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New works from Gina Siepel's ongoing project "To Understand a Tree" were included in the group exhibition "Becoming Trees," curated by Fritz Horstman at the Concord Center for the Visual Arts, Concord MA, on view until May 8, 2022.

Was a Visiting Writer at Massachusetts College of the Liberal Arts for a reading and class visit (March 8, 2022), and he was also a Visiting Writer at Columbia College Chicago, where he gave a reading (March 9, 2022). Both visits were virtual. On March 24, 2022, he appeared virtually at the Associated Writers Conference in Philadelphia, where he presented on the panel “Dear You, Love Me: Queer(ing) as/and Epistolary Form”.

Has been invited to be a member of the External Advisory Committee for the Templeton Initiative for Engineering and Computer Science at Union College, providing counsel on the development, implementation, and growth potential of the Initiative which will develop integrative coursework and innovative learning opportunities involving engineering and computer science in the liberal arts setting.

Received a full scholarship from The Chairmaker's Toolbox, an organization dedicated to diversifying the craft of greenwood chairmaking to include makers from under-represented groups in the field, to participate in an upcoming workshop on building the iconic Jennie Alexander chair.

Was an invited speaker for the National Science Foundation Townhall on Data Science in Education, October, 2021.

Was awarded seven nights on the McDonald Observatory's Harlen J. Smith telescope to observe the diffuse spiral galaxy SDSS J010223.55+203334.6. This galaxy is suspected to have interacted with another galaxy which Jason published on several years ago, and these measurements will allow Jason to confirm/refute this hypothesis.

Was awarded 4 hours on the AstroSat UV space telescope to observe five diffuse spiral galaxies. UV emission is typically associated with young groups of stars, and these measurements will help Jason and his collaboration constrain the formation histories of these galaxies.

Was awarded 40 hours on the IRAM 30m radio telescope to look for signs of carbon monoxide in the diffuse spiral UGC731. Carbon monoxide is typically associated with the earliest stages of star formation, and these measurements will provide clues as to why this galaxy is so diffuse. 

Co-led , a three-week interdisciplinary arts session with collaborator Sara Smith at Mildred’s Lane, an artist residency and project site in Beach Lake, PA, involving multi-modal investigations of the forest, human anatomy, and vernacular American furniture design.

Gave an invited talk for the 2021 Women@GECCO workshop (part of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference).