Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists was established in 2007 through a partnership between the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by Leonard Blavatnik (Russian: Леонид Валентинович Блаватник), chairman of Access Industries, and the New York Academy of Sciences, headed by president Mr. Ellis Rubinstein.
These cash grant awards are given annually to selected faculty and postdoctoral researchers age 42 years and younger who work in the life and physical sciences and engineering at institutions in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The first Blavatnik Awards were given in New York City on Monday, November 12, 2007. On June 3, 2013, the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences announced the expansion of the faculty competition to include young scientists from institutions throughout the United States. In April 2017, the Blavatnik Awards program was expanded to the United Kingdom (UK) and Israel.[1]
- Blavatnik National Awards are for faculty-rank scientists and engineers in Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Life Sciences.
- Blavatnik Regional Awards are for postdoctoral scientists working in the fields of Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Life Sciences in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
- Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom are for young, faculty-rank scientists and engineers from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England.
- Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel are for young faculty-rank scientists and engineers early in their independent research careers.
U.S. Regional Postdoctoral Competition[]
The regional program recognizes postdoctoral researchers working at institutions in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The regional program accepts nominations for scientists working in the life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Nominations are accepted from institutions in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Submissions for the regional program are reviewed by a Judging Panel of senior scientists, science editors, and past Blavatnik winners from the Mid-Atlantic area. As of 2013, winners of the postdoctoral competition receive US$30,000 and finalists receive US$10,000, each in unrestricted cash prizes.
Past U.S. Regional Winners and Finalists[]
| Year | Winners | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Leon Bottou, NEC Labs America, Computer Science
, Cornell University, Nanotechnology Ruslan Medzhitov, Yale University, Immunology , Columbia University, Biotechnology Leslie Vosshall, The Rockefeller University, Behavioral Science |
Antje Baeumner, Cornell University, Environmental Engineering
, New York University, Computer Science Geoffrey Coates, Cornell University, Organic Chemistry Antonio Giraldez, Yale University, Developmental Biology , The Rockefeller University, Cell Biology Scott N. Keeney, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Molecular Biology Philip Kim, Columbia University, Condensed Matter Physics , Columbia University, Organic Chemistry Kathryn Uhrich, Rutgers University, Green Chemistry |
| 2008 | Andrey Pisarev, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Steven Gubser, Princeton University, Nuclear & Particle Physics , Princeton University, Electrical Engineering Laura Landweber, Princeton University, Evolutionary Biology Thomas Muir, The Rockefeller University, Biochemistry |
Alexei Aravin, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Developmental Biology
Matthew Evans, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Microbiology Valerie Horsley, Yale University, Developmental Biology Andreas Keller, The Rockefeller University, Neuroscience , Harvard University, Cell & Molecular Biology Daphne Bavelier, University of Rochester, Cognitive Neuroscience Geoffrey Coates, Cornell University, Organic Chemistry Christine Jacobs-Wagner, Yale University, Cell & Molecular Biology , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Developmental Biology , Columbia University, Electrical Engineering , Columbia University, Genetics & Genomics |
| 2009 | , The Rockefeller University, Behavioral Science
Paul Chirik, Cornell University, Chemical Biology , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Computational Biology Carmala Garzione, University of Rochester, Geology Rebecca Oppenheimer, American Museum of Natural History, Astrophysics , Rutgers University, Neuroscience Alexander Pechen, Princeton University, Theoretical Physics , The Rockefeller University, Developmental Biology |
Tamas Horvath, Yale University, Molecular Neuroscience
, Columbia University, Astrophysics Daniel Sigman, Princeton University, Geology , New York University, Computer Science |
| 2010 | , Columbia University, Astronomy
, Princeton University, Computer Science Michal Lipson, Cornell University, Nanotechnology , Columbia University, Nanotechnology Evgeny Nudler, New York University, Biochemistry Daniela Schiller, New York University, Behavioral Science , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Neuroscience |
Nicolas Reyes, Institut Pasteur, Physiology & Biophysics
, New York University, Cell Biology Elza Erkip, Polytechnic University of NYU, Electrical Engineering David Evans, Yale University, Geology & Geophysics , New York University, Particle Physics |
| 2011 | Johannes Gehrke, Cornell University, Computer Science
, Columbia University, Astrophysics , Columbia University, Physiology , Columbia University, Mathematics |
, New York University, Biochemistry
Mary Kay Lobo, University of Maryland, Cellular Neuroscience , Medical University of South Carolina, Structural Biology Ruth Van de Water, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Nuclear & Particle Physics Robert Anderson, City College CUNY, Ecology , Rutgers University, Structural Biology , Yale University, Geology Olga Troyanskaya, Princeton University, Computational Biology , Princeton University, Electrical Engineering |
| 2012 | B. Andrei Bernevig, Princeton University, Particle Physics
