Wen-fai Fong Wins Cottrell and Sloan Awards
February 16, 2022
Physics and Astronomy Professor Wen-fai Fong is the recent recipient of two major physical science awards: the 2022 Cottrell Scholar Award and a 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship.
The Cottrell Scholar Award, awarded by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), is given to 24 early-career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy. Professor Fong received the $100,000 award for her proposal “Toward the Next Breakthroughs in Time-Domain Astronomy: The Origins of Fast Radio Bursts.”
The Sloan Research Fellowship, awarded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is given to 118 outstanding early-career researchers across chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience and physics. Professor Fong is among six Northwestern faculty members that will receive the two-year $75,000 fellowship.
Professor Fong also received a prestigious Packard Fellowship in October of 2021 and an NSF Early CAREER Award in March of 2021, adding to her long list of recent accomplishments.
Congratulations, Wen-fai! Your accomplishments never cease to amaze us.