Fourteen Research Fellows to Receive Over $4.3M in Science Funding
IRVINE,
Calif., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation announced today the selection
of its 2024 class of Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows,
individuals who underscore the Foundation's mission of supporting
basic research in chemical sciences and chemical instrumentation.
They were selected after a three-part review led by a panel of
scientific experts.
"The individuals selected as fellows for
this program are doing research that is important and innovative,
and will help introduce new methods, processes, and instrumentation
to the scientific community." - Dr. Anne
Hultgren, Executive Director
The Foundation will award more than $4.3
million in funding over the next three years for 14
exceptional research fellows from 10 universities and research
institutions:
Chemical Instrumentation
Anish Roy, PhD, Broad Institute of
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and Harvard University
Megan Steves, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Chemical Sciences
Harrison Bergman, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alexandra Brown, PhD, Princeton University
Pamela Cai, PhD, University of Chicago
Hayden Carder, PhD, California Institute of Technology
Madison Foreman, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Shruti Hariyani, PhD, Texas A&M University
Daniel Laorenza, PhD, Harvard University
Matthew Liu, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jeffrey McNeill, PhD, Columbia University
Paul Robinson, PhD, Harvard University
Cristian Woroch, PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Michael Zott, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
"The individuals selected as fellows for this program are doing
research that is important and innovative, and will help introduce
new methods, processes, and instrumentation to the scientific
community," shared. Dr. Anne
Hultgren, Executive Director of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman
Foundation. "We look forward to providing these exceptional young
scientists with support as they transition to independent,
impactful research careers. Congratulations to the 2024 class of
Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows!"
The Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship provides salary
and research support to postdoctoral scholars with the highest
potential for success in an independent academic career in the
chemical sciences, and to assist in their moves from mentored yet
independent researchers to tenure-track positions. Funds for 2024
awardees will be issued this summer and extend over a period of up
to three years.
About the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Located in Irvine, California, the
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation supports researchers and
nonprofit research institutions in making the next generation of
breakthroughs in chemistry and the life sciences. Founded in 1977
by 20th century scientific instrumentation pioneer Dr. Arnold O. Beckman, the Foundation supports
United States institutions and
young scientists whose creative, high-risk, and interdisciplinary
research will lead to innovations and new tools and methods for
scientific discovery. For more information, visit
beckman-foundation.org.
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