![Image of Krupali Krusche wearing a red checkered jacket on the left standing next to President of the American Academy in Rome , Peter N. Miller wearing a blue suit at the Rome Prize award Ceremony in New York City (spring 2024).](/assets/567339/300x/51358c5a_9807_47a2_acfa_805d31bbc285.jpeg)
Krupali Krusche, associate professor and director of DHARMA (Digital Historic Architecture and Material Analysis) Lab, was awarded the Adele Chatfield-Taylor Rome Prize fellowship to support advanced independent work and research in historic preservation and conservation from the American Academy in Rome. Her research, titled "The Roman Forum – Learning Grounds for the Renaissance – What Did They Truly Learn?" will be the theme of her five month fellowship at the Academy's campus in Rome during the 2024-2025 school year.