John Taylor, Professor of Economics at Stanford University and developer of the "Taylor Rule" for setting interest rates | Stanford University
John Taylor, Professor of Economics at Stanford University and developer of the "Taylor Rule" for setting interest rates | Stanford University
Eleven postdoctoral scholars have been chosen as the 2025 cohort of Stanford Science Fellows, representing the largest group since the inception of the program in 2020. The Stanford Science Fellows (SSF) program is designed to support burgeoning scholars, promote foundational science, and encourage interdisciplinary research addressing fundamental scientific questions.
Peter Michelson, faculty director of the SSF program, stated, "This program attracts some of the most promising early-career researchers in the world. At Stanford, they have the chance to grow and push their thinking by collaborating with experts from different fields and backgrounds. This experience yields long-term benefits not just for the individuals, but also for Stanford and, ultimately, for society as a whole." Michelson, who serves as the Luke Blossom Professor and professor of physics in the School of Humanities and Sciences, highlighted the achievements of previous fellows, such as Zhurun “Judy” Ji. Ji’s work on the fractional quantum Hall state was featured in Nature, advancing insights into physics and potential applications. She will join MIT's faculty as an assistant professor in fall 2025.
Among the new fellows, Lili Chen will collaborate with Zhenan Bao on functional materials in chemical engineering. Jesse Han will leverage data from major telescopes to examine dark matter dynamics, working with Susan Clark and Risa Wechsler. Michelle Hill will explore planetary habitability conditions alongside Laura Schaefer. Brice Huang is set to research spin glasses in a joint study with Andrea Montanari.
Warren Li will explore singularities in relativity, collaborating with Jonathan Luk, while Truong Ly investigates extreme environment physiology with Jonathan Long. Thomas Massoni will delve into topology and dynamical systems with Yakov Eliashberg and Mohammed Abouzaid.
Heonjoon Park plans to use advanced techniques to study quantum materials' topology with Zhi-Xun Shen and Ben Feldman. Andrew Pyo will examine biological systems' governing principles with Benjamin Good. Noah Toyonaga, a physicist and artist, will study membrane geometry with Manu Prakash, and Peidong Wang focuses on climate variability with Noah Diffenbaugh.
Diffenbaugh also holds multiple fellowships at Stanford, as do Shen, Prakash, and Wechsler, who directs the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology.
This information was previously published by Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.
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