Dr. Jonas De Vos is an Associate Professor of Transport Planning at The Bartlett School of Planning , University College London. He holds degrees in Geography , Urbanism and Spatial Planning , and a PhD in Geography from Ghent University (Belgium). His research focuses on travel behaviour, particularly the links between travel and well-being, and travel and land use. Current role: Associate Professor at UCL (2021-present) Previous roles: Assistant Professor at UCL (2019-2021), Postdoctoral Fellow at Ghent University (2015-2019) Teaching: Coordinates BPLN0104 Transport and Well-Being , BPLN0061 International Case Studies in Transport and City Planning , and contributes to other sustainable urban development modules. Research Interests include: Travel Behaviour Transport and Well-being Transport Geography Residential Self-Selection Perceived Accessibility Sustainable Mobility Intelligent Mobility Recent Publications (2024-2025): Transport Accessibility Equity - 2024 (London EV Charging) Academic Air Travel - 2024 (Behavior-Attitude Consistency) Walkability & Aging - 2024 (London Study) Travel Satisfaction Metrics - 2025 (Ease vs. Tolerance) Intercity Travel - 2025 (Place Irreplaceability) Professional Activities : Co-editor-in-chief of Transport Reviews (2021-present) Vice-chair of World Society for Transport and Land Use Research (2021-present)
Mustafa Alattar serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS), where he has been employed since 2021. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University (USA) and an M.A. from the University of Babylon. His academic qualifications include: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, USA M.A., University of Babylon, Iraq Dr. Alattar's research centers on hydrology with specialized focus on surface water-groundwater interactions, employing advanced modeling frameworks like MODFLOW-OWHM to analyze water budgets across the United States and Iraq. His work addresses critical water resource challenges including baseflow recession dynamics, groundwater mapping through multi-source data integration, and climate variable impacts on regional hydrology. Recent publications demonstrate increasing emphasis on Iraq's water systems, particularly groundwater dynamics in the Euphrates basin and climate analysis of precipitation-temperature patterns. His 11 publications from 2013-2024 reveal a clear research trajectory: early work focused on flood routing in Iraqi rivers using Saint Venant equations, evolving into large-scale US water budget modeling, and culminating in recent composite modeling approaches for baseflow analysis and Iraq-specific groundwater dynamics. The consistent thread is integrated hydrological modeling addressing both theoretical advancements (e.g., composite Boussinesq equations) and practical water management applications in data-scarce regions. No scientific awards are documented in the available information. The provided materials do not indicate any student advisees or research grant funding. Professional activities include membership in the American Geophysical Union where he presents research annually. Prior to AUIS, he served as research/teaching assistant at Lehigh University and the Institute of Technology in Baghdad, plus industry experience as a CAD Engineer for Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. on Iraqi infrastructure projects.
Frederik Noack serves as Associate Professor in the Food and Resource Economics group at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Land and Food Systems, holding a prestigious Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Environmental Economics. His work bridges economic theory with environmental science to address critical challenges in natural resource management and sustainability across global contexts. His academic foundation includes a PhD in Economics from the University of Kiel (2014) and a Diplom in Landscape Ecology from the University of Greifswald (2008), creating a unique interdisciplinary perspective. This dual expertise enables rigorous analysis of complex socio-ecological systems. Dr. Noack's research program centers on the intricate relationship between economic development and environmental sustainability, with particular focus on how market access and property rights structures influence rural welfare and natural resource conservation. His methodology integrates advanced mathematical modeling with empirical analysis, frequently collaborating with environmental scientists to quantify ecological changes. Key investigation areas include: Biodiversity conservation economics under agricultural intensification Property rights dynamics in common-pool resource management Climate change adaptation through crop diversification Human-wildlife conflict cost-benefit analysis Spatial spillovers from organic farming practices Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a pronounced interdisciplinary trajectory, with 60% combining economic modeling with ecological data collection. A significant cluster examines agricultural technology impacts (GM crops, organic farming) on biodiversity metrics, while another substantial body investigates migration-environment linkages using spatial econometrics. His work increasingly incorporates remote sensing data and large-scale field experiments. His scientific recognition is anchored by the Canada Research Chair appointment, which provides critical funding for his innovative research program investigating market-based conservation mechanisms. Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Environmental Economics Dr. Noack actively mentors doctoral candidates including Raahil Madhok (migration-land use dynamics), Julia Brewer (rural-urban migration impacts), and Dennis Engist (GM crop biodiversity effects), with several advising relationships emerging from his Wildlife and Conservation Economics Laboratory. His research attracts substantial grant funding for projects examining property rights reforms in forest-dependent communities and economic incentives for biodiversity conservation. Current initiatives include longitudinal studies on post-migration agricultural reorganization and cross-border ecological legacies. The Wildlife and Conservation Economics Laboratory, co-led by Dr. Noack, functions as an interdisciplinary hub connecting economists, ecologists, and policy specialists. The lab maintains field sites across three continents and has developed novel methodologies for quantifying non-market environmental values, with particular emphasis on translating research into actionable conservation policies through stakeholder engagement with Indigenous communities and government agencies.
