Current Fulbrighters
This list showcases Fulbright Iceland grantees for the current fiscal year. Below you will find some basic information about them and their projects. Please note that additional names may be added as the year progresses.
Icelandic Students
Fulbright student Grant
Arnhildur Tómasdóttir
M.Sc. in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling
Host: Stanford University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Gríma Eir Irmudóttir
MFA in Documentary Media
Host: Northwestern University
Home Institution: University of the Arts London
Hrafnkell Oddi Guðjónsson
LL.M. - Master of Law
Host: University of California-Berkeley
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Ivana Anna Nikolic
LL.M. - Master of Law
Host: Harvard Law School
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Jónatan Hróbjartsson
LL.M. - Master of Law
Host: Duke University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Sigurbjörn Bernharð Edvardsson
LL.M. - Master of Law
Host: Harvard Law School
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher Grant
Emil Dagsson
Economics/Econometrics
Research Project: PhD in Economics/Econometrics
Host: Brown University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Guðbjörg Ríkey Thoroddsen Hauksdóttir
International Relations
Research Project: PhD in International Relations
Host: Harvard Kennedy School/Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs/Arctic Initiative
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Sólveig Sanchez
Environmental Sciences/Soil Conservation
Research Project: PhD in Ecological Restoration and Soil Science
Host: University of California-Davis
Home Institution: Agricultural University of Iceland
U.S. Students
Fulbright Student Grant
Sebastian Anthony Acevedo
Project: Gyrfalcon Nest Occupancy and Territory Quality in Northeast Iceland
Host: Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Home Institution: Santa Clara University
Annesley Elizabeth Black
M.Sc. Program in Sustainable Energy
Host: Reykjavik University, Iceland School of Energy
Home Institution: The U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Eleanor Anne Greer
Project: Spatial and Temporal Variation of Invertebrate Herbivory in Tundra Ecosystems
Host: Agricultural University of Iceland
Home Institution: Wellesley College
Kristie Marie Grillasca Gonzalez
MA Program in Viking & Medieval Norse Studies
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
Christine Groves
M.Sc. Program in Sustainable Energy
Host: Reykjavik University, Iceland School of Energy
Home Institution: US Coast Guard Academy
Nathaniel Paul Wire
MSc Program in Geophysics
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Pomona College
Fulbright-NSF Arctic Research Grant
Garrison Gerard
PhD Research: The Arctic Soundscape of Iceland: Examining Ecological Interaction Through Acoustics
Host: University of Iceland, Hornafjörður Research Center
Home Institution: University of North Texas
Emily Herbert
PhD Research: Scaling up Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: Drexel University
Andrew Jester
PhD Research: Feasibility of Biomimetic Micro-Climates Using Geothermal Waste Heat
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Villanova University
Daison Harper Weedop
Independent Research: Arctic Charr: adaptations to cycling food webs
Host: Hólar University
Home Institution: University of Maine
U.S. Scholars
Fulbright Scholar Grant
Dr. Gita Steiner-Khamsi
Project: The Use of Research Evidence and Expertise in Education Policy of Iceland
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Teachers College, Columbia University
Fulbright-NSF Arctic Research Grant
Dr. Christopher Dunn
Project: Applying the Environmental Humanities to Conservation Management and Policy in Iceland
Host: Stefansson Arctic Institue
Home Institution: Colorado School of Mines
Dr. Barbara Kerr
Project: Creative Communities in Iceland; Origins, Dynamics, and Impact on Innovation
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Kansas
Dr. Derek Schutt
Project: Measuring the Temperature and Extent of the Iceland Plume in the Lithosphere and Asthenosphere
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Colorado State University
Fulbright-NSF Distinguished Scholar Grant in Cyber-Security and Critical Infrastructure
Dr. Dipankar Dasgupta
Project: Advanced Identity and Authentication mechanism for Cyber Ecosystem
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: University of Memphis
Dr. Larry Leibrock
Project: Cyber/Physical Critical Infrastructure Cases; Threats, Risks and Resilience Models
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Idaho State University
Fulbright-MFA Arctic Scholar Grant
Gregory Harris
Project: Community and Conservation in the Arctic
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Harvard University
Fulbright Greece-Iceland Joint Award for Arts and Design
Rory Stuart
Project: Musical Cross-Pollination: A Reykjavik, Corfu, and New York Jazz Project
Host: Iceland University of the Arts
Home Institution: The New School
Fulbright Specialist Program
Dr. Kristi Rudelius-Palmer
Education / Project: Advancing human rights in education
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Minnesota
Nathan Thomson
Environmental Science / Project: Green infrastructure in Icelandic National Parks
Host: Vatnajökull National Park
Home Institution: National Park Service
Dr. Jason Beckfield
Sociology / Project: The Social and Political Impact of Covid-19 in Iceland
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Harvard University
Dr. Wanda Gregory
Computer Science / Project: Ethics and accountability in Computer Science
Host: Reykjavik University
Home Institution: University of Washington-Bothell
Dr. Cheryl Ann Purdy
Computer Science / Project: Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: University of the Cumberlands
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