February 21, 2017
Five young UC Berkeley faculty members have been awarded 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships, coveted grants for scientists and scholars at the beginning of their academic careers: Ren Ng, computer science; Pierre Simon, mathematics; Reed Walker, economics; Daniel Weisz, physics; and Michael Yartsev, neuroscience.
The fellowships are among 126 announced this week by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships honor early-career scholars from the United States and Canada whose achievements mark them as the next generation of scientific leaders, according to the foundation. Winners receive a $60,000 fellowship to be used as they wish to further their research.
Read more: Berkeley News | February 21st, 2017