Konstantine Vlasis, 33, has been a percussionist since fifth grade.
Years ago, at Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, he was in the percussion ensemble. Today, he lives in Iceland listening to (and recording) glaciers that crash like cymbals, plink like wind chimes and rumble like bass drums.
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Vlasis, a Chattanooga native and doctoral candidate in music and sound studies at New York University, is one of five worldwide recipients of the 2024-25 Fulbright-National Geographic Award, which is given to top researchers “to support conservation of the planet.”