Nine faculty members from the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation received over $75,000 in funding from this year’s Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski and Stanley A. Jashemski Research Grant Program. Now in its 18th year, the program funds archeological and other research projects related to the Classical World of the Roman Empire or occupied territories during Classical Antiquity.
“The 2025 Jashemski Grant awardees exemplify the innovative and interdisciplinary work being done at MAPP,” said Casey Dawkins, the associate dean of research. “This year's projects will reveal new insights about the architects that designed Ancient Rome's built environment, enhance our understanding of the Roman Empire and its legacy and explore the transcontinental connections that shaped the Classical World.”
The award is named after Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski, who was an ancient history professor at UMD, and her husband Stanley Jashemski, a physicist. Professor Jashemski was a respected leader for her garden archaeology work in Pompeii, Italy, and won the Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement from the American Institute of Archaeology. In 2007, she provided a financial gift to the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation to fund the Jashemski Research Grant Program to support research.
This year’s recipients represent the school’s architecture and historic preservation programs and include collaborations with Politecnico di Milano University in Milan, Italy, A&E Design Firm and UMD’s College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Juan Burke, Assistant Professor, Architecture Program
A Classicist in Exile: Charting Architectural History and Theory across Italy, Mexico, and Spain through the Life and Works of Pedro José Márquez, 1760s-1810s
Richard Etlin, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Architecture Program
The Roman Pantheon: A Reconsideration
Hooman Koliji, Associate Clinical Professor, Architecture Program
AI-Driven Reconstruction/Generative of Roman Architecture: Expanding Digital Heritage, Real-Time Analysis, and AI Integration Across MAPP
Kenneth Filler, Assistant Clinical Professor, Architecture Program
Production of Archaeological Publications
Adan Ramos, Lecturer, Architecture Program (Co-PI: Gabriel Maslen ‘15, Politecnico di Milano University)
The Pompeian Multistory House Project: Archaeological Field Survey, Technical Drawings, and an Analysis of Multistory Domestic Architecture at Pompeii
Lindley Vann, Professor Emeritus, Architecture Program
Ancient Harbors of the Turkish South Coast
Brian Kelly, Professor, Architecture Program
Recording Rome and Florence: The Legacy of the Classical World
Michele Lamprakos, Associate Professor, Architecture Program (Co-PI: Jared Schmitz M.Arch, M.H.P. ‘21)|
Reviving Rome: Change over Time at the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, Spain
Stefan Woehlke, Assistant Clinical Professor, Historic Preservation Program (Co-PI: UMD anthropology undergraduate Nimesh Fonseka)
Roman Interactions Beyond the Frontier: Reconstructing a Roman’s Encounter with Sri Lanka