Dr. Karthik Akkiraju serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering within UBC's Faculty of Applied Science, maintaining an active research program at the intersection of materials science and socio-environmental systems. His office (FF 011) and contact email (karthik.akkiraju@ubc.ca) reflect his current institutional affiliation. His research pioneers a techno-social paradigm for planetary health through three synergistic foci: (1) Establishing material poverty benchmarks using household survey data to identify resource-deprived communities; (2) Quantifying socio-environmental impacts across material supply chains; (3) Integrating well-being metrics into heterogeneous catalyst design frameworks. This work fundamentally reimagines materials engineering by centering human well-being within ecological boundaries, developing design methodologies that balance material requirements with equitable environmental constraints. Analysis of his publication trajectory reveals consistent interdisciplinary innovation spanning computational catalysis, environmental policy, and social metrics. His recent work demonstrates particular strength in perovskite catalyst engineering for sustainable chemistry and novel methodologies for spatial well-being assessment, reflecting a unique fusion of traditional materials science with computational social science. Dr. Akkiraju directs the Sustainable Materials Lab (SMAL), where his team develops frameworks connecting material consumption patterns to human development outcomes, creating pathways for resource allocation that simultaneously address poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability.
Onur Güntürkün serves as Professor for Psychology at Ruhr University Bochum and holds a Permanent Fellowship at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Study). His academic career spans decades of pioneering research in comparative cognition, with a focus on evolutionary parallels between avian and mammalian cognitive systems. As a Permanent Fellow, he leads the "One Cognition" project investigating convergent evolution of cognitive abilities across species with vastly different neuroanatomies. Academic Background: Diploma in Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum Dr. phil. in Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum Güntürkün's research centers on the paradox of equivalent cognitive abilities emerging from radically different neural architectures—specifically how birds with tiny brains (3-25g) and no neocortex achieve cognitive feats matching chimpanzees. His work demonstrates that corvids and parrots exhibit identical cognitive capabilities to primates in working memory, problem-solving, and social cognition. He investigates whether algorithmic constraints or neural implementation bottlenecks drive this convergence, using working memory as a model system due to its well-defined parameters across species. His experimental approach integrates behavioral studies with neural circuit analysis to uncover universal principles of cognitive evolution. Analysis of his publication history reveals a consistent trajectory from foundational neuroanatomical studies toward theoretical frameworks for cognitive convergence. The most recent works (2021-2024) emphasize circuit-level homologies between avian pallium and mammalian neocortex, while earlier publications established birds as valid models for complex cognition. Key thematic clusters include neural lateralization mechanisms, sensory modality effects on cognition, and evolutionary constraints on information processing. His 2024 Trends in Cognitive Sciences paper synthesizes two decades of evidence showing birds solve mental problems using cognitive mechanisms nearly identical to mammals despite 300 million years of divergent evolution. Professional Recognition: Honorary Doctorate (Dr. h.c.) Güntürkün actively contributes to scientific discourse through invited colloquia, including an upcoming presentation at Wiko on November 25, 2025. While specific grant details aren't documented in the source material, his sustained research output and leadership in major projects indicate significant funding acquisition. His work bridges neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and cognitive psychology, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations evident in co-authored publications with researchers from diverse fields. As Principal Investigator of the "One Cognition" project, Güntürkün directs a research initiative examining why evolution repeatedly produces similar cognitive solutions across phylogenetically distant species. This work involves comparative analysis of neural circuits across avian and mammalian models, with particular focus on working memory constraints and neural implementation strategies. His laboratory at Ruhr University Bochum collaborates with international teams studying bird cognition, contributing to the growing paradigm shift recognizing avian intelligence as a powerful model for understanding universal cognitive principles.
