Staff Excellence
Overview
Emerging from a period of strategic review, Carnegie made many exciting, forward-looking decisions in 2020 and 2021, including hiring a variety of early career and senior researchers across our areas of expertise.
Cementing our new organizational structure, Margaret McFall-Ngai was selected as director of our newest Division, combining our efforts in developmental biology, ecology, and plant sciences, and Earth and Planets Laboratory Director Richard Carlson retired, with Deputy Director Michael Walter succeeding him starting in 2022.
Together, these appointments position Carnegie for to drive discovery and demonstrate leadership in the scientific enterprise.
Honors & Awards
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.
National Institutes of Health Director’s Early Independence Award.
Fellow of the International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life.
American Geophysical Union’s Simpson Medal.
2021 American Geophysical Union Reginald Daly Lecture.
New Directors
Margaret McFall-Ngai
Pioneering microbiome specialist Margaret McFall-Ngai was selected the inaugural director of Carnegie’s newly launched research division, which is deploying an integrated, molecular-to-global approach to the life sciences that will transform our understanding of the intertwined nature of life on our planet and tackle the challenges of sustainability, resilience, and adaptation to a changing climate. She is a recognized thought leader regarding the cornerstone role microbiology plays in the life sciences. Her research specializes in beneficial relationships between animals and bacteria, including the establishment and maintenance of symbiosis, the evolution of these interactions, and how they affect the animal’s health.
Michael Walter
Michael Walter, an experimental petrologist who studies deep-Earth minerals and melts to elucidate the formation and evolution of our planet’s dynamic interior, replaced the retiring Richard Carlson as Director of Carnegie's Earth and Planets Laboratory. In 2017 he was selected as Director of Carnegie's former Geophysical Laboratory, and when it merged with the former Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in 2019 he was named the Deputy Director of the new division. He worked closely with President Eric D. Isaacs, Carlson and EPL staff to help ensure the successful integration of the two historic departments and to develop a unified pathway to excellence. He has also made major contribution's to Carnegie's scientific computing infrastructure and needs.
New Hires
Ana Bonaca - Observatories
Adrien Burlacot - Biosphere Sciences & Engineering
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Peter Gao - Earth & Planets Laboratory
Overview of new hire Elena Litchman
Overview of new hire Anne Pommier
Lorenzo Rosa - Biosphere Sciences & Engineering
Johanna Teske - Earth & Planets Laboratory
Emily Zaken - Biosphere Sciences & Engineering
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Other Staff
Pamela Conrad
Dionysis Foustoukos
Zackary Geballe
Amol Karandikar
Shaunna Morrison
Li Zhu (from August 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021)
Michael Acierno, IT/IS Manager/Systems Engineer
Alycia Alexander, Events Coordinator
Maceo T. Bacote, Building Engineer
Gary A. Bors, Facility Manager
Emma Bullock, Microbeam Specialist
Madeline Burris, Program Manager, Geochemical Society
Katherine Cain, Communications & Digital Media Coordinator
Robert Carter, Building Engineer
Joaquin Favila-guzman, General Maintenance
Dyanne Furtado, Staff Accountant
Steven Golden, Field Seismologist Technician
Bryne Hadnott, Software Developer (from June 1, 2021)
Shaun J. Hardy, Librarian
Mary F. Horan, Geochemistry Laboratory Manager (to November 30, 2020)
Kevin Johnson, Executive Director, The Geochemical Society
Michelle K. Jordan, Geochemistry Laboratory Manager (from January 1, 2021)
Wan K. Kim, Assistant Controller
Adriana Kuehnel, Scientific Programmer & Observational Geophysical Technician
Joseph Lai, Instrumentation Engineer
Jeff Lightfield, Controller
Victor Lugo, Shop Foreman
Andrea Mangum, Grants Administrator
Quintin Miller, Building Engineer
Timothy D. Mock, Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Susana Mysen, Merger Coordinator
Daniel Nicholls, Systems Administrator/ Laboratory Computing
Aline Niyonkuru, Assistant to the Director
Mary O’Donnell, Library Technical Specialist/Digital Asset Curator
Travis Pendergrass, Machine Shop Instrument Maker (from January 25, 2021 to April 13, 2021)
Daniela Power, Geophysical Research Assistant (to January 31, 2021)
Javier Rojas, Laboratory Engineer
Cesar Emilio Sanchez, Machine Shop Apprentice (from June 1, 2021)
Brian Schleigh, Electronic Design Engineer
Jamael Story, Building Engineer (from October 12, 2020)
Gabor Szilagyi, Information Systems Manager
Helen Venzon, Accounts Payable Specialist
Suzanne Vitale, Microbeam Specialist
Troy Walthour, Instrument Maker (to August 31, 2020)
Seth Wagner, Machine Shop Apprentice
Jianhua Wang, Senior Research Scientist and SIMS Laboratory Manager
Cian Wilson, Computational Scientist
Jing (Jill) Yang, Laboratory Engineer
Syed Zaber, Grants Account
Parvin Zahedivash, Staff Accountant
Auston Gion, University of Maryland – Yingwei Fei (from July 13, 2020 to August 31, 2020)
Lavontria Miche Aaron – John Hopkins University – Andrew Steele
Alexandra Ostroverkhova – Georgetown University – Shaunna Morrison (from March 1, 2021)
Liam Peterson – University of Maryland – Conel Alexander
Alex Pontefract – Georgetown University – Andrew Steele
Anais Roussel – Georgetown University – Andrew Steele
Duncan Carr Agnew – UCSD – Shaun Hardy
Guillem Anglada Escude – Institut de Ciencies de l’Espai – Paul Butler
Pamela Arriagada – University of Washington – Paul Butler
Tri Astraatmadja – Space Telescope Science Institute – Alan Boss
Dianhua Cao – Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences – Jianhua Wang
Matias Diaz – University of Chile – Paul Butler
Sergio Dieterich – Space Telescope Science Institute – Alycia Weinberger, Alan Boss
Jacqueline Faherty – American Museum of Natural History – Alycia Weinberger
Murry Hitzman – University College Dublin – Robert Hazen
James Jenkins – University of Chile – Paul Butler
Hugh Jones – Hertfordshire University – Paul Butler
Joel Kastner – Rochester Institute of Technology – Alan Boss
Nan Liu – Washington University – Larry Nittler
Miki Nakajima – University of Rochester – Alycia Weinberger, Peter van Keken
Jonathan O’Neil – University of Ottawa – Rick Carlson
Morris Podolak – Tel Aviv University – Alan Boss
Liping Qin – USTC – Rick Carlson
Hanika Rizo – Carleton University – Rick Carlson
Alberto Saal – Brown University – Rick Carlson
Marc Spiegelman – Columbia University – Cian Wilson, Peter van Keken
Kiyoshi Suyehero – JAMSTEC – Alan Linde, Selwyn Sacks
Mikko Tuomi – University of Hertfordshire – Paul Butler
Tomohiro Usui – JAXA – Conel Alexander
Steve Vogt – UCSC – Paul Butler
Angie Wolfgang – Pennsylvania State University – Johanna Teske
Jens Barosch, Postdoctoral Fellow (from November 12, 2020)
Kara Brugman, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from December 7, 2020)
