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12/15/2011 Christopher Loose, PhD is Inaugural Recipient of the Peter Strauss Award

The Peter Strauss Award is given to a recently graduated or current Hertz Fellow who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in his or her entrepreneurial endeavors.

12/2/2011 Erez Lieberman-Aiden Authors Prize Winning Essay from GE and Science Magazine

GE Healthcare & Science magazine award the Grand Prize essay for Young Life Scientists.

12/2/2011 Alex Wissner-Gross Elected to Philosophical Society of Washington

Hertz Fellow Alex Wissner-Gross, selected as a lecturer by the PSW, spoke on artificial intelligence emerging in quantitative finance.

12/2/2011 Hertz Foundation Names 2011 Thesis Prize Winners

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has announced its annual, 2011 Thesis Prize, given this year to three Hertz Fellows for most outstanding doctoral dissertations.

11/21/2011 Hertz Fellows Receive US Govt's Highest Award for Young Scientists

The PECASE Award aligns with the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Mission to find and nurture young leaders in Applied Sciences and Engineering.

11/15/2011 Jay Davis Accepts Appointment to Prestigious Advisory Group for Fighting Terrorism

A-T Solutions Inc, a global, industry-leading anti- and counterterrorism firm, has established a Strategic Advisory Group to offer invaluable consults and insights into market trends.

11/14/2011 Hari Shroff and Kartik Srinivasan Receive PECASE Award

Kartik A. Srinivasan, (Hertz Fellow 2000) and Hari Shroff, (Hertz Fellow 2002), are among 94 researchers named as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

10/19/2011 Alex Wissner-Gross is Keynote Speaker for TradeTech Architecture Conference

Alex Wissner-Gross is Keynote Speaker for TradeTech Architecture Conference

10/15/2011 Alex Wissner-Gross to Speak at Singularity Summitt 2011

Alex Wissner-Gross to Speak at Singularity Summitt 2011

10/9/2011 The Hertz Foundation Feature in San Jose Mercury News and Affiliates

The Foundation recently moved to a new home on First Street in the heart of downtown Livermore. "...The goal is to increase its visibility," said Jay Davis, president of the Hertz Foundation.

10/5/2011 Ely Sachs Committing to 1366 Technologies he Co-Founded and Leaves MIT

Engineering prof Ely Sachs resigns from MIT to go all-in at solar start-up 1366 Technologies

10/1/2011 Alex Wissner-Gross Featured in IEEE Spectrum Magazine

Alex Wissner-Gross F published an article last year in Physical Review E titled "Relativistic Statistical Arbitrage."

9/30/2011 David W. Thompson Receives 2011 International Von Karman Wings

ORBITAL'S DAVID W. THOMPSON RECEIVES THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL VON KARMAN WINGS-the Prestigious International Aerospace Award from Aerospace Historical Society and Cal Tech.

9/28/2011 Alex Wissner-Gross Featured in APS Physics Weekly NewsBrief

Alex Wissner-Gross Featured in APS Physics Weekly NewsBrief

9/27/2011 David W. Thompson's Orbital Sciences Launches Minotaur IV Rocket

Orbital Successfully Launches Minotaur IV Rocket for U.S. Air Force Carrying TacSat-4 Satellite -- Successful Flight of Minotaur IV Extends Perfect Launch Record of Minotaur Family to 23 Missions --

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