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Faculty

	Name	Title	Email	Office Location
Faculty	Principle Investigator		Xinyu Zhao	Assistant Professor	xinyu.zhao@uconn.edu	UTEB 378

Graduate Research Assistants

	Name	Title	Email	Office Location
Graduate Research Assistants	Graduate Research Assistants		Nicolas Tricard	Accelerated Master	nicolas.tricard@uconn.edu	ESB-110A
Graduate Research Assistants	Graduate Research Assistants		Peiyu Zhang	Ph.D. candidate	peiyu.zhang@uconn.edu	EII-103
Graduate Research Assistants	Graduate Research Assistants		Patrick Meagher	Ph.D. candidate	patrick.meagher@uconn.edu	EII-103
Graduate Research Assistants	Graduate Research Assistants		Julian Toumey	Master student	julian.toumey@uconn.edu	EII-103
Graduate Research Assistants	Graduate Research Assistants		Alexandros Mathioudakis	Ph.D. candidate	alexandros.mathioudakis@uconn.edu	EII-103

Alumni

	Name	Title	Email	Office Location
Alumni	Undergraduate students		Andrew Caratenuto	Graduate student at Northeastern	andrew.caratenuto@uconn.edu	EII 103
Alumni	alumni		Hasret Turkeri	Advanced Lead Engineer at TEI Turkey	hasret.turkeri@uconn.edu	EII-103
Alumni	alumni		Bifen Wu	Postdoc at FM Global	bifen.wu@uconn.edu	EII-103
Alumni	alumni		Samuel Calello III	Currently at Innovative Scientific Solutions Incorporated (ISSI)	samuel.calello_iii@uconn.edu	EII-103
Alumni	alumni		Andressa Johnson	Engineer at Pratt&Whitney	andressa.johnson@uconn.edu	EII-103
Alumni	alumni		Joseph Squeo	Research assistant at CTF@UConn	joseph.squeo@uconn.edu	EII-103

4/4 Homeschool Program: Build-a-Bird: Paper Weaving

Homeschool Program: Build-a-Bird: Paper Weaving

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Storrs Campus
The William Benton Museum of Art

The Museum’s homeschool programs, designed for aspiring artists ages 6-12, are the perfect opportunity to view special exhibitions, try new art techniques, and explore creative writing activities.

To register for a program please contact Mollie Sixsmith, Curator of Education, at 860-486-1711 or  via email mollie.sixsmith@uconn.edu.

Build-a-Bird: Paper Weaving
$10 per student

After drawing inspiration from birds and other creatures in the Celebrating Art by Women exhibition, students will try their hand at paper weaving to create their own avian artwork.

Contact Information: benton@uconn.edu
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4/4 Art Encounters: Celebrating Art by Women

Art Encounters: Celebrating Art by Women

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

06:30 PM - 07:30 PM

Other
via Zoom

Join Benton educators for an interactive two-part workshop exploring Encounters with the Collection: Celebrating Art by Women. Learn more about self-portraits in the exhibition through close looking and discussion. Then try your hand at designing a split self-portrait; beginner and experienced artists welcome. Materials kit available at the front desk one week before the program. Free for UConn students and Museum members, $5 for non-members.

Register in advance for this Zoom meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpf-ytrzwsHNZx0kmga_WNs-J1z9PrOMri

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting and picking up your materials kit.

Contact Information: benton@uconn.edu
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4/6 FIRST THURSDAY Open House

FIRST THURSDAY Open House

Thursday, April 6th, 2023

04:30 PM - 07:00 PM

Storrs Campus
The William Benton Museum of Art

FREE and FUN for everyone!

Open house in partnership SHaW, WHUS, The Beanery Cafe and Student Alumni Association

For details: https://benton.uconn.edu/first-thursday-at-the-benton/

Contact Information: benton@uconn.edu
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4/11 April Vacation Program for Children

April Vacation Program for Children

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Storrs Campus
The William Benton Museum of Art

Celebrate the colors of spring and get ready for hands-on art making fun!

These workshops, designed for children ages 6-11, include a guided eye-spy tour, gallery scavenger hunt, and an art project.

Space is limited for each session and
reservations are required; please contact: Mollie Sixsmith, Curator of Education, at 860-486-1711 or email mollie.sixsmith@uconn.edu to reserve your place.

$15 per student/class.

SKETCH IT: LANDSCAPE PASTELS
Step into the role of an artist and sketch en plein air (outdoors) in the museum’s sculpture garden with both chalk and oil pastels. After learning about light, color, and sketching from nature, students will create original works of art which will be transformed into a 3-D landscape collage.

Contact Information: Mollie.sixsmith@uconn.edu
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Phone:	860-486-0241
E-mail:	xinyu.zhao@uconn.edu
Address:	United Technology Engineering Building 378