# Hertz Foundation: Hertz Foundation

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## Pages
- [Hertz Fellowship](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/hertz-fellowship/)
- [Named and Endowed Fellowships and Funds](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/support/named-and-endowed-fellowships/)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/hertz-fellowship/application-help/faq/)
- [Apply for the Hertz Fellowship](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/hertz-fellowship/apply/)
- [Our People](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/about-us/our-people/)

## Events
- [ARIA x Hertz Foundation Salon Series](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/aria-x-hertz-foundation-salon-series/)
- [2027 Hertz Summer Workshop](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/2027-hertz-summer-workshop/): The 2027 Hertz Summer Workshop takes place Thursday, July 15 – Sunday, July 18, 2027, at Skamania in Columbia River Gorge outside of Portland\.
- [Cyberspace is the 5th Domain of Conflict](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/cyberspace-is-the-5th-domain-of-conflict/)
- [2026 Hertz Summer Workshop](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/2026-hertz-summer-workshop/): The 2026 Hertz Summer Workshop takes place Thursday, July 9 – Sunday, July 12, 2026, at the Q Center in St\. Charles, IL, just outside Chicago\.
- [Chicago Hertz Boat Cruise](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/chicago-hertz-boat-cruise/)

## Impact Stories
- [Making Our Software More Secure](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/making-our-software-more-secure/): Kathleen Fisher wants to make sure that all data, no matter where it comes from, is safe for the software that relies on it\.

- [A sewer\-less \(and water\-less\) toilet](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/creating-a-sewer-less-and-water-less-toilet/): Not having a sewer system can lead to a host of health problems\. Hertz Fellow Ruby Lai is developing a new toilet solution that skips the need for water, creating sanitized waste disposal without massive infrastructure investment\.

- [Leading role in the Human Genome Project](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/leading-role-in-the-human-genome-project/): Hertz Fellow David Galas led a new biomedical science approach for breakthroughs across disciplines\.
- [Advising two American Presidents](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/advising-two-american-presidents/): Hertz Fellow William Press has been on President’s Council of Advisors on the Science and Technology for two different American presidents\.
- [Helping high schoolers win the math Olympics, four times](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/helping-high-schoolers-win-the-math-olympics-four-times/): The U\.S\. hadn’t won the U\.S\. Mathematical Olympiad in 21 years, until Hertz Fellow Po\-Shen Loh stepped in\.


## News
- [The Hertz Foundation Travel Fund: Removing Barriers to Professional Growth](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/the-hertz-foundation-travel-fund-removing-barriers-to-professional-growth/)
- [Hertz Foundation Entrepreneurship Award Supports Open\-Access Map of the Human Cell Surface](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/hertz-foundation-entrepreneurship-award-supports-open-access-map-of-the-human-cell-surface/)
- [Forward Facing: June 2026 — A Note from Wendy Connors, Hertz Foundation President](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/forward-facing-june-2026-a-note-from-wendy-connors-hertz-foundation-president/)
- [Teaching Robots to Feel](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/teaching-robots-to-feel/)
- [Celebrating the 2026 Hertz Fellows: Coverage from Across the Country](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/celebrating-the-2026-hertz-fellows-coverage-from-across-the-country/)

## Partner
- [American Physical Society](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/american-physical-society/)
- [Texas A\&M University](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/texas-am/)
- [Federation of American Scientists](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/federation-of-american-scientists/)
- [Gates Foundation](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/gates-foundation/)
- [Innovation Tri\-Valley Leadership Group](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/innovation-tri-valley-leadership-group/)

## People
- [Robert Beardsley](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/robert-beardsley/)
- [Charles Bisbee, III](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/charles-bisbee-iii/)
- [Michael Timlin, III](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/michael-timlin-iii/)
- [James Henderson, IV](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/james-henderson-iv/)
- [Andrew Chu](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/andrew-chu/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/sitemap_index.xml)