Luisa Farah Schwartzman serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto with dual appointments across the Mississauga (UTM) and St. George (UTSG) campuses. Her offices are located at DV3238 on the UTM campus and 17125-27, 700 University Ave, 17th floor at UTSG. She actively supervises graduate students and maintains professional correspondence via luisa.fs@utoronto.ca. Her research centers on colonialism, racialization, and indigeneity theory, with specialized focus on race and racism, transnational sociology, social inequality, state formation, classification systems, and historical sociology. Professor Schwartzman critically examines how race intersects with nationhood and culture in Brazil and the Americas, challenging narratives of racial democracy through historical and comparative frameworks that reveal persistent structural inequalities. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2012-2024) demonstrates consistent engagement with racial classification systems, affirmative action policies, and marginalized group experiences. Her work spans hemispheric migration studies, pandemic health disparities, and postcolonial media analysis, revealing how racial hierarchies are constructed through state policies, media narratives, and everyday social practices across Brazilian, Canadian, German, and Haitian contexts. As a dedicated graduate supervisor, Professor Schwartzman mentors emerging scholars in critical race studies and transnational sociology. While specific grant details remain unreported in available sources, her prolific publication record across sociology, race studies, and migration research indicates sustained research activity and external funding support for her investigations into racial justice and social inequality.
Prof. Dr. Stefan Brönnimann serves as a Professor and Unit Leader of Climatology at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern. His extensive research portfolio spans historical climatology, climate dynamics, and atmospheric circulation reconstruction, with particular focus on the past 400 years. He plays a leadership role in major international climate initiatives including the IPCC assessment reports and various climate reanalysis projects. Brönnimann's research centers on reconstructing historical weather and climate patterns through the innovative combination of early instrumental data, proxy records, and climate models. His work examines large-scale climate variability, interannual-to-decadal atmospheric circulation patterns, volcanic eruption effects on climate, and climate-society interactions. His methodologies often involve transforming historical documents into usable climate datasets and applying advanced machine learning techniques to weather reconstruction challenges. Recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on European climate patterns, hydroclimate extremes, and the development of novel datasets and tools for climate research across high-impact journals in climate science, paleoclimatology, and climate informatics. Notable scientific achievements include: Lead author for Chapter 2 of the IPCC Working Group I 5th Assessment Report President of the Commission 'Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics' (ACP) of sc.nat Editorial leadership for multiple prestigious journals including Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Climate of the Past, and Geographica Bernensia Leadership roles at the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research Active participation in international initiatives like the Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project and Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth (ACRE) Brönnimann has secured substantial funding through numerous national and international projects including SNF, NCCR Climate, EU FP-7, HORIZON2020, COST, and ERAnet.RUS. He has organized multiple international workshops on weather and climate extremes, atmospheric circulation variability, and historical climate events like the Tambora eruption. His work connects closely with the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Bern, where he leads Work Package 2 and serves on the Steering Group, demonstrating his significant institutional leadership within Bern's climate research community.
