Beckman Fellow

A Beckman Fellow receives funding, via some intermediary institution, from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, founded by Arnold Orville Beckman and his wife Mabel. The foundation supports programs at several institutions to encourage research, particularly the work of young researchers who might not be eligible for other sources of funding.^[1] People from a variety of different programs at different institutions may therefore be referred to as Beckman Fellows. Though most often designating postdoctoral awards in science, the exact significance of the term will vary depending on the institution involved and the type(s) of Beckman Fellowship awarded at that institution.

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign offers a variety of fellowship programs, which enable researchers to work for short periods of time at the Institute.^[2]

Beckman Graduate Fellowships

Beckman Graduate Fellowships are awarded to students at the University of Illinois who are working at the master's or doctorate level.^[3][4][2] Students propose interdisciplinary research projects involving at least two University of Illinois faculty members, at least one of whom is associated with the Beckman Institute. The award provides 50% funding for eleven months.^[5]

Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows

Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded to recent Ph.D.'s who receive 3-year appointments at the Beckman Institute, including both a stipend and a research budget. They must be doing interdisciplinary research in an area of research relevant to the Beckman Institute. The first Beckman postdoctoral fellows were Efrat Shimshoni (condensed matter physics) and Andrew Nobel (information theory and statistics) in 1992.^[6]:66

The following researchers are or have been Beckman Postdoctoral Fellows. The institution listed is the one from which the person had received a Ph.D. Fellowships were awarded as of the year listed.^[7][8][2]

• Maxwell Robb (University of California, Santa Barbara, 2015)
• Jason Patrick (Illinois, 2014)
• Semin Lee (Indiana University, 2014)
• Gillian Hamilton (University of Delaware, 2014)
• Tomasz Wrobel (Jagiellonian University, 2014)
• John Biggan (University of Texas at Arlington, 2014)

• Chao Ma (University of Illinois, 2013)
• Preethi Jyothi (Ohio State University, 2013)
• Nathan Medeiros-Ward (University of Utah, 2013)
• Renee Sadowski (University of Illinois, 2013)
• Abhishek Singharoy (Indiana University, 2013)

• Suma Bhat (University of Illinois, 2012)
• Bradley Deutsch (University of Rochester, 2012)
• Sarah Erickson (Florida International University, 2012)
• Heather Lucas (Northwestern University, 2012)
• Jie Sun (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012)

• Baoxing Xu (Columbia University, 2012)
• Jonathan Fan (Harvard University, 2011)
• Kyle Mathewson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011)
• Meredith Silberstein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
• Joseph Toscano (University of Iowa, 2011)
• Thomas van Dijk (Vrije University, the Netherlands, 2011)
• S. Derin Babacan (Northwestern University, 2010)
• Simon Fischer-Baum (Johns Hopkins University, 2010)
• Malini Ranganathan (U-C Berkeley, 2010)
• Ilia Solov'yov (Frankfurt University, Germany, 2010)
• Jeremy Brooks (University of California, Davis, 2009)
• Nanshu Lu (Harvard University, 2009)
• David Mayerich (Texas A&M University, 2009)
• Nathan Parks (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009)
• Edward Wlotko (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009)
• Agustín Mihi (University of Seville, 2008)
• Jacob Eisenstein (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
• Amy Shih (University of Illinois, 2008)
• Joel Voss (Northwestern University, 2008)
• Derek Hoiem (Carnegie Mellon University, 2007)
• Zhi Jiang (Purdue University, 2007)
• Severine Lepage (University of Líège, Belgium, 2007)
• Jongseung Yoon (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)
• Joseph B. Geddes III (Pennsylvania State University, 2006)
• Yael Gertner (University of Pennsylvania, 2006)
• Ming Hsu (California Institute of Technology, 2006)
• Mark Neider (Stony Brook University, 2006)
• Stephanie Rinne (University of Illinois, 2006)
• Sarah Brown-Schmidt (University of Rochester, 2006)
• Dirk Bernhardt-Walther (California Institute of Technology, 2006)
• Chandramalika Basak (Syracuse University, 2005)
• Emma Falk (Helsinki University, 2005)
• Silvio Savarese (CalTech, 2005)
• Zhihong Zeng Ph.D from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2005)
• Byron McCaughey (Tulane University, 2004)
• Michelle Meade (Washington University, St. Louis, 2004)
• Timothy Nokes (University of Illinois, Chicago, 2004)
• Maxim Raginsky (Northwestern University, 2004)
• Joshua Ballard (University of Colorado, 2003)
• Richard Godijn (Vrije Universiteit, Amersterdam, 2003)
• Mathews Jacob (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2003)
• Ryan Kershner Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
• Tyler Bruns (University of Illinois, 2002)
• Stan Colcombe (University of Illinois, 2002)
• Diego Diaz (Cornell University, 2002)
• Sarah Grison (the University of Wales, 2002)
• Cristina Iani (the University of Bologna, 2002)
• Michael Bevan (Carnegie Mellon University, 2001)
• Donald Cannon (Penn State University, 2001)
• Christina Grozinger (Harvard University, 2001)
• Jesse Spencer-Smith (Indiana University, 2001)
• John Paul Minda (SUNY, Buffalo, 2000)
• Slava Rotkin (Ioffe Institute, Russia, 2000)
• Ilya Zharov (University of Colorado, 2000)
• Dale Barr (University of Chicago, 1999)
• Hong Hua (Beijing Institute of Technology, 1999)
• Jason McCarley (University of Louisville, 1999)
• Lolita Rotkina (Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, 1999)
• Michal Balberg (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1998)
• Gregory DiGirolamo (University of Oregon, 1998)
• Brendan Frey (University of Toronto, 1997)
• Tammy Ivanco (McMaster University, 1997)
• Srinivas Akella (Carnegie Mellon University, 1996)
• Jose Jimenez (Columbia University, 1996)
• Chen Liu (Techinion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1996)
• Prahlad Gupta (Carnegie Mellon University, 1995)
• Gregory Zelinsky (Brown University, 1995)
• Barbara Church (Harvard University, 1994)
• Narayan Srinivasa (University of Florida, 1994)
• Andreas Herz (Heidelberg University, 1993)
• Rajeev Sharman (University of Maryland, 1993)
• Andrew Nobel (Stanford University, 1992)
• Efrat Shimshoni (The Weizmann Institute of Science, 1992)]]

