Hellman Fellows
Past Recipients

The purpose of the Hellman Faculty Fellows Awards, funded through the generosity of Chris and Warren Hellman, is to substantially support the research and creative activities of promising assistant professors who show capacity for great distinction in their work.

2009-2010 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Ery Arias-Castro, Mathematics
Jennifer Cha, Nanoengineering
Alison Coil, Physics
Olga Dudko, Physics
Joshua Figueroa, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Colin Jamora, Cell and Developmental Biology
Gert Lanckriet, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jiawang Nie, Mathematics
Oleg Shpyrko, Physics
Michael Tauber, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Emily Troemel, Cell and Developmental Biology
Liangfang Zhang, NanoEngineering

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Syed Ali, Economics
Ivano Caponigro, Linguistics
Robert Castro, Theatre & Dance
Dennis Childs, Literature
Amelia Glaser, Literature
Nitin Govil, Communication
Adria Imada, Ethnic Studies
Sara Kaplan, Ethnic Studies
Nancy Kwak, History
Lei Liang, Music
April Linton, Sociology
Edmund Malesky, IR/PS
Luis Martin-Cabrera, Literature
John McMurria, Communication
Patrick Patterson, History
Sebastian Saiegh, Political Science
Anna Springer, Literature
Clinton Tolley, Philosophy
Alison Wishard Guerra, Education Studies
Christian Wuthrich, Philosophy
K. Wayne Yang, Ethnic Studies                      

2008-2009 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Gaurav Arya, NanoEngineering
Jan Kleissl, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Gentry Patrick, Neurobiology
Curt Schurgers, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jacques Verstraete, Mathematics
Hector Viadiu, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Elina Zuniga, Molecular Biology

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Morana Alac, Communication
Jeeyang Baum, Political Science
Dennis Childs, Literature
Liam Clancy, Theatre & Dance
Alan Daly, Education Studies
Scott Desposato, Political Sciences
Ricardo Dominguez, Visual Arts
Catherine Gere, History
Monte Johnson, Philosophy
Dayna Kalleres, Literature
Margaret Loose, Literature
Keith McNeal, Anthropology
Daniel Widener, History                                         

2007-2008 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Alexander Hoffmann, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Terunaga Nakagawa, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Maho Niwa, Molecular Biology
Joseph Pogliano, Molecular Biology
Deli Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Stephan Anagnostaras, Psychology
Amelia Glaser, Literature
Gerald Mackie, Political Science
Isaac Martin, Sociology
Kwai Ng, Sociology
Rebecca Plant, History

2006-2007 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Peter Andolfatto, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Aurore Delaigle, Mathematics
Ananda Goldrath, Molecular Biology
Brian Keating, Physics
Thomas Murphy, Jr., Physics
Curt Schurgers, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jerry Yang, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Amy Alexander, Visual Arts
Akosua Boatema Boateng, Communication
Zoltan Hajnal, Political Science
Sara Johnson, Literature
April Linton, Sociology
Rebecca Plant, History
Nancy Postero, Anthropology
Megan Wesling, Literature

2005-2006 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Yoshihisa Kobayashi, Chemistry & Biochemistry
James Nieh, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Pamela Reinagel, Neurobiology
Glenn Tesler, Mathematics
Nuno Vasconcelos, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Jonathan Cohen, Philosophy
Karen Ferree, Political Science
Camille Forbes, Literature
Fonna Forman-Barzilai, Political Science
Esra Ozyurek, Anthropology
Roberto Tejada, Visual Arts
Shahrokh Yadegari, Theatre & Dance
Elana Zilberg, Communication

2004-2005 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Michael Burkart, Chemistry & Biochemistry
David Holway, Division of Biological Sciences
Tracy Johnson, Division of Biological Sciences
Shayan Mookherjea, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Michael Todd, Structural Engineering

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Frank Biess, History
Richard Cohen, Literature
Gary Fields, Communication
Andrew Lakoff, Sociology
Weijing Lu, History
Katerina Semendeferi, Anthropology

2003-2004 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Serge Belongie, Computer Science & Engineering
Raymond de Callafon, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Karen Marchetti, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Peter van der Geer, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Michael Van Nieuwenhze, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Kristian Gleditsch, Political Science
Michael Gorman, Psychology
Zoltan Hajnal, Political Science
Andrew Lakoff, Sociology
Lisa Lampert, Literature
Dana Nelkin, Philosophy
Rafael Nunez, Cognitive Science
Victoria Petrovich, Theatre & Dance

2002-2003 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Thomas Bewley, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Seth M. Cohen, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Structural Engineering
Karsten Meyer, Chemistry & Biochemistry,
Geoffrey M. Voelker, Computer Science & Engineering

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

James L. Broz, Political Science
Seana Coulson, Cognitive Science
John Evans, Sociology
Paul Goldstein, Anthropology
Nancy A. Guy, Music
Samuel Rickless, Philosophy

2001-2002 Recipients

Physical & Biological Sciences and Engineering

Robert Dutnall, Molecular Biology
Petr Krysl, Structural Engineering
Stefan Llewellyn Smith, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Karen Marchetti, Ecology, Behavior and Evolution
Daniele Micciancio, Computer Science & Engineering
Robert Rickert, Molecular Biology

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Grant Kester, Visual Arts
Milos Kokotovich, Literature
Joel Robbins, Anthropology
Sharon Rose, Linguistics
Paula Chakravartty, Communication
Gedeon Deak, Cognitive Science

2000-2001 Recipients

Natural & Physical Sciences and Engineering

Colm Caulfield, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Simpson Joseph, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Structural Engineering
Laurie G. Smith, Biology

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Lisa Catanzarite, Sociology
Michael J. Hiscox, Political Science
Kimberly A. Jameson, Psychology
Adriene Jenik, Visual Arts
Jason M. Shachat, Economics
Shelley Streeby, Literature

1999-2000 Recipients

Natural & Physical Sciences and Engineering

Gourisankar Ghosh, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Partho Ghosh, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Michael Holst, Mathematics
Keiko Nomura, Applied Mechanics & Engineering Sciences
Emmanuel Theodorakis, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Peter Van Der Geer, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Andrea Chiba, Cognitive Science
Marta Hanson, History
Elizabeth Newsome, Visual Arts
Becky M. Nicolaides, History and Urban Studies Planning

1998 - 1999 Recipients

Natural & Physical Sciences and Engineering

Raffi Aroian, Biology
Nathaniel Finney, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Bill Lin, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Chaya Czernowin, Music
Euysung Kim, Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies
Shelley Streeby, Literature

                                                                  1997 - 1998 Recipients

Natural & Physical Sciences and Engineering

Dimitri Basov, Physics
Timothy Karpishin, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Keiko Nomura, Applied Mechanics & Engineering Sciences
Kaustuv Roy, Biology
Emmanuel Theodorakis, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Steven Epstein, Sociology
Thomas Allen Harris, Visual Arts
Kathleen Hubbard, Linguistics
Kimberly Jameson, Psychology
Lev Manovich, Visual Arts
Allan Timmermann, Economics