(previous year’s Fellows
here)
Barwick,
Steven W.
University
of California, Irvine
Citation:
For contributions to non-accelerator, experimental particle physics, especially
as co-spokesperson of the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array, charged
with oversight of detector operations and management of scientific output.
Federman,
Steven Robert
University
of Toledo
Citation: For high quality spectroscopic observations of interstellar species, especially those relevant to light element synthesis and chemical fractionation, and for measurements of oscillator strengths needed to interpret the data.
Melia,
Fulvio
University
of Arizona
Citation:
For his fundamental work elucidating the physics of compact astrophysical
objects, particularly the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center, and
the multi-phased environment within which it is embedded.
Ratra,
Bharat
Kansas
State University
Citation:
For his contributions to a range of topics in early Universe cosmology,
including the quantum mechanics of inflation and the cosmological constant
problem.
Sparke,
Linda Siobhan
University
of Wisconsin-Madison
Citation:
For studies of the structure and dynamics of galaxies, using orbital motions to
probe both time-steady and time-varying gravitational potentials, and the
distribution of dark matter.
Tueller,
Jack
NASA/Goddard
Space Flight Center
Citation:
For leading the development and flight of new technology instruments for
gamma-ray astronomy and performing ground breaking observations of gamma-ray
sources.
Vachaspati,
Tanmay
Case
Western Reserve University
Citation:
For his seminal contributions to our understanding of the possible role of
topological defects in the early Universe, from gravitational wave generation
to primordial magnetic fields and baryogenesis.