, The Rockefeller University, Structural Biology , Syracuse University, Ecology Alison Galvani, Yale University, Epidemiology[2] , Columbia University, Astronomy , New York University, Developmental Biology Assaf Naor, New York University, Computer Science Elisa Oricchio, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical Medicine , The Rockefeller University, Neuroscience |
Michael Collins, Columbia University, Computer Science
, Columbia University, Physical Chemistry |
| 2013 | David Blei, Princeton University, Computer Science
, The Rockefeller University, Behavioral Science[3] , Rutgers University, Condensed Matter Physics , University of Rochester, Inorganic Chemistry[4] , Weill Cornell Medical College, Chemical Biology[5] Frans Pretorius, Princeton University, Astrophysics Rachel Rosen, Columbia University, Astrophysics |
, Weill Cornell Medical College, Physiology
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Genetics & Genomics Mariangela Lisanti, Princeton University, Nuclear & Particle Physics , Vanderbilt University, Cell Biology , Yale University, Electrical Engineering |
| 2014 | , Columbia University, Applied Mathematics
, Princeton University, Chemical Engineering , Yale University, Developmental Biology |
, The Rockefeller University, Biochemistry & Structural Biology
, Weill Cornell Medical College, Neuroscience , Rutgers University, Theoretical Physics , Princeton University, Immunology & Microbiology , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Biochemistry & Structural Biology , New York University, Condensed Matter Physics |
| 2015 | , The Rockefeller University, Genetics & Genomics
, Princeton University, Chemical Engineering , Columbia University, Geology & Geophysics |
, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Neuroscience
, The Rockefeller University, Immunology & Microbiology Xiang Gao, Yale University, Biochemistry & Structural Biology , Yale University, Biochemistry & Structural Biology Yang Liu, Princeton University, Electrical Engineering , Brookhaven National Laboratory, Nuclear & Particle Physics |
| 2016 | , Princeton University, Ecology
, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Physical Chemistry , Princeton University, Condensed Matter Physics |
, Weill Cornell Medical College, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Rachel Perry, Yale University, Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology , Yale University, Biochemistry & Structural Biology , Princeton University, Theoretical Chemistry , Columbia University, Materials Science & Nanotechnology , Astrophysics & Cosmology |
| 2017[6] | Chao Lu, The Rockefeller University, Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics
, New York University, Physical Chemistry June Huh, Institute for Advanced Study, Mathematics |
, The Rockefeller University, Molecular & Cellular Biology
, The Rockefeller University, Biophysics and Structural Biology Alan Healy, Yale University, Chemical Biology , Memorial Sloane Kettering, Biochemistry & Structural Biology Douglas Stanford, Institute for Advanced Study, Theoretical Physics , Yale University, Condensed Matter Physics |
| 2018 | Shruti Naik, PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University (now at NYU School of Medicine)
, PhD, nominated by Columbia University (now at the University of California, San Diego) Lu Wei, PhD, nominated by Columbia University (now at Caltech) |
, MD, PhD, nominated by Weill Cornell Medicine (now at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center), Life Sciences
, PhD, The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences , PhD, Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , PhD, nominated by Princeton University (now at the University of Virginia), Physical Sciences & Engineering Niankai Fu, PhD, Cornell University, Chemistry Priyanka Sharma, PhD, Stony Brook University, Chemistry |
| 2019 | , PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University (now at Columbia University)
Netta Engelhardt, PhD, nominated by Princeton University (now at Massachusetts Institute of Technology) , PhD, nominated by Cornell University (now at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China) |
Carla Nasca, PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences
, PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University (currently transitioning to the University of Pennsylvania), Life Sciences Derya Akkaynak, PhD, nominated by Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , PhD, nominated by Columbia University (now at the University of Washington), Physical Sciences & Engineering Yaping Zang, PhD, nominated by Columbia University, Chemistry Igor Dikiy, PhD, nominated by the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY, Chemistry |
| 2020 | Antonio Fernández-Ruiz, PhD, nominated by New York University
Adrian Price-Whelan, PhD, nominated by Flatiron Institute Ning Jia, PhD, nominated by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
Amelia Escolano, PhD , nominated by The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences
Marc Schneeberger Pané, PhD, nominated by The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences Zahra Abdollahnejad, PhD , nominated by University of Connecticut, Physical Sciences & Engineering Shruti Puri , PhD, nominated by Yale University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Xianwen Mao, PhD , nominated by Cornell University, Chemistry Yifei Zhang, PhD , nominated by Columbia University, Chemistry |
U.S. National Faculty Competition[]
Beginning with the 2014 awards cycle, the national faculty competition accepts nominations for scientists working in three disciplinary categories: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemistry.[7] Nominations are accepted from institutions throughout the United States. Members of the Awards’ Scientific Advisory Council may also submit nominations. Submissions are reviewed by a Judging Panel of senior scientists and past Blavatnik Awards winners. The awards are conferred annually with one winner (“Laureate”) from each disciplinary category selected each year (for a total of three Laureates per year). Each Laureate will receive a US$250,000 unrestricted cash prize and is honored at a ceremony in New York City every fall.
