MIT faculty, alumni named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
Feb 20, 2025 - news.mit.edu
Seven MIT faculty members and 21 MIT alumni are among 126 early-career researchers awarded the 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The fellowships, which provide a two-year, $75,000 grant, recognize exceptional researchers at U.S. and Canadian institutions for their creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments. The MIT recipients represent various departments, including Biology, Chemistry, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Economics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Music and Theater Arts, and the Sloan School of Management. This year, MIT and Northwestern University are tied for the most faculty recipients, each with seven.
The MIT faculty recipients include Ariel L. Furst, Mohsen Ghaffari, Marzyeh Ghassemi, Darcy McRose, Sarah Millholland, Emil Verner, and Christian Wolf, each recognized for their significant contributions in fields ranging from chemical engineering and computer science to astrophysics and economics. Additionally, 21 MIT alumni were also honored with fellowships, highlighting the institution's strong presence in the cohort. The fellowships aim to support the next generation of leaders in their respective fields, with the recipients expected to shape the future of science and research in remarkable ways.
Key takeaways:
Seven MIT faculty and 21 MIT alumni were awarded 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
The fellowships recognize early-career researchers in the U.S. and Canada for their creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments.
Each fellowship provides a two-year, $75,000 grant to support the recipient's research.
MIT and Northwestern University are tied for the most faculty recipients in the 2025 cohort, each with seven faculty members honored.