Tri Astraatmadja, Thompson Postdoctoral Fellow (to September 28, 2020)
Jaehan Bae, Rubin Postdoctoral Fellow
Asmaa Boujibar, Postdoctoral Fellow, NSF (to June 30, 2021)
Joy Buongiorno (Altom), Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA (to July 31, 2020)
Maxim Bykov, Postdoctoral Fellow (from June 1, 2021)
Matthew S. Clement, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Samuel G. Dunning, Postdoctoral Fellow (from March 15, 2021)
Irina Chuvashova, Postdoctoral Fellow, NSF (to September 13, 2020)
Rajkrishna Dutta, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Fabo Feng, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (to September 20, 2020)
Yusuke Fujimoto, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Oliver Gagné, Postdoctoral Fellow, Hazen Fund
Douglas Hemingway, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (to September 30, 2020)
Innocent Chinwe Ezenwa, Postdoctoral Fellow
Yusuke Fujimoto, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Auston Gio, Postdoctoral Fellow (from September 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020)
Nico Kueter, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Yanhao Lin, Postdoctoral Fellow, NSF (to February 26, 2021)
Kai Luo, Postdoctoral Fellow (to January 15, 2021)
Francesca Miozzi, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from November 16, 2020)
Kai Luo, Postdoctoral Fellow (January 15, 2021)
Kathleen F. McKee, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow (to February 28, 2021)
Peng Ni, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Anjali Piette, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Nicole (Xike) Nie, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Andrea Patzer, Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA (to July 31, 2020)
Kelsey Prissel, Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA (from September 8, 2020)
Daniel E. Portner, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Aldo S.M. Raeliarijaona, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from October 26, 2020)
Margo Regier, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from January 4, 2021)
Vicent Riggi, Postdoctoral Fellow, RPI (to October 2, 2020)
Thomas Shiell, Postdoctoral Fellow, NSF
Tara Shreve, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from January 11, 2021)
Kei Shimizu, Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA (to November 30, 2020)
Nathan Sime, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Zachari A. Torrano, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Edgar Steenstra, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (to February 28, 2021)
Wan Si Tang, Postdoctoral Fellow, ARMY (to January 10, 2021)
Jonathan Tucker, Postdoctoral Fellow, NSF (to September 18, 2020)
Da Wang, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Lin Wang, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (to September 23, 2020)
Wenzhong Wang, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from February 23, 2021)
Jason Williams, Postdoctoral Fellow (from June 14, 2021)
Longjian Xie, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from March 3, 2021)
Yan Zhan, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from September 16, 2020)
Shuang Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Sloan, Hazen Foundation (to December 31, 2020)
Li Zhu, Postdoctoral Fellow, DARPA (to July 30, 2020)
Sophia Economon – John Hopkins University – Robert Hazen
Kiana Eleazer – George Mason University – Robert Hazen
Anna Hindrichs – George Mason University – Robert Hazen
Madison Ross – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Shaunna Morrison
Dina Bower – NASA GSFC – Andrew Steele
Maxim Bykov – Howard University – Alex Goncharov
Henderson James Cleaves – Earth Life Science Institute – Andrew Steele, George Cody
Catherine Cassie Conley – NASA – Andrew Steele
Wendy Nelson – Towson University – Steve Shirey
Megan Newcombe – University of Maryland – Conel Alexander
Sarah Penniston-Dorland – University of Maryland – Peter van Keken
Jesse Reimink – Pennsylvania State University – Rick Carlson
Stephen Richardson – University of Cape Town – Steve Richardson
Melissa Sims – John Hopkins University – Sally Tracy
Karen Smit – Gemological Institute of America – Steve Shirey
Evan Smith – Gemological Institute of America – Steve Shirey
Rhonda Stroud – Naval Research Laboratory – Larry Nittler, Conel Alexander
Tetsuo Takanami – Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo – Alan Linde, Selwyn Sacks
Tetsuya Yokoyama – Tokyo Institute of Technology – Rick Carlson
Xinyu Zhang – Jilin University – Alex Goncharov
Embryology
Staff Scientists & Staff Associates
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Director Emeritus
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Yun Bai, Postdoctoral Researcher
Steven DeLuca, HHMI Postdoctoral Researcher
Chiara De Luca, Postdoctoral Researcher
Kun Dou, Postdoctoral Researcher
McKenna Feltes, Postdoctoral Researcher
Tanushree Ghosh, Postdoctoral Researcher
Karina Gutierrez Garcia, Postdoctoral Researcher
Nathalie Gerassimov, Postdoctoral Researcher
Ethan Greenblatt, HHMI Postdoctoral Researcher
Minjie Hu, Postdoctoral Researcher
Lishann Ingram, Postdoctoral Researcher
Eric Jones, Postdoctoral Researcher
Daniel Kelpsch, Postdoctoral Researcher
Qi Lin, HHMI Postdoctoral Researcher
Ashish Kumar Tiwary, Postdoctoral Researcher
Wanbao Niu, HHMI Postdoctoral Researcher
Huiqiao Pan, Postdoctoral Associate
Ross Pedersen, Postdoctoral Researcher
Robert Scheffler, Postdoctoral Associate
Anwen Shao, Postdoctoral Researcher
John Sittmann, Postdoctoral Researcher
Zacahry Stolp, Postdoctoral Researcher
Jiaxiang Tao, Postdoctoral Researcher
James Thierer, Postdoctoral Researcher
Joseph Tran, Postdoctoral Researcher
John Urban, Postdoctoral Researcher
Chenhui Wang, HHMI Postdoctoral Researcher
Meredith Wilson, Postdoctoral Researcher
Jared Akers, Research Technician
David Ashwood, Facilities Manager
Ajaykarthik Ananthakrishnan- Fish Facility Technician
Jen Anderson, Research Scientist
Julia Baer, Aquatic Facilities Manager
Sonya Bajwa, Business Manager
Valerie Butler, Carnegie Science Outreach Coordinator
Stanley Chu, Fish Technician
Karen Clark, Office Administrator
Ted Cooper, Facilities Assistant
Colt Crain, Student Assistant
Carol Davenport, HHMI Research Technician III
Oliver Del Rosario, Student Assistant
Jeffrey Ding, Laboratory Technician
Svetlana Deryusheva, Research Scientist
Eugenia Dikovsky, Animal Facility Manager
Brandie Dobson, Accounting Specialist
Ren Dodge, Senior Research Associate
Mehran Esteghamat-Rad, Animal Technician
Lauren Gilmer, Human Resources and Administrative Assistant
Jacob Griffin, Fish Facility Technician
Rebecca Grubsy- JHU Undergraduate Student
Jeremy Hayes, Mac Support Specialist
Monica Hensley, Research Technician
Oscar Hernandez, Animal Technician
Ed Hirschmugl, Information Systems Manager
Lynne Hugendubler, Research Technician
Maria Jaime, Research Scientist
Terrone Jasper, Outreach Educator
Johnson, Johnnie, Fish Facility Technician
Audrey Johnson, Student Assistant
Glenese Johnson, Glasswear Assistant
Carmen Jung, Laboratory Technician
Rejeanne Juste, Research Technician
