2014年麦克阿瑟基金奖,张益唐入围(62万美金用于个人支配)

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http://www.macfound.org/fellows/class/class-2014/

Meet the 2014 MacArthur Fellows

  • Danielle Bassett

    Physicist 

    applying mathematical approaches to the analysis and modeling of brain connectivity and enhancing our understanding of how these connections give rise to the functions the brain performs.

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  • Alison Bechdel

    Cartoonist and Graphic Memoirist 

    expanding the expressive potential of the graphic form in intricate narratives that explore the complexities of familial relationships.

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  • Mary L. Bonauto

    Civil Rights Lawyer 

    breaking down legal barriers based on sexual orientation and gender identity to equal treatment under the law for all, and working to secure the freedom to marry for same-sex couples and the protections, obligations, and dignity marriage affords.

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  • Tami Bond

    Environmental Engineer 

    unraveling the global effects of black carbon emissions, or soot, on climate and human health and playing a key role in understanding the complex relationship between energy and climate change.

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  • Steve Coleman

    Jazz Composer and Saxophonist 

    infusing iconic spontaneous music idioms with the melodic, rhythmic, and structural components of an eclectic range of musical traditions to create a distinctive new sound.

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  • Sarah Deer

    Legal Scholar and Advocate 

    developing policies and legislation that are empowering tribal authorities and reshaping the landscape of support and protection for Native American women at risk for domestic and sexual violence.

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  • Jennifer L. Eberhardt

    Social Psychologist 

    investigating the subtle, complex, largely unconscious yet deeply ingrained ways that individuals racially code and categorize people and the far-reaching consequences of stereotypic associations between race and crime.

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  • Craig Gentry

    Computer Scientist 

    fueling a revolution in cryptography and theoretical computer science through his breakthroughs in fully homomorphic encryption, leading to the possibility of more secure cloud computing.

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  • Terrance Hayes

    Poet 

    reflecting on race, gender, and family in works that seamlessly encompass both the historical and the personal and subvert canonical forms.

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  • John Henneberger

    Housing Advocate 

    building collaborations among elected officials, developers, and community residents to preserve and expand the supply of affordable housing and ensure that all Americans have equal access to housing and federal disaster relief.

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  • Mark Hersam

    Materials Scientist 

    drawing on techniques from a variety of fields in investigations of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of nanomaterials, offering new promise for applied uses.

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  • Samuel D. Hunter

    Playwright 

    crafting quietly captivating dramas that explore the human capacity for empathy and confront the socially isolating aspects of contemporary life across the American landscape.

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  • Pamela O. Long

    Historian of Science and Technology

    challenging our understanding of the role of scholarship and craftsmanship in Renaissance societies and demonstrating how technologies are deeply enmeshed within the broader cultural fabric.

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  • Rick Lowe

    Public Artist 

    reinventing community revitalization as an art form by transforming a long-neglected neighborhood in Houston into a visionary amalgam of arts venue, community support center, and historic preservation initiative.

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  • Jacob Lurie

    Mathematician 

    creating a novel conceptual foundation for derived algebraic geometry (DAG) and rewriting large swathes of mathematics from a new point of view.

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  • Khaled Mattawa

    Translator and Poet 

    rendering the beauty and meaning of contemporary Arab poetry accessible to an English reader and highlighting the invaluable role of literary translation in bridging cultural divides.

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  • Joshua Oppenheimer

    Documentary Filmmaker 

    illuminating the social, psychological, and emotional dimensions of controversial subjects, such as state-sponsored violence, in works that challenge the modern aesthetic of contemporary documentary cinema in both intimacy of focus and visual construct.

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  • Ai-jen Poo

    Labor Organizer 

    catalyzing a vibrant, worker-led movement for improved working conditions and labor standards for domestic or private-household workers.

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  • Jonathan Rapping

    Criminal Lawyer 

    safeguarding the essential democratic right of every American to high-quality legal representation by transforming the practice of indigent defense in the South through training, mentorship, and community.

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  • Tara Zahra

    Historian of Modern Europe 

    combining extensive archival research with broad sociohistorical analysis of notions of nation, family, and ethnicity to construct an integrative, transnational understanding of events in twentieth-century Europe.

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  • Yitang Zhang

    Mathematician 

    tackling truly hard questions in number theory leading to the first finite bound on a gap between prime numbers and the best possible qualitative approximation of the twin prime conjecture.

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- See more at: http://www.macfound.org/fellows/class/class-2014/#sthash.qDUo56Jl.dpuf

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