Nuckolls Fund Distributes $130,500 In Grants For 2022

In March, The Nuckolls Fund announced its 2022 Fund recipients. A total of $130,500 was awarded for 2022. Included in that total are three $30,000 Nuckolls Grants recipients to expand lighting criteria, one $7,500 Lesley Wheel Grant to develop a new curriculum, one $13,000 Edison Price Fellowship for a summer internship, and four $5000 Student Achievement Awards.

Nuckolls Fund 2022 Grant Summary

Nuckolls Fund – $30,000 each

• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, by Jake Tucci
• School of Architecture and Design at Virginia Tech, by James Jones and Ron Gibbons
• Mississippi State University, by Robin Carroll.

Lesley Wheel Grant – $7,500

• Victoria McReyolds, Texas Tech.

Edison Price Fellowship – $13,000

• Arpah Guha from Lawrence Technological University at the Light and Health Research Center at Mount Sinai

Student Achievement Awards – $5,000 each

• Sachintha De Vas Gunawardena, Rensselaer Polytechnique
• Wangyang Song, Pennsylvania State University
• Makayla Thompson, University of Nebraska/Lincoln
• Paola Kwan, University of Colorado/Boulder

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David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and President of Lighting Solution Development, a North American consulting firm providing business development services to advanced lighting manufacturers. The ALA awarded David the Pillar of the Industry Award. David has co-chaired ALA’s Engineering Committee since 2010. David established MaxLite’s OEM component sales into a multi-million dollar division. He invented GU24 lamps while leading ENERGY STAR lighting programs for the US EPA. David has been published in leading lighting publications, including LD+A, enLIGHTenment Magazine, LEDs Magazine, and more.

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