Taeki Kim, JHU Undergraduate Student
Sammasia King, Administrative Coordinator
Hannah Kozan, Technician
Urmi Kumar, JHU Summer Student
Robert Levis, Special Investigator
Katelyn Macholl, Fish Technician
Michelle Macurak, Research Technician
Daniel Martinez, Laboratory Technician
Navid Marvi, Communications Coordinator
Lorna Mitchison-Field, Research Assistant
Jonah Moon, Fish Facility Technician
Michael Pidgeon, E.M. Specialist
Allison Pinder, HHMI Research Technician III
Wilber Ramos, Animal Technician
Cecilia Ramirez, Fish Facility Technician
Devance Reed, Facilities Assistant
Michael Sepanski, Electron Microscopy Technician
Ashley Shim, Student Assistant
Maggie Shen, Research Technician
Jeffrey Shin, Student Assistant
Mahmud Siddiqi, Microscope Specialist
Kevin Smolenski, Chief Facilities Engineer
Mira Stone, Fish Facility Technician
Fred Tan, Bioinformatics Staff Scientist
Sarah Talamentez- Lyburn, Senior Lab Technician
Natalie Swinhoe, Laboratory Technician
Allen Tsai, Fish Facility Technician
Robert Vary, Carnegie Science Outreach Educator
Rick Veader, IT Systems Administrator
Semen Vlasov, Animal Technician
Aggie Vosoughi, Fish Facility Technician
Dianne Williams, HHMI Research Technician III
Xiaobin Zheng, Research Scientist
Kevin Aumiller, Johns Hopkins University
Michelle Biederman, Johns Hopkins University
Katherine Bossone, Johns Hopkins University
Jui-Ko Chang, Johns Hopkins University
Sara Debic, Johns Hopkins University
Yunpeng Fu. Johns Hopkins University
Darby Kozan, Johns Hopkins University
Tabea Moll, Johns Hopkins University
Amanda Tinoco, Macquarie University
Liang-Yu Pang, Johns Hopkins University
Wesley Yon, Johns Hopkins University
Haolong Zhu, Johns Hopkins University
Harry Goldberg, Visiting Scientist, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns
Hopkins School of Medicine
Yang Jin, Visiting Scientist
Kai Liao, Visiting Scientist, School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University
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Lee Anderegg, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Philip Brodrick, Arizona State University
Min Chen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Luis Fernandez, Stanford University
David Knapp, Arizona State University
Nathan Lewis, California Institute of Technology
Bingwen Qiu, Fuzhou University
Dan Tong, University of California, Irvine
Enrico Antonini, Postdoctoral Fellow
Michael Dioha, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 3/1/21)
David Farnham, Postdoctoral Fellow
Muriel Hauser, Predoctoral Research Fellow
David Koweek, Postdoctoral Fellow, (to 7/31/20)
Julian Merder, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 10/1/20)
Geeta Persad, Postdoctoral Fellow, (to 7/31/20)
Manoela Romanó de Orte, Postdoctoral Fellow
Wu Sun, Postdoctoral Fellow
Gang Zhao, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 06/15/20)
Yixuan Zheng, Postdoctoral Fellow, (to 8/14/20)
Tristan Ballard, Stanford University
Jimena Diaz, University of California, Berkeley
Kelsey Foster, Stanford University
Connor Nolan, Stanford Woods Institute
Nina Randazzo, Stanford University
Sergio Redondo, Stanford University
Lei Duan, Research Associate
Jennifer Johnson, Research Associate
Michael Mastrandrea, Director Near Zero Project
Tyler Ruggles, Research Associate
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Christopher Burns, Research Associate
Daniel Kelson, Staff Associate
Barry Madore, Retired
Shannon Patel, Research Associate
Louis Abramson, Carnegie-Princeton Postdoctoral Fellow
Lauren Anderson, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Pavaman Bilgi, Postdoctoral Fellow
Thomas Cooper, Postdoctoral Fellow
Philip Cowperthwaite, Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow (to May 14, 2021)
Xiaolong Du, Postdoctoral Fellow
Andrew Emerick, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (to December 25, 2020)
Ivanna Escala, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from August 1, 2020)
K. Decker French, Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow (to August 15, 2020)
Ylva Goetberg, Carnegie-Nashman and Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow
Thomas Holoien, Carnegie and Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow
Alexander Ji, Carnegie and Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow (to June 30, 2021)
Alicia Lanz, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Ting Li, Hubble and Carnegie-Princeton Postdoctoral Fellow
Rosalie McGurk, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (to February 28, 2021)
Lina Necib, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from October 1, 2020)
Abigail Polin, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from August 1, 2020)
Peter Senchyna, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (from September 1, 2020)
Allison Strom, Carnegie-Princeton Postdoctoral Fellow (to August 31, 2020)
Johanna Teske, Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow (to August 31, 2020 - transfer to EPL)
Syed Ashraf Uddin, Postdoctoral Fellow (to September 15, 2020 | from January 4, 2021)
Gregory Walth, Postdoctoral Fellow
Coral Wheeler, Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow (to August 16, 2020)
Jason Williams, Research Assistant
Xuesong (Sharon) Wang, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow (to July 31, 2020)
Fakhri Zahedy, Carnegie Postdoctoral Fellow
Leon Aslan, Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer
Christoph Birk, Data Acquisition Programmer
Jerson Castillo, Machinist
Erica Clark, Strategic Initiative Coordinator
Paul Collison, Information Systems Manager
Beverly Fink, Executive Assistant to the Director
Tyson Hare, Mechanical Engineer
Charles Hull, Opto-Mechanical Engineer
Earl Harris, Shipping and Receiving Specialist (to January 15, 2021)
Anthony Hebert, LVM Opto-Mechanical Lead Engineer
Patricio Jones, Electronics Engineer
Sharon Kelly, Senior Buyer
Vincent Kowal, Machine Shop Foreperson/Instrument Maker
Becky Lynn, Administrative Assistant (to January 31, 2021)
Kristin Macklin, Business Manager/Controller
Greg Ortiz, Assistant, Buildings and Grounds
Luis Ochoa, Accounts Payable Specialist
Solange Ramirez, SDSS-V Project Manager
Jeffrey Rich, Outreach Coordinator
Scott Rubel, Facilities Manager
Sung-Ri Sok, Financial Accountant
Irina Strelnik, Assistant Business Manager
Gillian Tong, Accounting Analyst
Alan Uomoto, Observatory Technical Manager
Stefanie Wachter, SDSS-V Lead Systems Engineer
Sarah Whitten, Library Assistant/Archivist
Las Campanas Research Staff
Staff Associate, LCO Head of Scientific-Technical Development
Associate Director
Director
Director Emeritus, retired in March 2021
Las Campanas Other Staff
Jorge Lopez González, Postdoctoral Fellow
Nidia Morrell, Resident Astronomer
Gustavo Miriel Abarca, Magellan Maintenance Support
Jakson Paulo Lago Assuncao, Night Assistant[1]
Ricardo Alcayaga, Mechanic
Hernán Ángel, Driver/Purchaser
Nicolás Ángel, El Pino Guard
Jorge Araya, Magellan Telescope Operator
Héctor Balbontín, Chef
Iván Barraza, El Pino Guard
Yuri Beletsky, Service Observing Support Scientist
Roberto Bermúdez, Head of support and services El Pino (change position)
Felipe Besser Pimentel, Operations Engineer (SDSS-V)