Past U.S. National Laureates and Finalists[]
| Year | Laureates | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| 2020[8][9] | , Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University
William Dichtel, Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University , Professor of Physics, Columbia University |
Polina Anikeeva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences
, Princeton University, Life Sciences , Yale University, Life Sciences Viviana Gradinaru, California Institute of Technology, Life Sciences , Boston Children's Hospital, Life Sciences Cigall Kadoch, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical University, Life Sciences , Northwestern University, Life Sciences Houra Merrikh, Vanderbilt University, Life Sciences Seth Murray, Texas A & M University, Life Sciences Nieng Yan, Princeton University, Life Sciences Aditya Akella, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Physical Sciences & Engineering Andrea Alù, Advanced Sciences Research Center, The Graduate Center, CUNY, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Kristen Grauman, The University of Texas at Austin, Physical Sciences & Engineering Mohammad Hafezi, University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering Mohammad Hajiaghayi, University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering Subhash Khot, New York University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Maureen Long, Yale University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering Luis Campos, Columbia University, Chemistry William Dichtel, Northwestern University, Chemistry , University of Chicago, Chemistry Neil Garg, University of California, Los Angeles, Chemistry Prashant Jain, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chemistry , Columbia University, Chemistry , Washington University in Saint Louis, Chemistry , Scripps Research Institute, Chemistry Emily Weiss, Northwestern University, Chemistry |
| 2019 | Heather J. Lynch, Associate Professor with a joint appointment in Ecology and Evolution and the Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Stony Brook University
Ana Maria Rey, JILA Fellow & Professor of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder Emily Balskus, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University |
Emily Balskus, Harvard University, Chemistry
William Dichtel, Northwestern University, Chemistry Christy Haynes,University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Chemistry , University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemistry Jeremiah Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry , Columbia University, Chemistry , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chemistry , Princeton University, Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania, Chemistry Emily Weiss, Northwestern University, Chemistry Andrea Alù, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, Physical Sciences & Engineering Chiara Daraio, California Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering Mohammad Hafezi, University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of Maryland, College Park, Physical Sciences & Engineering Subhash Khot, New York University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Jure Leskovec, Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California San Diego, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Ana Maria Rey, University of Colorado Boulder, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Princeton University, Life Sciences Viviana Gradinaru, California Institute of Technology, Life Sciences , Northwestern University, Life Sciences Heather Lynch, Stony Brook University, Life Sciences , University of Washington, Life Sciences Seth Murray, Texas A&M University, Life Sciences Nicholas Navin, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Life Sciences , Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Life Sciences , UT Southwestern Medical Center, Life Sciences Nieng Yan, Princeton University, Life Sciences , University of California San Diego, Life Sciences |
| 2018 | Janelle Ayres, an associate professor in the Nomis Center for Immunobiology & Microbial Pathogenesis and Helen McLoraine Developmental Chair at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry and bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego Sergei V. Kalinin, director of the Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials at Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Janelle Ayres, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Life Sciences
Edward Boyden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences , Princeton University, Life Sciences Zachary Lippman, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Life Sciences Franziska Michor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Life Sciences , University of Washington, Life Sciences Celeste Nelson, Princeton University, Life Sciences Bradley Pentelute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences , UT Southwestern Medical Center, Life Sciences , University of California, San Diego, Life Sciences Emily Balskus, Harvard University, Chemistry Luis Campos, Columbia University, Chemistry Bianxiao Cui, Stanford University, Chemistry Mircea Dincă, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry , University of California, San Diego, Chemistry Neil Garg, University of California, Los Angeles, Chemistry Christy Haynes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Chemistry Bo Huang, University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry , University of Pennsylvania, Chemistry Emily Weiss, Northwestern University, Chemistry Andrea Alù, The Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York; formerly of University of Texas at Austin, Physical Sciences & Engineering Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Santa Cruz, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of Massachusetts Amherst, Physical Sciences & Engineering Sergei V. Kalinin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Physical Sciences & Engineering Jure Leskovec, Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, San Diego, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Anastasia Volovich, Brown University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering |
