FUNDED GRANTS
2021
The Historical Entanglement of Game Development and America’s Army
Sponsor: The Strong Fellowship Program at the Strong Museum of Play
Principal Investigator: James Malazita
2019
Using Cognitive Computing for The Manufacturing Control Room of the Future
Sponsor: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Knowledge and Innovation Program (KIP)
Principal Investigators: Wayne Bequette, Wayne Gray, James Malazita, David Mendoca, Richard Radke, Hui Su
2019
Manner of Death Categories and their Impact on Forensic Research and Death Visibility
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
Principal Investigator: James W. Malazita
Co-PI: Lee Nelson (Ph.D. Candidate; Primary Recipient)
2017
Construction and Critique in Digital Technology
Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Education Programs, Humanities Connections
Project Director: James W. Malazita
Project Co-Directors: Rebecca Rouse, Silvia Ruzanka, Shawn Lawson, Sibel Adali, Barbara Cutler
2016
3D Printing as Humanistic Inquiry
Sponsor: National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of the Digital Humanities
Project Director: James W. Malazita
Project Co-Director: Dean Nieusma
2016
Moving from “Learning to CAD” to “CAD-ing to Learn:” Collaboration Pedagogies for Design Creativity
Sponsor: Rensselaer’s Teaching and Learning Collaboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Principal Investigators: Dean Nieusma and James W. Malazita
2015
Biomancy: The Modular Body, Biohacking, and the Ethics of Installing Magnets in Your Fingers
Sponsor: Peter Rollins Travel Grant, a PCA/ACA Endowment grant for early-career faculty
Principal Investigator: James W. Malazita