Guillermo Blanc Mendiberri, Staff Associate Astronomer
Andrés Borquez, Chef
Konstantina Boutsia, Magellan Instrument Scientist
Jorge Bravo, Magellan Instrument Specialist
Daniel Mella Briones, People and Administration Manager (change position)
Luis Alfredo Calderón, Janitor
Juan-Carlos Carrasco, Driver/Purchaser
Pedro Carrizo, Plumber
Jilberto Carvajal, Buyer
Sergio Huerta Castellon, Night Assistant to 14-08-2019 (retired)
Emilio Cerda, Magellan Electronics Engineer
Rodrigo Andrés Condore, Electrician
Enrico Congiu, Magellan Telescope Operator to 15-07-2020 (retired)
Carlos Contreras Velasquez, Support Astronomer from 01-10-2020 (new position)
José Cortés, Janitor
Arlin Cortés Miranda, Survey Observer Operator from 01-06-2021 (new position)
Camilo Corvetto, Janitor
Johanna Paola Cuello Campusano, Payroll & HR Systems Specialist from 09-12-2019 (new position)
Nicole Mariane David Sanhueza, Opto Mechanic Engineer[1]
Matias Díaz Muñoz, Support Astronomer from 01-10-2020 (new position)
Francisco Di Mille, Technical Manager
Oscar Duhalde, Mechanical Technician
Javier Escobar Vidal, Occupational safety and health official from 01-02-2021 (new position)
Juan Espoz, Mechanic
Juan N. Espoz, Electronics Engineer
Mauricio Flores Cabrales, Mechanic Engineer[1]
Carla Fuentes Muñoz, Magellan Telescope Operator[1]
Juan Gallardo, Mechanical Engineer
Carlos Torres Godoy, Maintenance Lead[1]
Jorge Torres Godoy, Plumber[1]
Jaime Gómez, Accounting Coordinator
Danilo González, Magellan Maintenance Support
Consuelo González, Telescope Assistant
Luis González, Janitor
Nicolas Gonzalez Montofre, Programmer[1]
Ricardo González Rivera, Chef[1]
Erwin Guerra, Carpenter
Javier Gutiérrez, Mechanical Technician Assistant
Nelson Ibacache, Mechanical Assistant
Nelda Jucia, Purchasing Officer
Jorge Luis Letelier, El Pino Guard
José Eduardo Lizardi, Head of supply and Logistics( change position)
Angelica Leon, Magellan Telescope Operator to 04-11-2019 (retired)
Mauricio Martinez, Magellan Telescope Operator
Jonathan Medalla, Accountant
Miguel Méndez, Mechanical Technician
Victor Meriño, Magellan Instrument Specialist
Francisco Javier Mery, Electrician
Manuel Millar, Maintenance Support
Eric Muñoz, Accountant
Silvia Muñoz, Business Manager to 30-06-2021 (retired)
Mauricio Navarrete, Magellan Instrument Specialist
Hernán Nuñez, Magellan Telescope Operator
Miguel Ocaranza, Mountain Supply Especialist (change position)
Herman Olivares, Night Assistant
Jorge Olivares, Mechanic
Povilas Palunas, Telescope Scientist
Alberto Pastén, Magellan Telescope Operator
Patricio Pinto, Electronics Engineer
Perla Pommer, Administrative Assistant
Osvaldo Ponce Urzua, Chef18
Gabriel Prieto Overeem, Instrument Specialist Support
Félix Quiroz, Mechanical Technician
Javiera Rey, Communications and Extension Manager to 22-03-2020 (retired)
Andrés Rivera, Electronics Engineer
Hugo Rivera, Magellan Telescope Operator
Armando Rodriguez, Janitor
Marcelo Rodriguez, Supervisor of Mountain Maintenance
Herman Rojas, Web Page Specialist
Carol Rojas Díaz, Communications and Extension Manager[1]
Jorge Rojas, Janitor
Mauricio Rojas, Janitor
Felipe Sánchez, Telescope Controls Operator
David Sanmartim, Magellan Instrument Support Specialist Scientist[1]
Pedro Tirado, Carpenter
Manuel Traslaviña, Heavy Equipment Operator
Natalie Ulloa Rico, Survey Observer Operator from 01-06-2021 (new position)
Reinaldo Vega, El Pino, Guard
Edgar Veliz, Mechanic
Sergio Veliz, Supervisor of Mountain General Services
Michael Vicencio Dubó, Programmer
Pablo Vera Alfaro, Survey Observer Operator from 01-06 2021 (new position)
David Verdugo, Chef
Jose Zamora, Chef to 26-08-2019 (retired)
Lionel Zumarán, System Manager
Plant Biology
Staff Scientists & Staff Associates
Research Staff Member (from 2/1/20)
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Director of Proteomics Facility
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Acting Director
Other Staff
Matthew Evans
Roberto Bogomolni, University of California, Santa Cruz
Devin Bradburn, Stanford University
Jennifer Brophy, Stanford University, (to 7/31/20)
Cesar Cuevas-Velazquez, Stanford University, (to 7/31/20)
Alexandra Jazz Dickinson, Stanford University, (to 7/31/20)
Jose Dinneny, Stanford University, (to 6/30/21)
Lina Duan, Stanford University, (to 7/31/20)
Yuanlin Duan, Fujian Agriculture & Forestry University, China, (to 6/9/21)
Sujay Guha, Stanford University
Patricia Lang, Stanford University
Therese LaRue, Stanford University, (to 6/30/21)
Lorraine Ling, Stanford University, (to 3/31/21)
Marcia Maria Margis, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, (to 6/30/21)
Blake McMurray, Stanford University, (to 8/31/20)
Kristy Mualim, Stanford University, (from 2/8/21)
Raksha Ravikumar, Technical University of Munich, Germany, (to 1/10/20)
Lucero Rogel, Stanford University
Yue Rui, Stanford University, (to 7/31/20)
Emanuel Sanz Luque, University of Cordoba, (to 2/1/21)
Johannes Scharwies, Stanford University, (to 7/31/20)
Eva Sehr, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, (to 3/31/20)
Kevin Shih, Stanford University, (to 7/31/20)
Ying Sun, Stanford University, (to 6/30/21)
Verena Tomasini, University of Freiburg
Chun Tsai, Stanford University, (from 1/1/21)
Frej Tulin, Technical University of Munich
Tamara Vellosillo-Armengol, Stanford University, (to 7/31/20)
Eva Wallner, Stanford University, (from 7/1/20)
Marlot Westera, Utrecht University, (from 2/15/21)
Callie Wigington, Stanford University, (to 2/12/20)
Hodan Farah, Stanford University
Clara Kieschnick, Stanford University
Anand Shreya, Volunteer
Rajnish Khanna, (from 5/1/20)
Theodore Raab
Shenheng Guan, (from 3/8/21)
Sebastian Toro Arana, Stanford University, (from 9/14/20)
Nicolas Alexandre, University of California at Berkeley
Tatiana Bellagio, Stanford University, (from 4/6/21)
Lisa Couper, Stanford University
Joel Erberich, Stanford University
Lauren Gillespie, Stanford University
Deze Kong, Stanford University, (to 6/30/20)
Larissa Kunz, Stanford University, (to 9/30/20)
Laura Leventhal, Stanford University, (from 9/8/20)
Catherine Liou, Stanford University, (to 6/30/21)
Andrea Mair, Stanford University
Iris Molhoff, Stanford University, (to 1/31/20)
Veronica Pagowski, Stanford University
Lizzie Paulus, Stanford University
Andrea Ramirez, Stanford University
Evan Salvidar, Stanford University, (from 9/11/20)
Willian Viana, Stanford University
Yang Bi, Postdoctoral Fellow
Navadeep Boruah, Postdoctoral Fellow
Flavia Bossi, Senior Research Associate
Ajeet Chaudhary, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 9/11/20)
Lucas Czech, Postdoctoral Fellow
Frederick De St Pierre Bunbury, Postdoctoral Fellow
Yanniv Dorone, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 1/4/21)
Neda Fakhimi, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 2/15/21)
Justin Findinier, Postdoctoral Fellow
Qufei Gu, Postdoctoral Fellow
Shannon Hatelely, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 9/8/20)
Yu-chun Hsiao, Postdoctoral Fellow, (to 8/7/20)
Chuan-Chih Hsu, Postdoctoral Fellow, (to 7/14/20)
Weichao Huang, Postdoctoral Fellow
Suryatapa Jha, Postdoctoral Fellow
Purva Karia, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 6/1/21)
