Biology
Packard Fellowship Winner
William Anderegg, an assistant professor of biology, has received one of 18 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for his research on the effects of climate change and drought on forests. Packard Fellows receive a five-year, $875,000 grant to pursue research directions of their choosing. The Packard Foundation requires little paperwork connected to the grant, allowing fellows wide latitude to pursue risky and creative research ideas, dubbed “blue-sky thinking” by the foundation. “I felt honored, thrilled, and surprised all at once,” Anderegg says. “I was pretty overwhelmed by the exciting news.”
Chemistry
Disorder-Resilient Materials
Rodrigo Noriega, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, uses ultrafast laser pulses and his interdisciplinary training to tackle tough problems in energy science. “My scientific interests are at the intersections of chemistry, physics, materials science, and biology – which requires a variety of complementary tools,” says Noriega.
Mathematics
Double AMS Fellows in Math
Peter Trapa and Tommaso de Fernex have been recognized for outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics.
Physics & Astronomy
Two National Physics Awards
Bill Sutherland and Alexei Efros are awarded two of the nations top physics prizes.