington and Lee University, where I studied languages, politics, and education. Salut à tous. I am a recent graduate of Washington and Lee University, where I studied languages, politics, and education. During my sojourn in France, I will serve as a teaching assistant at Lycée Jean Zay in Aulnay-sous-Bois and collaborate with the EducationUSA Advising Center and its "Competitive College Club." My hope, in these roles, is to not only help develop my students’ English language skills but to also nurture their sense of community and global citizenship through meaningful connections and communication.
Gouker Josiah

Home institution: Princeton University

Host institution: Lycée Jacques Brel

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Gouker Josiah

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As an English Teaching Assistant at Lycée Jacques Brel, I look forward to using my background as a scholar of African American Studies to bring fresh perspectives on American culture and life to the students with whom I work. Incorporating popular music, creative writing, and new media trends, I hope to give students deeper insight into American ways of life and an opportunity to share their knowledge back by interacting and reflecting on materials I bring to the classroom. Outside of the classroom, I hope to present opportunities for students to use the English language in more creative ways, such as through personal essays and poetry, and to engage with the greater community through volunteer work with local organizations.
Magda Emily

Home institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

Host institution: Lycée Max Linder

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship (ETA)
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Magda Emily

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As an English Teaching Assistant at Lycée Max Linder, I will advocate for the power of the imagination as a tenet of language learning. By utilizing creative avenues through which to explore the English language, I will foster an interdisciplinary learning environment that prioritizes community, diversity, awareness, and inclusion. I look forward to being on both the giving and receiving ends of a unique cross-cultural exchange, especially as someone from the American South who has never traveled outside of the U.S. Poetry will be a key actor in my supplementary project, as I draw direct inspiration from my experience as a Teaching Fellow with a local creative writing non-profit organization in Alabama. I plan to host weekly poetry workshops with varying themes on American culture to channel students' artistic expression alongside their linguistic progression. At the end of the year, I hope to produce an anthology of student works and hold a communal reading event to present their writings, all in an effort to stimulate students' curiosities and desire to learn. On a personal level, I will join the Bordeaux Sports de Glace club at the Patinoire Mériadeck to continue my figure skating training.
Pettit Audrey

Home institution: Barnard College

Host institution: Lycée Robert Doisneau

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2022

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Pettit Audrey

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I will serve as an English Teaching Assistant at the Lycée Robert Doisneau in Vaulx-en-Velin, France. By incorporating lessons on American culture and facilitating a multidisciplinary approach to language learning, I am eager to help my students speak English with the same energy and personality as their first language. For my supplementary project, I will teach weekly dance classes at local schools, studios, and community centers. My focus will be to recruit students who would otherwise not have access to lessons due to cost or proximity barriers.
Pilkington Adrian

Home institution: University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Host institution: Lycée Jean Mermoz

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Pilkington Adrian

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I am a recent graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with majors in Software Engineering and French. I will be an English Teaching Assistant at Lycée Jean Mermoz in Montpellier, France. As a teaching assistant I hope to help educate French youth about American culture and the English language. I want to lead a programming club so I can combine my passion for teaching and technology.
Rivera Michael

Home institution: New York University

Host institution: Collège Elsa Triolet, Collège Paul-Emile Victor

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Rivera Michael

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I will serve as an English teaching assistant (ETA) at two middle schools, Collège Elsa Triolet and Collège Paul-Emile Victor, in Lyon, France. As an ETA, I will support my students' English language development as we engage in discussions, readings, and activities related to American culture. As someone with underprivileged roots, I look forward to working with students from similar communities so that I may be a positive model who inspires them to explore a different language and culture and dream big. For my supplementary project, I wish to volunteer at local skate shops and skateboarding non-profit organizations toward promoting cultural exchange in the skateboarding community.
Smith Jason

Home institution: Tufts University

Host institution: Lycée Julie-Victoire Daubié

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Smith Jason

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I will be an English Teaching Assistant at the Lycée Julie-Victoire Daubié in Argenteuil for a duration of 7 months.
Ventura Dulce