Sumudu Karunadasa, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 12/21/20)
Rick Kim, Postdoctoral Fellow
Jelmer Lindeboom, Postdoctoral Fellow
Yongxian Lu, Postdoctoral Fellow
Heather Meyer, Postdoctoral Fellow
Jacob Moe-Lange, Postdoctoral Fellow, (to 5/27/21)
Victoria Calatrava Porras, Postdoctoral Fellow
Karine Prado, Postdoctoral Fellow
Petra Redekop, Postdoctoral Fellow
Bijie Ren, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 1/4/21)
Megan Ruffley, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 8/3/20)
Amanda Shelton, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ruben Shrestha, Postdoctoral Fellow
Jason Thomas, Postdoctoral Fellow
Renate Weizbauer, Postdoctoral Fellow
Erin Zess, Postdoctoral Fellow, (from 2/1/21)
Zhengzhen Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow
Cheng Zhao, Postdoctoral Fellow
Kangmei Zhao, Postdoctoral Fellow
Christine Aquino, Research Assistant
Danbi Byun, Research Assistant, (to 5/8/21)
Michelle Pazmino Cajiao, Lab Technician, (to 6/17/21)
Diane Chermak, Environmental Health & Safety Manager, (to 1/29/21)
Susan Cortinas, Grants Administrator
William Dwyer, Research Assistant
Lee Einhorn, Grants Manager, (to 11/24/20)
Maxwell Eckelbarger, Research Assistant, (from 9/29/20)
Maliheh Esfahanian, Research Associate, (from 5/3/21)
Emily Fryer, Research Assistant
Veder Garcia, Research Scientist, (to 6/30/20)
Danny Ginzburg, Research Assistant
Efren Gonzalez, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, (from 1/1/21)
Charles Hawkins, Biocurator
Su Hong, Research Assistant, (to 8/31/20)
Garret Huntress, IS Manager
Benjamin Jin, Laboratory Assistant, (to 7/31/20)
Malika Kaderali, Research Assistant
Jessie Kim, Assistant Business Manager/Controller
Justing Krupp, Bioinformatics Research Assistant
Elena Lazarus, Research Associate
Evana Lee, Financial Analyst
Kevin Li, Research Assistant
Maria Lopez, IT Support Specialist II
Olivia MacDonald, Research Assistant, (from 9/1/20)
Giancarlo Materassi-Shultz, Growth Facilities Manager
Yunru Peng, Lab Technician
Kim Poon, Accounts Payable Specialist II
Andres Reyes, Research Assistant, (from 7/6/20)
Selena Rice, Biocurator
Juan Carlos Rivas, Lab Technician
Katherine Stevenson, Administrative Assistant
Terri Tippets, Executive Administrator
M. Clare Tuma, Human Resources Business Partner
Theodore van de Sande, Operations Manager
Anjelica Vazquez, Maintenance Associate/Dishwasher
Ismael Villa, Facilities Assistant
Naoia Williams, Accounts Payable Clerk/Purchasing Agent
Bo Xue, Laboratory Technician
Donor Recognitions
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Lifetime Giving
Carnegie Founders Society
When Andrew Carnegie made his original $10 million gift, he did so with the audacious goal of establishing an independent research organization that would increase scientific knowledge for the improvement of humankind. Likewise, members of the Carnegie Founders Society are visionaries who—through their generosity and entrepreneurial spirit—lay the foundations for innovation, ingenuity, and intellectual courage to thrive. With lifetime contributions of $10 million or more, these individuals have empowered Carnegie investigators to pursue the most profound challenges in modern science and truly transform our relationship to the universe and world around us.
Caryl P. Haskins*
William R. Hewlett
George P. Mitchell*
* Deceased
Edwin Hubble Society
Science often requires years of hard work and dedication before major discoveries can be made, and Edwin Hubble Society members make the critical investments that allow our researchers to take calculated risks in pursuit of new knowledge. Carnegie scientist Edwin Hubble, the most famous astronomer of the 20th century, shattered our old concept of cosmology by observing that the universe is vastly larger than we thought and is, in fact, expanding. We are proud to honor the members of the Edwin Hubble Society, who have fostered such extended, paradigm-changing research through their lifetime contributions of $1,000,000-$9,999,999.
Anonymous (2)
D. Euan and Angelica Baird
William H. Gates III
William and Cynthia Gayden
Michael* and Mary Gellert
Robert G.* and Alexandra C. Goelet
William T. Golden*
Crawford* and Margaretta* Greenewalt
David* and Charlotte* Greenewalt
Robert and Margaret Hazen
Margaret and Will Hearst
Richard E. Heckert*
Kazuo and Asako Inamori
Burton* and Deedee McMurtry
Jaylee* and Gilbert Mead*
Cary Queen
Deborah Rose, Ph.D.
William J. Rutter
Thomas* and Mary Urban
Dr. Nathalie Valette-Silver
Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr.*
Michael G. & C. Jane Wilson
* Deceased
~ New Member
Vannevar Bush Society
Vannevar Bush, the renowned leader of American scientific research of his time, served as Carnegie's president from 1939 to 1956. Bush believed in the power of private organizations and the conviction that it is good for humans to know. The Vannevar Bush Society recognizes those who have made lifetime contributions between $100,000 and $999,999.
Anonymous (6)
Philip H. Abelson*
Bruce and Betty Alberts
Mary Anne Nyburg Baker and G. Leonard Baker, Jr.
Craig and Barbara Barrett
Daniel Belin and Kate Ganz
Bradley F. Bennett*
Didier and Brigitte Berthelemot
David P. Brown*
Donald and Linda Brown
Richard Buynitzky*
A. James Clark*
Tom and Anne Cori
John Crawford
H. Clark* and Eleanora K. Dalton*
John Diebold*
Jean* and Leslie Douglas*
Herbert A. Dropkin*
Michael A. Duffy
James Ebert*
Jo Ann Eder
Bruce W. Ferguson and Heather R. Sandiford
Stephen and Janelle Fodor
Karen Fries and Richard Tait
Martin and Jacqueline Gellert
Sibyl R. Golden*
Diane Greene and Mendel Rosenblum
Gary K.* and Cary S. Hart
Henrietta W. Hollaender*
Antonia Ax:son Johnson and Goran Ennerfelt
Paul A. Johnson*
Paul and Carolyn Kokulis
Douglas E. Koshland
Gerald D. and Doris* Laubach
Lawrence H. Linden
Michael T. Long
John D. Macomber
Christopher* and Lois Madison~
Steven L. McKnight
Richard A. and Martha R. Meserve
J. Irwin Miller*
Al* and Honey Nashman
Charles J. and Virginia E. Peterson~
Alexander Pogo*
Elizabeth M. Ramsey*
Ray and Meredith Rothrock
Vera* and Robert* Rubin
Allan R. Sandage*
Leonard Searle*
Allan Spradling and Edie Stern
Frank N. Stanton*
Christopher Stone
Dawn Taylor
Michael W. Thacher and Rhonda L. Rundle~
David and Catherine Thompson
Tommy Tse
William* and Nancy Turner
Marshall Wais
Anthony and Susan Wood
Laure Woods
* Deceased
~ New Member
Second Century Legacy Society
The Second Century Legacy Society recognizes individuals who make special commitments to Carnegie Science in support of scientific research and discovery through their wills, living trusts, estate plans, and other forms of planned giving. Members of the Society carry on the vital tradition of philanthropy upon which Carnegie Science was founded, ensuring that throughout Carnegie’s next 100 years, we have the resources to broaden scientific knowledge and cultivate future generations of leading scientists. Through planned gifts, members meet their charitable and financial goals while creating legacies that support the research areas most important to them. We gratefully acknowledge these dedicated supporters, whose impact will be felt in tomorrow’s research advances.
