The Winner's of the Library Research Prize are...
Date: 04-30-2026
Time: 03:00 PM
Location: DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Auditorium
The winners of the 2026 Library Research Prize are Ellie Dodd' 27 and Sidharth Kumar Pradhan MS'26
The DiMenna-Nyselius Library and Faculty Library Committee invite all faculty, staff, and students to a reception in their honor and to learn more about their award-winning projects.
Library Research Prize Winner's Reception
Thursday, April 30th3:00pm-4:00pmDiMenna-Nyselius Library, Auditorium (rm 101)
Ellie is a junior in Meditz College of Arts & Sciences, majoring in Environmental Studies with minors in Biology, Peace & Justice Studies, and American Studies. She won for her project in Dr. Peter Bayers' course, AMST 2201 Roots of American Culture, "Pushed into the Past: Evaluating the Preservation of Indigenous Place-Names in Hingham, Massachusetts."
Sidharth is graduating this winter with a dual Master's in Business Analytics and Finance. He is a student in the Dolan School of Business and the School of Engineering and Computing. His project titled, "StagAI: A Hybrid Deep Learning and Signal-Processing Approach for Multi-Modal Aerial Translation", is from BIEG-6971 Biomedical Engineering Thesis I and BIEG6972 Biomedical Engineering Thesis II with Dr. Sidike Paheding.
Many thanks to Tiara Arnold, Research Services Coordinator, and the 2026 Library Research Prize judges:
Nicole Fletcher, Assistant Professor of Education Studies and Teacher PreparationNicholas Allred, Assistant Professor of EnglishJoseph DeLuca, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain SciencesBrendan Aucoin, Head of Systems, DiMenna-Nyselius LibraryEmily Porter-Fyke, Teaching & Learning Coordinator, DiMenna-Nyselius Library
For more details about the Library Research Prize, awarded annually, visit fairfield.edu/library
Related Web Site : https://www.fairfield.edu/library/about/researchprize/
For more information, contact Lisa Thornell / 2138 / lthornell@fairfield.edu