{"id":19411,"date":"2026-10-14T17:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/?p=19411"},"modified":"2026-10-14T17:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:05:44","slug":"2026-open-data-impact-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/14\/2026-open-data-impact-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Open Data Impact Awards Honor Researchers Advancing Discovery Through Open Data\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press has announced the recipients of the 2026 Open Data Impact Awards, recognizing researchers whose openly shared datasets demonstrate exceptional value in advancing scholarship, transparency and data reuse.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Organized and funded in collaboration with the Data Science Institute and Delaware EPSCoR, the awards highlight the importance of making research data accessible for discovery, collaboration and future scholarship. By sharing their datasets, researchers extend the value of their work beyond the original study and create opportunities for others to build on their findings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 2026 Open Data Impact Award recipients are:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ariel Alperstein and Erin Mulhearn<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.82252\/JUBRVV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chaperone proteins protect against desmin fragment amyloid aggregation<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kyle Wang and Moath Erqsous<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/22863690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">MHARD \u2013 Mental Health App Reviews Dataset<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"20\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michael Crossley<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datadryad.org\/dataset\/doi%3A10.5061\/dryad.7pvmcvdwb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adult breeding monarch relative abundance<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The award committee also recognized <\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Qingwu Meng<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> with an honorable mention for the dataset <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov\/articles\/dataset\/Data_from_A_Chemical_Biostimulant_Enhances_Growth_of_Greenhouse_Lettuce_But_Not_Some_Cruciferous_Vegetables_in_Aerated_Hydroponics\/33381616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-contrast=\"none\">Data from: A Chemical Biostimulant Enhances Growth of Greenhouse Lettuce, But Not Some Cruciferous Vegetables, in Aerated Hydroponics<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The recognized datasets span a range of disciplines, demonstrating how open research data can contribute to biomedical research, mental health and technology studies, and ecological monitoring. By making these resources available for reuse, the researchers support continued scientific inquiry and help ensure that valuable research outputs remain discoverable and accessible to scholars, students and the public.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Open Data Impact Awards reflect the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press\u2019s commitment to advancing open scholarship and strengthening the research ecosystem by supporting practices that make knowledge more accessible, reusable and impactful.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19412\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19412\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19412\" src=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"Library, Museums and Press staff member stands next to recent award winners. Each wearing event badges against a wood-paneled backdrop with potted plants.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-820x461.jpg 820w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-365x205.jpg 365w, https:\/\/library.udel.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/OpenData_Winners_ESocial_1200x675-570x321.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Award committee members and award recipients at the 2026 Data Science Symposium in Newark, Delaware. From left to right are Daniel Peart of the University of Delaware Library, award recipient Ariel Alperstein, award recipient Michael Crossley, award recipient Moath Erqsous, and Amy Slocum of Delaware EPSCoR. The Open Data Impact Awards recognize researchers whose openly shared datasets demonstrate the value of open scholarship and the potential for broad research impact and reuse. 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