Anonymous (4)
Philip H. Abelson*
Paul A. Armond, Jr.
Liselotte Beach*
Bradley F. Bennett*
Francis R. Boyd, Jr.*
Lore E. Brown*
Gordon* and Cynthia Burley
Richard Buynitzky*
Eleanor Gish Crow*
H. Clark and Eleanora K. Dalton*
Hugh H. Darby*
Herbert A. Dropkin*
Susan Farkas
Nina V. Fedoroff
Julie D. Forbush*
William T. Golden*
Crawford H. Greenewalt*
Margaretta Greenewalt*
David C. Hardy
Mrs. P. Edgar Hare
Gary K. Hart and Cary S. Hart
Caryl P. Haskins*
Robert and Margaret Hazen
Richard E. Heckert*
Henrietta W. Hollaender*
Neil Hurwitz~
Paul A. Johnson*
Paul and Carolyn Kokulis
Mary G. Laufenberg
Nancy Lee
Gilbert* and Karen* Levin
Chester B.* and Barbara C. Martin
Al* and Honey Nashman
Charles J. and Virginia E. Peterson
Alexander Pogo*
Elizabeth M. Ramsey*
Holly M. Ruess
Allan R. Sandage*
Leonard Searle*
Maxine and Daniel Singer
Frank N. Stanton*
Fay M. Stetzer*
Thomas H. B. Symons, C.C.
John R. Thomas, Ph.D.
Ian Thompson
Hatim A. Tyabji
William M. White
Robert and Roberta Young
* Deceased
~ New Member
Annual Giving
(Gifts received between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021)
Barbara McClintock Society
Annual contributions from generous individuals allow Carnegie Science to direct funds toward the most urgent needs and most promising research paths. These resources support researchers working at the forefront of bold scientific pursuits, such as Carnegie investigator Barbara McClintock, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1983 for her work on patterns of genetic inheritance. We are thankful for the annual supporters listed below, whose contributions are essential to sustain explorers like McClintock. With the McClintock Society, we recognize the generosity of donors who contribute $10,000 or more in a fiscal year.
$1,000,000 or more
Michael G. & C. Jane Wilson
$100,000 to $999,999
Anonymous
Herbert A. Dropkin*
Michael A. Duffy
Christopher* and Lois Madison
Ray and Meredith Rothrock
David and Catherine Thompson
Marshall Wais
$10,000 to $99,999
Anonymous (2)
Charles Bestor
Sigrid Burton and Max Brennan
Cathy Colloff
John Crawford
John P. de Neufville
Jo Ann Eder
Marilyn L. Fogel* and Christopher W. Swarth
Martin and Jacqueline Gellert
Michael* and Mary Gellert
Simon and Charlotte Harrison
Charles Bowditch Hunter
Douglas E. Koshland
Julia Sever Lytle
John D. Macomber
Christine McCarthy and Michael McCormick
Nentcho Nentchev
George F. Ohrstrom
Charles J. and Virginia E. Peterson
Deborah Rose, Ph.D.
Alexander Schauss
Laura and Carlton Seaver
Stephen Shectman
Jean and Sidney* Silber
Maxine and Daniel Singer
Michael W. Thacher and Rhonda L. Rundle
Matthew Weitzman
Other Individual Giving
Carnegie Science depends on and appreciates gifts at all levels and recognizes those who have contributed $9,999 or less this fiscal year. Thank you for your commitment.
$1,000 to $9,999
Anonymous (3)
Robert Alschuler
Paul A. Armond, Jr.
Louis G. Arnold
Robert and Lynne Barker
Charlotte S. Barus
Richard and Kathleen Becker
Mark D. Behn and Elizabeth Kujawinski Behn
Gregory C. Board*
Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
Peter C. Brockett and Laureen B. Chang
Donald and Linda Brown
Rita Colwell
Alice S. Coulombe
Steven B. Crystal
Melanie Cuellar
Nancy Davis
Igor Dawid and Keiko Ozato
William S. Dickey
Brack and Betty Duker
Sandra and Andrew Faber
William B. Fagan
Douglas M. Fambrough III
Oscar and Toby Fitzgerald
David and Carolyn Gambrel
Stephen Gao and Kelly Liu
Stuart Gerson and Pamela Somers
Lawrence Giles
Thomas and Josephine Greeley
Steven M. Gunnels
Tracy Hauri
Mark Holdsworth
Rush D. Holt and Margaret Lancefield
Toby M. Horn
Eric and Jill Hubbell
Eric Isaacs and Linda Goldwyn
Mary Jacobs
Richard and Karen Kertzner
Bill Key
Marguerite J. Kingston
Richard and Lisa Kornblith
Thomas and Jessica Korzenecki
Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald
Katherine N. Lapp
Gerald D. and Doris* Laubach
Haozhe Liu
Christopher and Catherine Loretz
Tina Lyon
Gary and Phoebe Mallard
James Mattingly and Judith Shure
Michael Miller
Kimberly Mislick MD PhD
David and Gloria Mog
John Morrow
Charles G. Myers
H. Richard Naslund
Phillip and Sonia Newmark
Farhan Panthaki
Ralph and Mary Perry
Thomas H. Powell
Sheldon and Debora Presser
Jeffery and Dana Puschell
Aparajit Raghavan and Satyashree Srikanth
Leonard Reed
Benjamin E. Richter
Cristián Samper
Frederick Schwarzenbach and Leslie Prussia
Matthew P. Scott
William and Glenna Shawn
Jon Shuman
Jordan Sorensen and Erik Lin-Greenberg
Randall Speck and Samantha Nolan
The Paul & Dottie Foundation
Rebecca Stecker
Michael Stein and Judy Rhinestine
Douglas K. Struck
Somu Sundaramurthy
David and Edie Tatel
John R. Thomas, Ph.D.