| 2017[10][11] | Yi Cui, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Photon Science and Chemistry, Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Melanie Sanford, Moses Gomberg Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan Feng Zhang, Core Member, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard |
, University of Southern California, Life Sciences
Antonio Giraldez, Yale University, Life Sciences , University of California, San Francisco, Life Sciences Franziska Michor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Life Sciences Celeste Nelson, Princeton University, Life Sciences Bradley Pentelute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences , Vanderbilt University, Life Sciences Pardis Sabeti, Harvard University, Life Sciences , UT Southwestern Medical Center, Life Sciences Andrea Alù, The University of Texas at Austin, Physical Sciences & Engineering , The University of Chicago, Physical Sciences & Engineering Julia Greer, California Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering Mark Hersam, Northwestern University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Sergei V. Kalinin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Physical Sciences & Engineering Jure Leskovec, Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering Anastasia Volovich, Brown University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of Akron, Chemistry William Dichtel, Northwestern University, Chemistry , Scripps Florida, Chemistry Michael Fischbach, University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry Nathan Gianneschi, University of California, San Diego, Chemistry Christy Haynes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Chemistry Bo Huang, University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry Michael Strano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry , University of Chicago, Chemistry |
| 2016[12] | David Charbonneau, Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University
Phil Baran, Professor of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute , Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley |
, Johns Hopkins University, Life Sciences
Casey Dunn, Brown University, Life Sciences Antonio Giraldez, Yale University, Life Sciences Rob Knight, University of California, San Diego, Life Sciences , University of California, Berkeley, Life Sciences , National Institutes of Health, Life Sciences Pardis Sabeti, Harvard University, Life Sciences Beth Shapiro, University of California, Santa Cruz, Life Sciences Leor Weinberger, Gladstone Institutes, Life Sciences Feng Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences Andrea Alù, The University of Texas at Austin, Physical Sciences & Engineering Alexei Borodin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering Yi Cui, Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Jenny Greene, Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Julia Greer, California Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering Sergei Kalinin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Anastasia Volovich, Brown University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Princeton University, Chemistry , Scripps Florida, Chemistry , University of California, San Diego, Chemistry Michael Fischbach, University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry David Ginger, University of Washington, Chemistry Bo Huang, University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry Nevan Krogan, Gladstone Institutes, Chemistry Teri Odom, Northwestern University, Chemistry , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Chemistry |
| 2015[13] | Christopher Chang, Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
, Associate Professor in Residence of Neurological Surgery and Physiology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Co-Director of the Center for Neural Engineering and Prosthetics, UC Berkeley and UCSF Syed Jafar, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine |
, Boston Children's Hospital, Life Sciences
Rob Knight, University of California, San Diego, Life Sciences Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Life Sciences Luciano Marraffini, The Rockefeller University, Life Sciences , University of California, Berkeley, Life Sciences , University of Utah, Life Sciences Alice Ting, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences Feng Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences Yi Zuo, University of California, Santa Cruz, Life Sciences Yi Cui, Stanford University & SLAC, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering Eric Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Markus Greiner, Harvard University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Ali Khademhosseini, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Massachusetts General Hospital, Physical Sciences & Engineering Yueh-Lin Loo, Princeton University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Columbia University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Ashvin Vishwanath, University of California, Berkeley, Physical Sciences & Engineering Phil Baran, Scripps Research Institute, Chemistry Bianxiao Cui, Stanford University, Chemistry , Scripps Florida, Chemistry Michael Fischbach, University of California, San Francisco, Chemistry Rustem Ismagilov, California Institute of Technology, Chemistry Nevan Krogan, Gladstone Institutes, Chemistry , Cornell University, Chemistry Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, Chemistry Michael Strano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry , Harvard University, Chemistry |
