{"655518":{"#nid":"655518","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hannah Choi and Henry S. La Pierre Named Sloan Fellows","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo assistant professors in the College of Sciences have just joined the ranks of Georgia Tech early career scientists selected to receive prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hannahchoi.math.gatech.edu\/people\/about-hannah-choi\/\u0022\u003EHannah Choi\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/la%20pierre\/henry\u0022\u003EHenry S. \u0026ldquo;Pete\u0026rdquo; La Pierre\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;are among 118 early career researchers across the United States and Canada named as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/fellowships\/2022-Fellows\u0022\u003E2022 Sloan Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;Today\u0026#39;s Sloan Research Fellows represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow,\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/storage\/app\/media\/files\/press_releases\/Announcing-the-2022-Sloan-Research-Fellows.pdf\u0022\u003Esays Adam F. Falk\u003C\/a\u003E, president of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/\u0022\u003EAlfred P. Sloan Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026quot;As formidable young scholars, they are already shaping the research agenda within their respective fields \u0026mdash; and their trailblazing won\u0026#39;t end here.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESloan Research Fellowships are some of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early career researchers. They are also often seen as a marker of the quality of an institution\u0026rsquo;s science faculty \u0026mdash; and proof of an institution\u0026rsquo;s success in attracting the most promising junior researchers to its ranks. Since the first Fellowships were awarded in 1955, nearly 50 faculty from Georgia Institute of Technology have received the honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am extremely excited and honored to be named a Sloan Fellow,\u0026rdquo; Choi says. \u0026ldquo;I am deeply grateful to my research group members, mentors, colleagues and collaborators who made this possible, and I appreciate support from the School of Mathematics and the College of Sciences very much.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChoi plans to use the grant to expand on current research projects on biological neural networks. \u0026ldquo;Specifically, with this grant, I hope to investigate computational roles of network complexities manifested by diverse neural dynamics and intricate connectivity among different types of neurons, in data-driven, functional neural networks across multiple scales, modalities, and systems. This study, therefore, will help us better understand how robust and efficient computation emerges from the unique complexity of biological neural networks, which then can be applied to innovate neuromorphic computing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hannahchoi.math.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EChoi Research Group in Mathematical Neuroscience\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s primary goal \u0026ldquo;is to understand how efficient and adaptable neural coding emerges from complex connectivity structure and rich neural dynamics in both biological and artificial neural networks at multiple scales.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELa Pierre leads the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.lapierregroup.com\/\u0022\u003ELa Pierre Research Group\u003C\/a\u003E, with an aim to \u0026ldquo;disentangle the complex electronic structure of\u0026nbsp;f-block materials,\u0026rdquo; according to the group\u0026rsquo;s website. F-block elements, also known as lanthanides and actinides, are heavy metals found at the bottom two rows of the Periodic Table.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELa Pierre will use the award funds to support postdoctoral fellows and graduate students to take on several new lines of inquiry in lanthanide and actinide magnetism.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am quite excited to be included among this year\u0026rsquo;s Sloan Research Fellows,\u0026rdquo; La Pierre says. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s (a group of) extremely talented colleagues. I am also particularly humbled by my colleagues\u0026rsquo; support for this award.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral current and former College of Sciences researchers \u0026mdash; along with\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/fellows-database\u0022\u003Ea number of College of Engineering faculty\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; are also recent recipients of Sloan Fellowships:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2020:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\/news\/yao-yao-selected-sloan-fellow-2020\u0022\u003EYao Yao\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2019:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/sloan-foundation-awards-fellowships-four-georgia-tech-emory-faculty\u0022\u003EKonstantin Tikhomirov\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Mathematics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2018:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/agarwal-warnke-named-2018-sloan-research-fellows\u0022\u003EVinayak Agarwal\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2018:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/agarwal-warnke-named-2018-sloan-research-fellows\u0022\u003ELutz Warnke\u003C\/a\u003E, School of Mathematics\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFour College of Sciences early career researchers were also named\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/jennifer-glass-chris-reinhard-join-scialog-colleagues-search-signatures-life-universe\u0022\u003E2020 Scialog Fellows\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for a new research initiative, Signatures of Life in the Universe. Scialog Fellows are jointly sponsored by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/glass-dr-jennifer\u0022\u003EJen Glass\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/gongjie-li\u0022\u003EGongjie Li\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Physics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/stockton\/amanda\u0022\u003EAmanda Stockton\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeyond Sloan Research Fellowships, the Sloan Foundation awards\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/grants\/apply\u0022\u003Eapproximately 200 grants per year\u003C\/a\u003E, totaling roughly $80 million dollars in annual commitments in support of research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sloan.org\/grants-database\u0022\u003EThat list\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;includes a number of Georgia Tech recipients, most recently 2021 recipient\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/hud\/\u0022\u003ENicholas (Nick) Hud\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences; 2020 recipient\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/mcdowell-1\u0022\u003EMatthew McDowell\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering; and 2019 recipients\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kaye-husbands-fealing\u0022\u003EKaye Husbands Fealing\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;dean and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/julia-melkers\u0022\u003EJulia Melkers\u003C\/a\u003E, professor, School of Public Policy, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Hannah Choi and Henry S. \u201cPete\u201d La Pierre are the latest Georgia Tech professors to receive coveted Sloan Research Fellowships, bestowed upon \u201cscientific leaders of tomorrow\u201d for research excellence."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA pair of College of Sciences researchers are winners of Sloan Fellowships, one of the most prestigious awards presented to early career scientists.\u0026nbsp;Hannah Choi of the School of Mathematics and Henry S. \u0026quot;Pete\u0026quot; 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