Ian Thompson
The Thornton Foundation
Scott B. Tollefsen
Peter E. van Keken
Michael J. Walter
Alan Wang
Mark Welsh
Peter H. Wick
James E. Williams
Robert Williamson and Caryl McNeilly
Stewart and Margaret Wills
Joseph and Alison Winter
Robert and Roberta Young
Wen-che Yu
Yixian Zheng
Under $1,000
Anonymous (15)
Carmen Aguilar
Jagannadham and Lalita Akella
Donald J. Albers
Paul and Leigh Albert
Emilie M. Allen
Larry Allen
Oscar Alvarado
Steven Aoki
Jacqueline Apel
Joseph P. Ardizzi
Lawrence and Susan Artes
Lynnette Asselin
Ulanda Aung
Andrew Avrick
Madeleine Bachuretz
Lee Bailey
Jane Baird
Maitri Banerjee
Jody Banks
Cheryl A. Bantz
Benjamin G. Barbin
Hubert L. Barnes
Ann and Olin Barrett
Camilla W. Barror
Gerald Barton
Honora Bauman
Emile J. Bayle
Philip Beachy and Katrin Andreasson
Michael Bearfoot
Shaun Beavan
Kimberly Becker Cooper
Harvey E. Belkin
Leila Belkora
Lyndsay Benedict
Karen L. Bennett
David and Pamela Benson
Richard J. Bergemann and H. Christy Bergemann
Frederick Bernthal & Heather Lancaster
L. Elizabeth Bertani
George Biehl
Anthony and Clare Binley
Ingi Th. Bjarnason
Henry C. Black
David Blackburn*
Merylee Blair
Yvonne Bondzio
Tom I. Bonner
Christian Borillo
Daniel H. Borinsky
Kurt R. Borski
William R. Bowser and Mary A. O'Donnell
Avery Boyce
Charles and Lucille Brown
Lawrence A. Brown
David and Rosemary Buden
Marjorie Burger
Dale Burger
Donald M. Burt
Julee Butler
Michele Byrnes
Christopher Caldwell
John A.R. Caldwell
Kan Cao
Jennifer M. Carlson
Richard Carlson and Sonia Esperança
Dana Carroll
Richard Casey
Edward Celarier and Gail Yano
Douglas Chapin
Phillip and Catherine Chatfield
Wen-Ping Chen
Kenneth M. Chick
Matthias Chiquet
Ronald A. Chong
Asit Choudhuri
Ida Chow
Ken D. Clardy
William Cleveland
Michael P. Cohen
Greg Colello
John R. and Annette W. Coleman
Dean Collins
Frederick Colwell
Tamara Winter Compean
David Conover
Nancy J. Cooksy
John Douglas and Gail Cooper
John and Bette Cooper
Ashley Copelin
Richard and Margery Coppola
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Crotty
Martin Czigler
Owen and Margo Davies
David M. Davis
John E. Davis and Bonnie Freeman
Nicholas and Lynn Davis
Peter and Jacqueline Davis
Carl and Judith Dawson
Benjamin Dayman
Ellen Dayton
Elissa De Angelo
David and Margot de Ferranti
Ken and Jacquelyn* de Graaf
Vannia De La Cuba
Cristine del Amo
Claudia Dent
David H. and Kunie F. DeVorkin
John M.* and Jane M. Dick
Matt Disen
Steve Dodson
Neil J. Doherty
Laura D. Dominguez
Scot Donato
Crystal Donnelly
Dennis Douglas
Sarah Doupe
Timothy and Jill Doyle
Martin Dresner and Lorrie Westerlund
George and Renee Dunham
Janice Dunlap
Brian Dupre
Samuel and Barbara Dyer
Richard Earley
David H. Eggler
Seth and Marion Eisen
Brice and Margaret Eldridge
Matthew Eldridge
Bennett Ellenbogen
Bryan and Phyllis Ellickson
Constance B. Elliot
Dylan Ellsworth
Shelley M. Enger
Jay S. Epstein
Brian Eriksen and Carlos Muralles
Wallace and Charlotte Ernst
Porter Eubank and Rita Ryack
Craig Falk
Steven Farber
John E. Farhood
John D. Fassett
Eric J. Fearon
Roger and Gail Feldman
John M. Ferry
Ned Fetcher
Joel and Kathleen Field
Gail Fisher
Robert S. Fitch
Scott J. Fitzgerald
Thomas C. Fitzgibbons
Katherine Fong
Robert and Carole Fontenrose
Margaret Forbes
John Fournelle
Jennifer Francis
Thomas Francy
Edward and Karol Franks
Laurence W. Fredrick
Becky Jo Fredriksson
Linda R. Freeman
Richard and Cheryl Freeman
Bevan M. French
Huaxiang Fu
John D. Gaffey, Jr.
James C. Gaither
Joseph Gall and Diane Dwyer
Joan Gantz
Mary L. Garnett
Joseph Gaul, Jr.
Richard S. Gavlak
William and Barbara Geffen
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Gelb
Mattia Gellera
Glen Gerada and Kathleen Burger
Richard Gerber
Susan Gerbi-McIlwain
Thomas Gertmenian and Sally Barngrove
Al Getz and Sara Nieves-Grafals
Elliott Gilberg
M. Charles Gilbert
Kirsten and Oliver Gildersleeve
William and Gayle Glauz
Ken Globus
Gregory Glover
Jeffrey M. Goecker
Michael Gosz
Patricia Grady
Paul Gramstad
Barbara Graves and Robert W. Schackmann
Bruce Green
Michael V. Green
David L. Greenewalt
Frederick D. Greenewalt
Laura Greenwold
Marvin and Audrey Griff
Philip and Judith Grimley
Ron Griswold
John and Deborah Guest
Ryan Gutierrez
Milo* and Carlota Gwosden
Herbert* and Liliane Haas
William and Dorothy Hagar
Catherine L. Haight
James T. Haight
Marylee H. Hair-Tinsley
Steven J. Hamilton
Bret D. Hampton
David C. Hardy
Subodh Harmalkar
Regina Harrison and Joe Thrash
Lisa W. Harter
Karl M. Hartmann
Karen Hatwell
Laurence Hausman
Shan Hays
Sandra Hayward
James D. Heinz
Julian Heller
Paul Henderson
Patricia Henkel
John Hennigan
George A. Herbert, Jr.
Caroline and Curtis Herrick
Marc Hersh
Abbe Herzig
John and Ann Hess
Frank Hilldrup
Eleanor Hillegeist
Wayne Hinkel
George E. Hoch
William H. and Patricia G. Hohwiesner
Kory Homuth
Morgan Hoover
Craig Howell
Larry and Graciela Huffman
Munir and Jennifer L. Humayun
Neil Hurwitz
Robert Ihsen
Bobby R. Inman
Richard S. James
Colonel Jack C. James, USMC (Ret.)
