Each year, the SIA awards travel scholarships to assist with offsetting the expenses associated with attending our conferences. The scholarships are open to students or to emerging professionals with less than three years of experience. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to the field of industrial archaeology.

Scholarships are funded through a dedicated account. This fund relies on annual contributions for replenishment, and members are encouraged to consider donating at the time that they receive their annual dues notice.

This year the SIA awarded five travel scholarships.

Daria Jagiello received her PhD in 2021 from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. Daria’s research interests include water mills, municipal water works, and the interpretation and adaptive reuse of historic industrial facilities. She is currently employed as an assistant lecturer at her alma mater.

William Dunsmore is a graduate student at the Bard Graduate Center in New York City. William’s research centers on the roles of German immigrants in the lager beer brewing industry in the United States. In particular, William is interested in the use of subterranean vaults called lagerkellers and their significance in the development of the modern brewing industry.

James Juip is a PhD candidate in the Industrial Heritage and Archaeology Program at Michigan Technological University. James’ current research is focused on expanding and improving an online interactive historical atlas called the Keweenaw Time Traveler. The Time Traveler provides an innovative way for people to learn about, share, and research the history and heritage of the industrial communities of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Larrisa Juip is also a PhD candidate in the Industrial Heritage and Archaeology Program at Michigan Technological University. Larrisa’s research interests focus on past and present connections to iron mining among the Indigenous and Descendant communities on Minnesota’s Iron Range. Larrisa hopes to create an adaptive template to include these often-missing connections in future interpretive efforts in mining history.

Finally, Kyle Parker McGlynn is also a PhD candidate in the Industrial Heritage and Archaeology Program at Michigan Technological University. Kyle’s current research focuses on how industrial heritage sites use digital technologies to engage and educate visitors. In addition to his research activities, Kyle is currently employed as an intern at the Western Mining Museum in Colorado Springs, CO.