Unquestionably Great Minds

Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth & Environment Lucy Hutyra was recently named a MacArthur Fellow. Hutyra won a so-called “genius grant” for her work to understand the effect of urbanization on climate and ecosystems.

Vivek Goyal, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was selected as a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. His predictive algorithms and computational imaging discoveries have made it possible to photograph objects hidden by walls.

Astronomer Chuanfei Dong, biomedical engineer Hadi Nia, and neurobiologist Meg Younger were named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows. The fellowships will help these winners study, respectively, solar storms, lung disease, and how mosquitoes detect humans.

Biologist Ana Fiszbein, mechanical engineer Michael Albro, data scientist Jonathan Huggins, computer engineer Rabia Yazicigil, mechanical engineer Andrew Sabelhaus, computer engineer Wenchao Li, and global development policy expert Rachel Brulé won National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards to support their research, which has applications ranging from curing cancer to safer self-driving cars.