Hertz Fellows Directory - Hertz Foundation

HERTZ Fellows directory

Decades of extraordinary Minds

The Hertz Fellows community spans generations and disciplines—driving progress in areas like human health, national security, climate science, and more. Use the directory to explore Fellows by name, field of expertise, graduate institution, or award year.

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1980

George Hept

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1977

Donald Ponikvar

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1977

Ngai Wong

Stanford University

Carl Wieman

1973

Carl Wieman

Professor, Stanford University

Lasers Atomic Physics

1973

John Thomas

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

1971

Thomas Meyer

University of California, Davis

1969

David Lyon

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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