Research grants awarded
March 30, 2026
BY NICK POCHé
The Center on Climate Change and Urbanism (CCU) at Tulane School of Architecture is pleased to announce the recipients of the Faculty and Student Research Grants for academic year 2025-2026. These grants, intended to catalyze new lines of research and pedagogy that lead to future peer-review publication, support research projects by faculty and students focused broadly on the built environment’s role in causing, mitigating, and adapting to climate change. Faculty grant recipients are awarded a fellowship with the Center, alongside their monetary award. The grant review committee consisted of CCU’s leadership team, Professors Jesse M. Keenan, Adam Marcus, and Catherine Sckerl.
Awarded projects in this round span a diverse range of topics, from climate impacts on cultural heritage and Gulf Coast preservation to water insecurity and public health, sustainable agriculture, and climate-informed migration and housing policy. The work is global in scope, with projects based in Mexico City, Peru, and Dominica. Faculty awards this year ranged from $9,250 to $10,000. Faculty grant recipients will present their research findings at a series of public lunchtime talks at Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment in April.
2025-2026 CCU Faculty Research Grant Recipients and Fellows:
Professor Tiong Gim Aw, PhD
Urban Rainwater Harvesting for Sustainable Water Management in Mexico City
Professor Yeonhwa Lee, PhD
Who is moving to the Sun Belt? Unpacking the Policy Implications of the Recent Boom
Mélodie Aimée Nasr, PhD candidate
Bridging Margins: Improving Drinking Water Quality and Reducing Water Insecurity in Tambogrande, Peru
Ezra Remer, PhD candidate
Dominica Coffee Revitalization Initiative: Climate-Resilient Coffee Drying and Nursery Facility
Professors Heather Veneziano and Adrian Anagnost, PhD
Architectures of Coastal Survivance: GIS, Historical Imaginaries, and Gulf Preservation
2025-2026 CCU Student Research Grant Recipients:
Justin Gonzales
M.Arch - The Creolization of Hispaniola: Reviving Passive Design Practices
Hannah Hebinck
M.Arch - Heritage and Historic Structures in High-Risk Zones
Delaram Khoshhal
M.Arch - Bacterial Cement Blocks for Sustainable Construction
Tomás Martín, PhD
M.Arch - ISLA Borikén: Designing Shelter from Puerto Rico’s New Power Grid