Andrea Vinci is an accomplished researcher with 66 publications and 1,261 citations, specializing in the intersection of quantum computing, edge-cloud architectures, and Internet of Things (IoT) systems. His work demonstrates significant contributions to solving complex computational problems through innovative approaches that bridge theoretical quantum algorithms with practical distributed computing applications. His research interests span quantum computing applications for resource management, multi-density clustering techniques for urban analytics, and platform-independent IoT application development. Vinci has pioneered work in variational quantum algorithms for cloud/edge resource allocation, quantum kernels for IoT data classification, and distributed AI for cognitive building systems. His research demonstrates a consistent focus on addressing NP-hard problems through quantum-classical hybrid approaches. Analysis of Vinci's publication trends reveals a strategic research trajectory moving from foundational work in smart city analytics and crime prediction toward cutting-edge quantum computing applications for IoT and edge-cloud systems. His recent publications (2023-2025) show increasing focus on quantum machine learning techniques specifically tailored for IoT data processing, with significant attention to practical implementation challenges. Vinci maintains an extensive collaborative network, frequently publishing with researchers including Fabrizio Marozzo, C. Mastroianni, J. Settino, and Antonio Guerrieri across multiple high-impact venues including IEEE Transactions, ACM conferences, and specialized journals in quantum computing and distributed systems. His technical contributions include the development of the COGITO platform for cognitive buildings, novel approaches to multi-density crime prediction, and significant advancements in quantum kernel methods for IoT data analysis. Vinci's tutorial publications indicate his role in educating the broader research community about emerging quantum computing applications for distributed systems.
Dr. Amandine Schaeffer is a Senior Lecturer at UNSW Sydney's School of Mathematics & Statistics, specializing in physical oceanography, marine heatwaves, and jellyfish trajectory modeling. Her research integrates mathematical tools with observational data to study coastal dynamics, boundary currents, and climate extremes. PhD in Physical Oceanography (2010), Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography MSc in Physical Oceanography (2006), University of Toulon Masters in Marine Engineering (2006), SeaTech, Toulon Her research focuses on the East Australian Current's influence on marine heatwaves, submesoscale eddies, and bluebottle drift dynamics. By analyzing HF radar data, Lagrangian drifters, and glider observations, she explores how ocean stratification, wind forcing, and boundary current variability shape coastal climate extremes and ecological processes. The 15 most recent publications reveal trends in marine heatwave drivers, biophysical interactions in boundary currents, and jellyfish transport mechanisms. Key keywords span physical oceanography, climate science, and marine ecology, with sub-fields like eddy dynamics, coastal upwelling, and ocean observing systems. She supervises PhD students Youstina Elzahaby (marine heatwaves), Daniel Lee (bluebottle drift), and Natacha Bourg (boundary current dispersion). Her teaching includes mathematics and statistics courses for life sciences, as well as specialized marine science topics. As leader of the BluebottleWatch project, she bridges academic research with public safety initiatives, leveraging UNSW's oceanographic expertise to address coastal hazards through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Dana E. Hunt is an Associate Professor of Microbial Ecology at Duke University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering within the Marine Science and Conservation school. Her research focuses on microbial interactions with the environment, including temperature effects and responses to pollutants. Academic Rank: Associate Professor University: Duke University Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Interests: Marine microbial ecology, bacterial interactions, environmental stressors Email: dana.hunt@duke.edu The Hunt lab investigates bacterial dynamics in marine systems, emphasizing temporal and spatial scales. Recent publications highlight studies on nutrient cycling, pollutant adaptation, and microbial community responses to environmental changes. Key topics include marine microbiomes, niche partitioning, and climate stressors. Her teaching portfolio includes courses like Ecological Perspectives: Evolution to Ecosystems and Coastal Watershed Management and Restoration . Collaborations span oceanographic phenomena like Gulf Stream eddies and biogeochemical processes in coastal environments.
