Secretary’s Research Prizes for 2021
Congratulations to the recipients of the Secretary’s Research Prizes for 2021. If you missed the livestream Dec. 9, you can watch the video here.
The Secretary’s Research Prizes for 2021, recognizing outstanding scholarship across disciplines at the Smithsonian Institution, were presented December 9 in a virtual ceremony.
The presentation was followed by the eighth annual Bruce William “Will” Morrison memorial lecture. The lecture is named in honor of Morrison, who retired as program manager after many years in the Office of Fellowships and Grants (now known as the Office of Fellowships.) This year’s talk was delivered by Fath Davis Ruffins, Curator of African American History and Culture, Division of Cultural and Community Life, National Museum of American History. Ms. Ruffins topic is “Grassroots Museums and the Changing Landscape of Public History.”
The recipients of the 2021 Secretary’s Research Prizes are:
Adrienne E. Crosier and Pierre Comizzoli (NZP) for the article: “First Birth of Cheetah Cubs from In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer.”
Kathleen Franz, Nancy Bercaw, Verónica Méndez, Sam Vong, Mireya Loza, and Ken Cohen (NMAH) for the exhibition without a published catalog: Girlhood (It’s complicated).
Eleanor J. Harvey (SAAM) for the scholarly book: Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture.
Kate Clarke Lemay (NPG) for the exhibition catalogue: Votes for Women! A Portrait of Persistence.
Karen Elizabeth Milbourne (NMAfA) for the scholarly book: I Am… Contemporary Women Artists of Africa.
Helene C. Muller-Landau (STRI) for the chapter: “What Determines the Abundance of Lianas and Vines?”
Richard Potts, Anna Behrensmeyer, and Jennifer Clark (NMNH) for the article: “Increased ecological resource variability during a critical transition in hominin evolution.”
Andrea Quattrini and Gabriela Farfan (NMNH) for the article: “Paleoclimate ocean conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their skeletons through deep time.”
Michelle Joan Wilkinson (NMAAHC) for the chapter: “Concrete and Filigree.”
These pan-Institutional prizes recognize excellence in recent research by the Institution’s employees and carry a $2,000 award (per project) for future research. The work of the Secretary’s Research Prize recipients underwent peer review, and a committee of the Smithsonian Congress of Scholars, representing expertise across the diverse spectrum of Smithsonian scholarship, recommended finalists.
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Posted: 14 December 2021
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