| 2014 | Rachel Wilson, Harvard University, Life Sciences
Marin Soljačić, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering Adam Cohen, Harvard University, Chemistry |
Helen Blackwell, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Life Sciences
Howard Chang, Stanford University, Life Sciences , Boston Children’s Hospital, Life Sciences Rob Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder, Life Sciences Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Life Sciences Sarkis Mazmanian, California Institute of Technology, Life Sciences , University of California, Berkeley, Life Sciences Alice Ting, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Life Sciences , Johns Hopkins University, Life Sciences Yi Cui, SLAC National Laboratory and Stanford University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Ali Hajimiri, California Institute of Technology, Physical Sciences & Engineering Patrick Hopkins, University of Virginia, Physical Sciences & Engineering Ali Javey, University of California, Berkeley, Physical Sciences & Engineering Ali Khademhosseini, Harvard University, Physical Sciences & Engineering Teri Odom, Northwestern University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Stony Brook University, Physical Sciences & Engineering , Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Physical Sciences & Engineering Phil Baran, The Scripps Research Institute, Chemistry , Princeton University, Chemistry Christopher Chang, University of California, Berkeley, Chemistry Peng Chen, Cornell University, Chemistry Ruben Gonzalez, Columbia University, Chemistry Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, Chemistry Michael Strano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry , Harvard University, Chemistry , University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chemistry |
Israel Faculty Competition[]
In 2017 the Blavatnik Awards launched a national competition in Israel modeled on the U.S. Faculty awards. The Blavatnik Awards in Israel are administered by The New York Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Three Laureates from Israel are chosen each awards cycle and receive US$100,000 in unrestricted funds. The first awards were granted during a ceremony held at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on February 4, 2018.[14][15][16][17][18][19]
Past Israel Laureates[]
| Year | Laureates |
|---|---|
| 2018[20] | , Associate Professor, The Andrew & Erna Viterbi Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology , Senior Lecturer, Department of Neurobiology, Tel Aviv University |
United Kingdom (UK) Faculty Competition[]
In 2017 the Blavatnik Awards launched a national competition across the United Kingdom modeled after the U.S. Faculty awards. A laureate and two finalists in each of three categories (Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences and Engineering) are chosen in the UK every awards cycle. Laureates are awarded US$100,000 and finalists receive US$30,000. The first awards were granted during a ceremony held at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on March 7, 2018.[21]
Past United Kingdom (UK) Laureates and Finalists[]
| Year | Field | Laureate | Finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018[22] | Chemistry | Andrew Goodwin, Professor of Materials Chemistry, University of Oxford | , Durham University |
| Philipp Kukura, University of Oxford | |||
| Life Sciences | M. Madan Babu, Programme Leader, Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology | Timothy Behrens, University of Oxford; honorary Principal Investigator, University College London (UCL) | |
| , Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology | |||
| Physical Sciences and Engineering | Henry Snaith, Professor of Physics, Group Leader Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics Device group, University of Oxford | Claudia de Rham, Imperial College London | |
|
, University of Warwick | |||
| 2019[23] | Chemistry | Philipp Kukura, University of Oxford | Igor Larrosa, University of Manchester |
| Rachel O'Reilly, University of Birmingham | |||
| Life Sciences | Ewa Paluch, University College London (UCL) & University of Cambridge | Timothy Behrens, University of Oxford & Honorary Principal Investigator, University College London (UCL) | |
| Kathy Niakan, Francis Crick Institute | |||
| Physical Sciences and Engineering | University of Birmingham | , Imperial College, London | |
| Máire O'Neill, Queen's University Belfast | |||
| 2020[24] | Chemistry | Kirsty Penkman, University of York | Matthew Fuchter, Imperial College London |
| , University of Southampton | |||
| Life Sciences | Timothy Behrens, University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) | Eleanor Stride, University of Oxford | |
| , University of Exeter | |||
| Physical Sciences and Engineering | Claudia de Rham, Imperial College London | Ian Chapman, UK Atomic Energy Authority and Culham Centre for Fusion Energy | |
| , University of Birmingham | |||
| 2021[25] | Chemistry | , University of Manchester | David P. Mills, University of Manchester |
| , University College London | |||
| Life Sciences | Stephen L. Brusatte, University of Edinburgh | John Marioni, European Bioinformatics Institute and University of Cambridge | |
| , University of Exeter | |||
| Physical Sciences and Engineering | Sinead Farrington, University of Edinburgh | , University of Manchester | |
| , University of Southampton | |||
| 2022 | Chemistry | Kim Jelfs, Imperial College London | Gonçalo Bernardes, University of Cambridge |
| Stephen Thomas, University of Edinburgh | |||
| Physical Sciences and Engineering | Matthew Brookes, University of Nottingham | Sarah Haigh, University of Manchester | |
| , University of Cambridge | |||
| Life Sciences | Madeline Lancaster, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology | , University of Oxford | |
| Sonja Vernes, University of St Andrews |
See also[]
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