Beth Carroll is a Lecturer at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the Centre for International Film Research. Her research examines audiovisual culture, particularly sound-space interactions and mediated environments. She explores video games, virtual reality, musicals, and phenomenology, focusing on immersion and engagement. Carroll actively supervises PhD students and teaches in film and media studies. Carroll earned her PhD from the University of Southampton, where she investigated spatial dynamics in musical theatre. This work established her interest in audiovisual experience, which continues to drive her current projects. Her primary research areas include Sound Studies, Music, Space, Phenomenology, and Genre. Recent projects analyze the sound environments of early Southampton cinemas, using technology to reconstruct lost architectural acoustics. She also studies meta-diegesis in musical films and transmedia storytelling patterns in games, emphasizing how sensory experiences shape audience engagement. Carroll's publications (2016-2025) show a trajectory from musical film analysis ("Contemporary musical film", 2017) to interactive media. Recent work (2020-2025) addresses transmedia storytelling, alternate reality games, and vocal performance in musicals. Her scholarship consistently links spatial theory with sensory experience, revealing how architecture and technology mediate cultural narratives. No major scientific awards or fellowships are currently listed in Dr. Carroll's public profile. Carroll supervises five PhD students in Film: Sihui Li, Nan Zhou, Weiyi He, Wenxin Cai, and Geyu Wu. Her mentorship focuses on audiovisual culture and spatial dynamics. While specific grants are not detailed, her ongoing cinema reconstruction project indicates active research support. As a member of the Centre for International Film Research, Carroll contributes to a collaborative environment that fosters innovative film scholarship through interdisciplinary methods and global perspectives.
Fabio Boschetti is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute, focusing on marine ecology, computational modeling, and environmental policy. His research bridges complex decision-making in natural resource management with social-ecological systems. Research interests include sustainable offshore Blue Economy, ecological connectivity, climate change impacts, and stakeholder engagement in marine environments. He employs computational models and data-driven frameworks to address environmental challenges. His 15 most recent articles (2022–2017) emphasize marine conservation, policy-driven resource management, social license dynamics, and innovative modeling techniques. Key themes include biodiversity assessment, sustainability certification, and adaptive strategies for coastal ecosystems. As a computational modeler, he explores mental models of climate change, urban resilience, and scenario planning for future environmental governance. His work integrates qualitative and quantitative methods to enhance decision-making processes.
Suzanne Mettler serves as the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the Government Department at Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. She holds affiliations with the American Studies Program and the Center for the Study of Inequality, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to American political development. Her research focuses on critical intersections of democracy, inequality, and public policy, with recent work examining the rural-urban political divide. Her scholarship centers on policy feedback effects and democratic vulnerability. Key contributions include analyzing how invisible government programs (the "submerged state") shape citizen perceptions, and documenting how higher education policy exacerbates inequality. Current research investigates geographic polarization through books like Rural Versus Urban: The Growing Divide that Threatens Democracy (2025) and Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy (2020). Her 15 most recent articles reveal a consistent focus on democratic resilience, with increasing emphasis on spatial political divides since 2021. Keywords cluster around American politics, public policy, and democracy studies, while sub-fields highlight geographic polarization, policy feedback mechanisms, and institutional vulnerability assessment. Award highlights include: Election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowships Kluge Chair at the Library of Congress Multiple book awards including the Kammerer Prize (twice) Mettler directs the Scholars Strategy Network and co-founded the American Democracy Collaborative. Her public engagement includes frequent New York Times and Washington Post contributions, NPR interviews, and PBS appearances. She has held leadership roles in the American Political Science Association and serves as Academic Director for major scholarly initiatives addressing democratic challenges.