Beckman Senior Fellows

Beckman Senior Fellowships are awarded to senior faculty from other institutions, who come to the University of Illinois to collaborate with researchers there, usually for a short period of three to six months.^[9][2] Beckman Senior Fellows include:^[9]

• Kirk Erickson (University of Pittsburgh, 2014)^[10]
• Lisa Frank (University of Wisconsin at Madison, 2012-2013)^[11]
• Jong Chul Ye (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 2012-2013)
• Nadja Schott (Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany, 2007)
• Dimitris C. Lagoudas (Texas Institute for Intelligent Bio-Nano Materials and Structures for Aerospace Vehicles, 2006)
• Gerald Penn (University of Toronto, 2006)
• Kevin Warwick (University of Reading, UK 2004)
• Jan Theeuews (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 2002)

Center for Advanced Study (CAS)

Beckman Fellowships administered through the Beckman Institute should not be confused with those administered through the Center for Advanced Study (CAS) at the University of Urbana-Champaign.^[12] The CAS awards a series of Beckman Fellowships and Beckman Research Awards which support faculty at Urbana-Champaign in their research activities. These awards were funded through an endowment from Arnold and Mabel Beckman, given in the late 1970's, prior to the establishment of the Beckman Institute. They are administered separately and are awarded in departments throughout the university, not just within the sciences.^[6]:3-4

The Center for Advanced Study (CAS) has awarded Beckman Fellowships to the following people.^[12] Additional awards may also have been given.^[13] The institution listed is the institution where the person worked at the time of receiving the award.

• Soon-Jo Chung (Aerospace Engineering, 2014-2015)
• Kathryn Clancy (Anthropology, 2014-2015)
• Philip Godfrey (Computer Science, 2014-2015)
• Vera Hur (Mathematics, 2014-2015)
• Charles Schroeder (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 2014-2015)

• Matthew Caesar (Computer Science, 2013-2014)
• Matthew Gilbert (Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2013-2014)
• Logan Liu (Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2013-2014)
• Matthew Winters (Political Science, 2013-2014)
• Mao Ye (Finance, 2013-2014)

• Eugene Avrutin (History, 2012-2013)
• Julie L. Cidell (Geography, 2012-2013)
• Melissa Littlefield (Kinesiology, 2012-2013)

• Andrew Leakey (Plant Biology, 2011-2012)
• Manoj Prabhakaran (Computer Science, 2011-2012)
• Annie Tremblay (French, 2011-2012)
• Alexander Yong (Mathematics, 2011-2012)

• Ryan C. Bailey (Chemistry, 2010-2011)
• Steven Broglio (Kinesiology, 2010-2011)
• Todd Coleman (Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2010-2011)
• Jennifer A. Greenhill (Art History, 2010-2011)
• Anna Westerstahl Stenport (Germanic Language Literatures, 2010-2011)

• Aleksei Aksimentiev (alt. Oleksii Aksimentiev) (Physics, 2009-2010)
• Jonathan H. Ebel (Religion, 2009-2010)
• Indranil Gupta (Computer Science, 2009-2010)
• Sergiy Merenkov (Mathematics, 2009-2010)
• Heather Hyde Minor (Architecture, 2009-2010)
• Dan Shao (East Asian Languague & Cultures, 2009-2010)
• Smitha Vishveshwara (Physics, 2009-2010)

• Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi (History, 2008-2009)
• Ping Ma (Statistics, 2008-2009)
• Ruby Mendenhall (Sociology, 2008-2009)
• Charles C. Roseman (Anthropology, 2008-2009)
• Rebecca Stumpf (Anthropology, 2008-2009)

