This year’s John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships count among them at least four individuals of Indian origin, two of Pakistani heritage and one of Sri Lankan ancestry.
The prestigious Fellowship goes to scholars and artists in several fields to help them engage in research under the freest of possible conditions, the website (gf.org) says. The Foundation receives around 3,000 applications every year, and this year 184 individuals were chosen as Fellows.
The selection process is rigorous, Guggenheim says, and those selected are already established in their field and have shown exceptional capability and creativity.
The grants given vary from person to person, the Foundation says, and is usually for six months. The Fellowships are awarded twice a year.
Following are the Fellows of South Asian ancestry:
Astronomy-Astrophysics
Arjun Dey, Astronomer, National Science Foundation’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab)
Biology
Priyanga Amarasekare, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, University of California, Los Angeles
Economics
Atif Mian, John H. Laporte, Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy and Finance, Princeton University
Engineering
Suhas Diggavi, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
European & Latin American Literature
Debarati Sanyal, Professor of French, University of California, Berkeley
History of Science, Technology, & Economics
Lochlann Jain, Professor of Anthropology, Stanford University
Music Composition
Rez Abbasi, Composer, New York City
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