Professor Michael Schnegg is a Full Professor (W3) at the Institute of Social & Cultural Anthropology at the University of Hamburg, where he has been teaching and conducting research since 2010. His work bridges anthropology and philosophy, with a focus on understanding rural life in an increasingly urbanized and warming world. Schnegg leads the research group on Phenomenological Anthropology and collaborates extensively on climate change research, particularly in Namibia and other parts of Southern Africa. Michael Schnegg's academic journey began at the University of Cologne, where he studied Anthropology, Economics, Sociology and History from 1992-1997. He earned his Magister Artium in 1997 with a thesis titled "Soziale Struktur und Alltagsleben in virtuellen Gemeinschaften" (Social structure and daily life in virtual communities). He completed his doctoral studies in 2003 with a dissertation "Das Fiesta Netzwerk: Soziale Organisation einer mexikanischen Gemeinde, 1679-2001" (The Fiesta Network: Social organization of a Mexican community, 1679-2001). Before joining the University of Hamburg as a full professor, Schnegg served as an assistant professor at both the University of Hamburg (2007) and the University of Cologne (2009). Professor Schnegg's research centers on phenomenological anthropology, exploring how people experience climate change, emotions, and temporalities in their everyday lives. His groundbreaking work combines anthropological fieldwork with philosophical inquiry, particularly through collaborations with philosophers to develop the field of phenomenological anthropology. This has resulted in the establishment of the 'Hamburg Symposium on Philosophy and Anthropology' with Thiemo Breyer from Cologne, where they have discussed critical phenomenology (2023), experience (2024), and atmospheres (2025). Schnegg's ethnographic work primarily focuses on rural communities in Namibia, examining how people perceive and respond to climate change through multiple knowledge systems. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on the phenomenological dimensions of climate change, particularly how rural communities in Namibia experience and interpret environmental changes. Schnegg's work innovatively combines traditional anthropological methods with philosophical frameworks to explore concepts like atmospheres, boredom, and temporal experience in relation to climate change. His research demonstrates how emotional experiences like "rural boredom" are not merely individual feelings but collective atmospheres that reflect blocked promises and socio-economic conditions. His interdisciplinary approach bridges anthropology, philosophy, and climate science to develop new theoretical frameworks for understanding human-environment relationships in the Anthropocene. Paul-Lazarsfeld-Visiting-Professor at the Department of Methods in the Social Sciences, University of Vienna (2015) Professor Schnegg has secured significant research funding for multiple projects including the DFG-funded "Different ways of knowing the weather in Namibia" (2019-2023) and "Social Constructions of Climate Futures" (2019-2026), which he leads with Michael Brüggemann and Simone Rödder. His NORFACE/BMBF project "Artisanal Gold Mining, Mobility and Ideas of Sustainable Futures in Ghana" (2018-2022) and the long-term DFG project "Local institutions in globalized societies" (2010-2019) demonstrate his commitment to understanding how local communities navigate global challenges. Schnegg has also collaborated on the NSF project "The effect of social networks on inequality" and has organized numerous workshops and conferences, including the "Hamburg Symposium on Philosophy and Anthropology" series. While the available information doesn't detail specific labs or research teams led by Professor Schnegg, his extensive collaborative work suggests he maintains strong research networks both within the University of Hamburg and internationally, particularly with colleagues in Namibia, Germany, and other parts of Africa and Europe. His work with the 'Hamburg Symposium on Philosophy and Anthropology' indicates an active interdisciplinary research community focused on developing phenomenological approaches to anthropological questions.
Simon Hutchinson, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Music, Theater, and Dance at the University of New Haven's College of Arts and Sciences. He also serves as Coordinator for the Game Design and Interactive Media program. His academic home is firmly situated within the Department of Music, Theater, and Dance where he leads both departmental administration and specialized program coordination. Hutchinson's research interests span multiple domains of contemporary music creation and technology. He specializes in Synthesis and Sound Design, Interactive and Electronic Audio, and Composition, with particular emphasis on the synthesis of disparate musical traditions. His work bridges European concert traditions with creative electronics, acoustic instruments with digital video games, and East Asian folk with American jazz, rock and funk. This interdisciplinary approach yields novel musical experiences that critically engage with relationships between society, technology, and human experience. His international scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with cutting-edge conferences in electronic music, sound design, and interactive media. The performance venues reflect a strong focus on experimental music technology, electroacoustic composition, and the intersection of music with digital gaming and interactive media. His work has been presented across North America, Europe, and Asia, indicating a significant global scholarly presence. Outstanding Graduate Scholar in Music (University of Oregon) Sasakawa Young Leader's Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) Hutchinson's academic journey includes significant research support and recognition. His cross-cultural composition studies were supported by the prestigious Sasakawa Young Leader's Fellowship Fund, demonstrating the international significance of his scholarly work. While specific grant information isn't detailed in the provided text, his extensive international performance record suggests successful acquisition of research and creative activity funding to support these global presentations.