American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 11 Simons Research Grantees

Eleven Simons Foundation grantees and one board member are among the latest cohort of prominent artists, scholars, scientists and leaders elected as fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy is one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies in the United States. It convenes leaders from across disciplines to address critical challenges facing society. In 2022, the academy inducted 261 new members.

  • Roman Bezrukavnikov
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    2020 Simons Fellow in Mathematics
  • Panagiota Daskalopoulos
    Columbia University
    2017 Simons Fellow in Mathematics
  • Michale S. Fee
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain
  • Alice Guionnet (International Honorary Member)
    École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
    2012 Simons Investigator in Mathematics
  • Z. Josh Huang
    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
  • Shamit Kachru
    Stanford University
    2017 Simons Investigator in Physics; Simons Collaboration on Ultra Quantum Matter
  • Gabriel Kotliar
    Rutgers University
    2017 Simons Fellow in Physics; Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem (former); Center for Computational Quantum Physics (Visiting Scientist)
  • Peter Littlewood
    University of Chicago
    Flatiron Institute Scientific Advisory Board; Simons Foundation Board of Directors
  • Rebecca Saxe
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
  • Sara A. Solla
    Northwestern University
    Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain
  • Sijue Wu
    University of Michigan
    2017 Simons Fellow in Mathematics
  • Matias Zaldarriaga
    Institute for Advanced Study
    Origins of the Universe Project
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