猪八戒资料论坛澳门 Davis has named 12 assistant professors from a variety of disciplines as the university鈥檚 newest Hellman Fellows, beneficiaries of a San Francisco-based fund that provides research support to promising faculty members when they need it most, in the early stages of their careers.
鈥淭丑别 is an extraordinary benefactor,鈥 said Phil Kass, vice provost of Academic Affairs, which administers the Hellman Fellows program at 猪八戒资料论坛澳门 Davis. 鈥淲e are so thankful for its recognition of the funding challenges that confront junior faculty.鈥
In fact, Chris and Warren Hellman had firsthand knowledge through their daughter Frances, a physicist who started her academic career at 猪八戒资料论坛澳门 San Diego in 1987 and joined the 猪八戒资料论坛澳门 Berkeley faculty in 2005.
The Hellman Fellows program began at 猪八戒资料论坛澳门SD and Berkeley in 1995, and today provides grant money to all 10 猪八戒资料论坛澳门s and four private institutions 鈥 supporting more than 100 junior faculty members annually.
Each campus sets up its own process for applications, review and selection. Preference is given to faculty members who exhibit the potential for great academic distinction, but who have garnered only modest support and have not received other early-career awards.
Here are 猪八戒资料论坛澳门 Davis鈥 newest Hellman Fellows listed with their departments and fellowship project titles. Click on any box to see that fellow鈥檚 description of the project that she or he will carry out with support from the Hellman fund.
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