January 8, 2019 The 2019 IFREE Awards Ceremony honored Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize winners Dr. Roman Sheremeta and Dr. Danila Serra.
The awardees offered reflection and advice to colleagues and attendees of the 2019 graduate workshop. One thing that was clear from both awardees was that research interests come from life experiences.
“This award is my external validation, and I am immensely grateful for it” –Dr. Serra 
Dr. Sheremeta attributes his success to his colleagues and coauthors.
The Smith Prize seeks to inspire early-career scholars to emulate Dr. Smith’s joyous zeal for scientific discovery. The Smith Prize is a “budding genius” award that recipients may use flexibly to advance social science in whatever manner they choose.
Dr. Roman Sheremeta, Department of Economics, Case Western Reserve University, is the 2018 recipient of the Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize. Dr. Danila Serra, Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, is the inaugural recipient of the Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize.
To learn more, visit the Vernon L. Smith Ascending Scholar Prize announcement page.