More than 550 people attended the annual Research Open House on March 8, 2024, to learn about innovative ideas and projects in research, advocacy, scholarship, and community, undertaken by Pratt students, faculty, and staff. The event took place at Pratt’s research facility, the Research Yard in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Yard has designated areas for many of Pratt’s Provost’s Centers, such as the Pratt Center for Community Development, which has advocated for the site for decades, and has recently reported on its growth of green manufacturing.
Crowds gather for the Research Open House held at the Research Yard on Friday, March 8th, 2024. (Photo Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing)
In addition to the centers, the space hosts Pratt’s Research Accelerators made up of the Design Clinic, Creative Exchange, STEAMplant, Environmental Exploration Lab, Decarbonization Working Group, Housing Futures Research Lab, Future of Jewelry, and the Laboratory for Integrated Archaeological Visualization and Heritage. The Research Open House was the first opportunity for many to build off one another in this collaborative space.
Start-Up Power Award winners, Michael Ortiz Jiménez and Paula Stoddard Sotomayor, interact with attendees of the 2024 Research Open House. (Photo Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing)
The Research Open House, which began in Spring 2018 with an in-person tour of a handful of research demonstrations, has grown over the years to include research from every school at Pratt, where more than 50 Pratt-affiliated research projects are presented.
Dr. Alex Schweder, a professor in the School of Design and a Research Open House participant, explains his project to Anita Cooney, Dean of the School of Design, and Provost Donna Heiland. (Photo Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing)
Research Open House Awards
Congratulations to this year’s in-person Research Open House award winners. We celebrate you, your accomplishments, and the future of your achievements.
President Frances Bronet presents Michael Ortiz Jiménez and Paula Stoddard Sotomayor with the Start-Up Power Award at the 2024 Research Open House. Photo Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing.
Sustainability Award
The research that best represents the importance, possibilities, or the future of sustainability.
Awarded to: Helio Takai, Cindie Kehlet, Anna Collette, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Karol Murlak, School of Design, for AquaSteady
Anna Collette, Karol Murlak and Cindie Kehlet receive the Sustainability Award at the 2024 Research Open House. Photo Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing.
Innovation Award
The research that offers the most unique approach to the research/creative process or the most unique outcome.
Awarded to: Moein Shashaei, School of Design, for the SCOBY Project
Moein Shashaei wins the Innovation Award at the 2024 Research Open House. Photo Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing.
Impact Award
The research that shows the greatest impact in the local community, and/or national community, and/or in the scholarly community, and/or in business or government.
Awarded to: Leanne Bowler, Irene Lopatovska, School of Information, and Mark Rosin, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, for Data Literacy with, for, and by Youth
President Frances Bronet and Vice Provost Allison Druin present Mark Rosin and Leanne Bowler with the Impact Award at the 2024 Research Open House. Photo Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing.
Start-Up Power Award – The research that suggests the great possibility to become a for-profit start-up or a non-profit organization.
Michael Ortiz Jiménez and Paula Stoddard Sotomayor win the Start-Up Power Award at the 2024 Research Open House. Photo Courtesy of Pratt Communications and Marketing.