• Eyal Amir (Computer Science, 2007-2008)
• Paul J. A. Kenis (Chemical Engineering, 2007-2008)
• Christopher Jay Leininger (Mathematics, 2007-2008)
• Benjamin McCall (Chemistry, 2007-2008)
• Thomas A. Nevins (Mathematics, 2007-2008)
• Michelle Shumate (Communication, 2007-2008)

• Brian L. DeMarco (Physics, 2006-2007)
• Minh N. Do (Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2006-2007)
• Clarence E. Lang (African American Studies, 2006-2007)
• Christian Edward Sandvig (Communication, 2006-2007)
• M. Christina White (Chemistry, 2006-2007)

• Chad Rienstra (Chemistry, 2005-2006)
• Glenn Ian Roisman (Psychology, 2005-2006)
• Valeria Sobol (Slavic Languages and Literatures, 2005-2006)
• Huimin Zhao (Chemical Engineering, 2005-2006)

• Daniel Wayne Pack (Chemical Engineering, 2004-2005)
• Scott K. Silverman (Chemistry, 2004-2005)
• Benjamin D. Wandelt (Physics, 2004-2005)

• Gauri Bhattacharya (Social Work, 2003-2004)
• Zsuzsa Gille (Sociology, 2003-2004)
• Mary S. Gin (Chemistry, 2003-2004)
• Taekjip Ha (Physics, 2003-2004)
• Eberhard F. Morgenroth (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2003-2004)
• Wanda Sue Pillow (Educational Policy, 2003-2004)

• Matthew A. Ando (Mathematics, 2002-2003)
• Charles Forbes Gammie (Astronomy, 2002-2003)
• Youssef M. A. Hashash (Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2002-2003)
• Neil L. Kelleher (Chemistry, 2002-2003)

• Ruth Aguilera (Business Administration, 2001-2002)
• Karin A. Dahmen (Physics, 2001-2002)

• Wilfred A. Van Der Donk (Chemistry, 2000-2001)

• Paul R. Selvin (Physics, 1999-2000)

• Zhi-Pei Liang (Electrical & Computer Engineering, 1997-1998)

• Yi Lu (Chemistry, 1996-1997)

• Martin Gruebele (Chemistry, 1995-1996)
• Sergei V. Ivanov (Mathematics, 1995-1996)

• Steven B. Bradlow (Mathematics, 1994-1995)

• Nancy Makri (Chemistry, 1993-1994)
• Mark E. Nelson (Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 1993-1994)
• Jonathan V. Sweedler (Chemistry, 1993-1994)

• Pravin M. Vaidya (Computer Science, 1991-1992)

• Douglas A. Kibbee (Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, 1990-1991)
• Todd Martinez (Chemistry, 1990-2000)
• Raymond E. Zielinski (Plant Biology, 1990-1991)

Stanford University

Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine

The Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine in the Stanford School of Medicine was funded in part by $12 million from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, approximately one-fifth of the costs for the new center. It opened in May 1989.^[14] The Beckman Fellows program was established in 1999 to support young researchers. Recipients include:^[15]

• Susanna Mlynarczyk-Evans (2008-2011)
• Sheila Jaswal (2003-2006)
• Zach Serber (2003-2006)
• Frederic Charron (2002-2005)
• Kevin Travers (2002-2005)
• Michael Galko (2001-2004)

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Beckman Institute at Caltech

In 2000, the Beckman Institute at Caltech in Pasadena received a grant from the Beckman Foundation to support Beckman Postgraduate Fellowships for five years. Fellowships were for a three year period.^[16] The following people have been recipients:^[17]

• Lacramioara Bintu (2011-2014)
• Daniel Kim (2010-2013)
• Chris Richards (2010-2013)
• Bryce Sadtler (2010-2013)
• Jacob Waldbauer (2010-2013)
• Jeremiah Johnson (2009-2012)
• Ali Mortazavi (2009-2012)
• Casimir Wierzynski (2009-2012)
• Brad Olsen (2008-2010)
• Todd Anthony (2008-2011)
• Jesse Bloom (2008-2011)
• Rosemary Conrad (2008-2011)
• Eric Toberer (2007-2010)
• Ingmar Riedel-Kruse (2007-2010)
• Long Cai (2006-2009)
• Chris Gandhi (2006-2009)
• Jordan Gerton (2003-2005)
• Jennifer Lee (2003-2006)
• Rich Olson (2003-2006)
• Michael Diehl (2002-2005)
• Achilleas Frangakis (2002-2004)
• Cora MacBeth (2002-2005)
• Arash Komeili (2001-2004)
• Paul Rothemund (2001-2004)

University of California at Irvine (UC Irvine)

Gavin Herbert Eye Institute (UC Irvine Health)

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation supported construction of The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. The facility is designed specifically for ease of use by low-vision patients. The institute opened in 2013, and as of Feb. 12, 2013, was awarded a grant for fellowships by the Beckman Foundation.^[18]

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