Home institution: Swarthmore College

Host institution: Lycée international Montebello

Field of study: English Teaching Assistantship
Length of stay: 10/2022 – 04/2023

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Ventura Dulce

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I am a recent graduate of Swarthmore College with a B.A. in Biology and Educational Studies. I hope to incorporate my previous bilingual student-teaching experience during my English Teaching Assistantship at Lycée International Montebello in Lille, France. I aim to introduce students to the American culture, in particular, the Mexican-American one while helping to improve their English oral skills. As for my supplementary project, I will bring recipes from my sister's taco truck to France and create lessons surrounding my favorite dishes at the school. In addition, I hope to work with community centers to host Mexican-American culinary nights.

Bharill Shivum

Home institution: Georgetown University

Host institution: Paris School of Economics

Field of study: Economics
Length of stay: 9/2022 - 6/2023

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Bharill Shivum

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Consolidation in the hospital sector is accelerating both in the US and the EU. However, there remain questions about the drivers of hospital mergers and their implications for patient care. This research will focus on the causes of hospital consolidation in EU member states, with a focus on France and Germany, and actions that can help maintain competition in the hospital sector.

Bacci Mitch

Home institution: Harvard University

Host institution: Centre des Archives diplomatiques de Nantes

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 7/2022-9/2022

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Bacci Mitch

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My dissertation investigates how the opiate trade produced informal circuits of profit and power that transformed the borders and political systems of the Eastern Mediterranean between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It argues that opiate trafficking constituted a ubiquitous form of everyday resistance by which ordinary people challenged the prevailing political and economic structures that encroached on their lives and livelihoods. In particular, it demonstrates that smuggling served as a mode of grassroots resistance to state power in a diverse array of contexts spanning the modernizing schemes of the late Ottoman Empire, the extractive programs of European colonial authorities, and the nascent nation-building projects of regional elites. Such furtive illicit activity helped average people fend off the growing reach of centralizing states, preserve local autonomy, and define their status as citizens within emerging political systems on their own terms. State and popular politics have largely overshadowed this scarcely studied form of quotidian resistance in traditional scholarship. However, I contend that illicit trafficking remade the institutional, socio-economic, and political geography of the Eastern Mediterranean from the ground up by empowering ordinary people to resist increasingly totalizing forms of state control.
Barker Caitlin

Home institution: Michigan State University

Host institution: National Archives

Field of study: History
Length of stay: 01/2022-12/2022

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Barker Caitlin

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My dissertation examines how a diverse array of Cameroonians —whom I theorize as “citizen diplomats”—helped mediate Chinese knowledge production on Africa and contributed to Maoist theories of imperialism during the Cold War. My research corrects uncritical depictions of the Africa-PRC relationship as perpetually dominated by the PRC, by foregrounding the experiences of these citizen diplomats and exploring how they wielded “friendship” as a diplomatic category with both strategic and affective power. Drawing on archival and oral history sources from Cameroon, France, Taiwan, the PRC, and the US, I employ a transregional methodology in order to locate the processes that facilitated African contributions to global ideas.
Bavaria Melanie

Home institution: New York University

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Colpa Luz

Home institution: Columbia University

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Colpa Luz
Dieck John

Home institution: University of Minnesota

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Dieck John
Garey Ellis

Home institution: New York University

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Garey Ellis
Ledbetter Elizabeth

Home institution: University of Michigan

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Ledbetter Elizabeth
Mefford Ethan

Home institution: University of California, Los Angeles

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Morreale Anthony

Home institution: University of California, Berkeley

Host institution: Archives nationales d'outre-mer

Field of study: Vietnamese History
Length of stay: 1/2022- 12/2022

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Morreale Anthony

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The rise and fall of the late 19th and early 20th century Mekong Delta gentry.
Wingham Zavier

Home institution: New York University

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Zinsli Matthew

Home institution: University of Wisconsin

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