Simons Pivot Fellows

J.Xavier Prochaska is a Distinguished Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Nicole C. Rust is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research combines behavioral, neural and computational approaches to understand our brain’s remarkable ability to remember what we’ve seen, including where and how visual memories are…

Axel Saenz Rodriguez is assistant professor in the mathematics department at Oregon State University. He works on probability theory and mathematical physics related to models in non-equilibrium statistical and quantum mechanics.

Jian Shi currently holds the position of associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, as well as the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Diwakar Shukla is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also an affiliate faculty in the Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, Plant Biology and Bioengineering.

James Wray is professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His current research focuses on the geoscience of Mars, not only because it is the planet most obviously Earth-like in terms of potential surface habitability, but also…

Lauren Zarzar is an associate professor at Pennsylvania State University with appointments in the Department of Chemistry (primary) and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (courtesy).