Four faculty members from UW-Madison recently received a prestigious, competitive research award.
Shuchi Chawla of the computer science department, Karsten Heeger of the physics department, Song Jin of the chemistry department and Tehshik Yoon, also of the chemistry department, received Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships. They were four out of 118 scientists, mathematicians and economists chosen to receive the grants.
The Sloan Fellowships are $50,000 grants allocated for two-year terms to researchers at the beginning of their careers.
Each recipient participates in a broad range of research, including the design and analysis of algorithms, neutrino physics, nanoscale materials and organic synthesis.
Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr. founded The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a philanthropic organization, in 1934 in New York. The foundation grants research scholarships in six broad subjects: basic research, science education, public understanding of science, economic performance and the quality of life, select national issues and civic initiatives.
