U-M researchers awarded Sloan fellowship

Alex Wright - Two University of Michigan researchers were awarded 2020 Sloan Research Fellowships, part of a group of 126 early-career researchers chosen by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor scholars in the United States and Canada whose creativity, leadership and independent research achievements make them some of the most promising researchers working today. This year's U-M winners are: Alex Wright , assistant professor of mathematics, College of Literature. and the Arts. Fellowship awarded in field: Mathematics Jenna Wiens , the Morris Wellman Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering. Fellowship awarded in field: Computer Science "To receive a Sloan Research Fellowship is to be told by your fellow scientists that you stand out among your peers,” said Adam Falk, president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. "A Sloan Research Fellow is someone whose drive, creativity and insight make them a researcher to watch.