Eileen M. Janas
Anne Jardine
Beverly J. Johnson
Sheila D. Jones
Jennifer Just
Anne Kallfisch
Darius and Carol Kanga
Amol Karandikar
Milan M. Karol
Lydia Kats
Abby Kavner
John Keiser
Robert and Miriam Kellaway
William and Cynthia Kelly
Thomas and Ann Kelsall
Kevin Kelso
Peter Kessler
M.B. Kirkham
Melanie Knutsen
Paul and Carolyn Kokulis
Linda D. Kontnier
David C. Koo
Kirk T. Korista
G. Gary Kowalczyk
Audrey S. Krause
Arthur Krieger
Virginia B. Kriho
Danuta Krotoski
Tom Kuchenberg
Ethel Laczko
Arlo U. Landolt
Jorn Larsen-Basse
Jerome Laux
Faith LaVelle
Samuel A. and Mary M. Lawrence
Kurt Lawson and Jill Feasley
Calvin D. Lee
Harold H. Lee
Herbert Lehman
Frederick and Suzanne Lepple
Samuel Lerma
Alan E. Levin
Stephen G. Levine
William C. and Julia N. Lewis
Jon Lindberg
Brigitte D. Linz
Erik N. Littleton
Felix J. Lockman
Robert and Eileen Loeb
Gary J. Long
Maureen D. Long
Gerald P. Lorentz
Brian Loretz and Joseph Monreal
Thomas E. Lovejoy*
Dennis H. Lowe
Christine and Philip Lumb
Glenda Lundberg*
Mica A. Lunt
Bruce and Laurie Lyons
Peter B. Lyons
Glenn MacCullough
Michael J. MacDermott
Alaster MacDonald
Alec Machiels and Sarah Bennison
Gary S. Madonna
Anthony P. Mahowald
Steven R. Majewski
Stephen and Sally Maran
Stephen Marcus
Janet Marott
Claudia Marquez
Barbara C. Martin
Lani Martinez Sinfield
John Mashey and Angela Hey
Mario and Nancy Bennett Mateo
John Matthews
James M. and Roxane Mattinson
Sally Mauerman
David Mauriello
Bob McCann
Robert McClelland
Mary McComb
Dennis and Janet McCormick
Francis McCubbin
Jim McDermott and Cynthia Kurtz
Ann McElwain
Teresa McGervey
Joyce McGilvray
D. Joel and Mary Mellema
Mark and Debbie Menzer
Stanley A. Mertzman
Natasha Metzler
Dennis F. Miller
Stuart J. Miller
Michael Mills
William G. Minarik
Richard M. Mitterer
Rosemary Monagan
Paul Monsour
John Moore
Joseph F. Moore
Robert A. Morse
Lester R.* and Helaine G. Morss
John W. Mothersole
Seanan Murphy
Bruce L. Murrie
Ralph H. Nafziger
Rodney and Pamela Nakamoto
Daniel Neal
Norman and Georgine Neureiter
Trevor and Deborah Neve
Russell T. Nevins
Michael A. Newkirk and Olivia P. Garfield
Niels Nielsen
Concepcion Nierras
Adrianne Noe
John Ray Nooncaster
Jeffrey B. Norman
Donald B. Novotny
Kathy O'Dell
Joy Oakes and Tom Cassidy
Michael and Carol Oberdorfer
Richard and Grace Obermann
David Odell
John Oliva
Michael E. Ollinger
Kathie L. Olsen
Peter and Janyce Olsen
Shane and Emily Ortega
Mark F. Osborne
John H. and Roberta Overholt
Raymond and Bette Ann Page
Kristen Palumbo
Gary and Julie Pantiskas
Pratik Patel
Robert and Carol Pearcy
Niels M. Pedersen
Zachary Peiffer
George H. Pepper
Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez
Dr. Jan Marie Aramini and Michael Pettersen
Eric Philburn
Stephen Pierce
Elizabeth A. Piotrowski
Julia Pitkin-Shantz
Emil Polisensky
Natalie Pomar
Barbara Elkus and Rodger Poore
Daphne Preuss
John Price and Anne Shoemaker
David Proch
Karen J. Profet
Paul Provance*
Laura Puckett
Daniel W. Pugh
Evelynn U. Putnam
Gui-Zhong Qi
Daniel Raff
Susan Raley
Sampath Ramaswami
Velimir Randic
R. P. Ranganayaki
Bryan Ranharter
Shirley Raps
J. Martin Ratliff and Carol A. Polanskey
Joseph Rauscher
Shirley A. Rawson
John Rectenwald and Elise Ambrose
Philip T. Reeker
Stephan and Dori Reissman
Robert Riccio
Daniel W. and Henry A. Rice
Lisa Richter
Melinda Risolo
Robert C. and Louise N. Ritchie
Michael Robbins
Keith Roberts and Diane Epperson
Edward Robichaud
Alan Rose
Ingrid R. Rose
Janet Rose
Roy Rose
Suzanne and Irving Rosenthal
Anne Gorelick Rosenwald
Dr. Shirley M. Ross
Susan Rothrock and Carol Nachman
Rob Rouland
Stuart Rubens and Laura Lewis
Tyler Rullman and Teresa Wilkerson
John M. Russell
Raymond E. Ruth
Stuart Sacks
Lawrence E. Sager
Glenn D. Sandlin
Alexander Sandra
Angela Sandridge
Kenneth V. Saunders
Kathy Sawyer
Frances Li
Arthur and Tobie Schapiro
Gerald Scheinman and Marsha Seidelman
Kevin C. Schlaufman
Charles Schmitz
Aaron Schneider
Christianne Schoedel and John Segal
Otto Scholtz
Robert L. Schulte
Alexandra Schultz
François Schweizer
Jock Scott
Ross S. Selvidge
Brian Sesterhenn
Charles and Inez Sharp
Harlan and Beverly Sherwat
Nobumichi Shimizu
Carl Shoolman
Fred Shoup
Eli C. Siegel
Martin Silfen
Randolph and Diane Sim
Mary Ellen Simon
Gus Sison
Virginia B. Sisson
Larry Slagle
Granville Smith
Robert C. Smith
Steven P. Smith
David L. Soderberg
Kenneth Soo
Steven S. Spaulding
Ken and Jean Stadel
William Staton
Erich W. Steiner
Beth Stekler
Alfred and Susan Stern
John L. Stiff
Frank and Robin Stirling
Lars Stixrude and Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni
Robert Stockho and Veronika Jenke
Neil and Leslie Straus
David Straw
Cynthia Swisher
Peter Tague and Rhea Smith
Tetsuo Takanami
Wan-Ning Tan
Gary R. Tanigawa
Barbara M. Taylor
Colin Taylor
Leslie C. Taylor
William L. Taylor
Krishna and Patricia Tewari
Thiyaga P. Thiyagarajan
Alan Thompson
Stephen J. Thompson
Anthony Ting
Dennis and Eileen Tirpak
Michael Tobias
Elaine Tobin
Emilie Hooft Toomey and Douglas R. Toomey
Priestley Toulmin III
John F. Tracy
Scott Trager
Martin Trees and Kristen Olson
Albert and Virginia Tucker
Christy Turner
Michael S. Turner
Joseph R. Harris and Cynthia Uleman
John Ulmer and Ann Marie Lee
Joseph Umphres
Brian G.J. Upton
Mark Uretsky and Marian Gordon
Del Uthman
Robert S. Vance, Jr.
Melinda Varian
Dr. David Velinsky and Dr. Susan Johntz
John Veselka
Daniel and Eloise Vitiello
Prof. Ellen Wagner
Mallory and Diana Walker
Richard J. Walker and Mary F. Horan
Dave Warner
Andrew H. Waterman
Richard Wattis
Skyler Weaver
Alycia Weinberger and Todd Rosentover
Gloria Weissberg
Barbara A. Wenger
William M. White
Edward White V
David G. Whittingham
Teresa L. Wilde
Matthew Williamson
Adam Wilson
Cecily J. Wolfe
Eric Wolman
Adeline E. Wong
Laquita Wood and Geoffrey Kent
Neal L. Wood
Margaret D. Woodring
Michael Woodson
Juliet Wurr
Roy Wyscarver and Ann Bryant
Robert J. Yamartino
Henry A. Yost
Richard S. Young and Bonnie M. Beamer
Alessandro Zanello and Maria Elena Gutierrez
Debra Zanewich
Leon Zar
Matt and Kelly Zehnder
Elizabeth Anne Zimmer
Timothy A. Zimmerlin
* Deceased
Foundations & Corporations
$1,000,000 or more
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Heising-Simons Foundation
$100,000 to $999,999
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
The G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation
John Templeton Foundation
Math for America
The Rose Hills Foundation
$10,000 to $99,999
BASF Corporation
The Brinson Foundation
Carnegie Institution of Canada
CIFAR
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Louise J. Stephenson Trust
The McMurtry Family Foundation
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Richard W. Higgins Charitable Foundation
The Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for Children of Baltimore City
The Walt Disney Company Foundation
$500 to $9,999
Apple, Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton
Champion Technology Services
Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program
Honey Perkins Family Foundation, Inc.
Kramer Family Foundation
MonteCedro, Inc.
Society for the Study of Evolution
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Gifts in Honor & Memoriam
Carnegie Science gratefully recognizes contributions received in tribute to the following individuals:
In Honor of Conel Alexander
Scott J. Fitzgerald
In Memory of Kathryn V. Anderson
Ida Chow
In Memory of Walter J. Bantz
Cheryl A. Bantz
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Robert and Lynne Barker
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Christian Borillo
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Karl M. Hartmann
Lawrence Giles
In Honor of Donald Brown
Dana Carroll
In Memory of Louis Brown
Louis G. Arnold
In Honor of Richard Carlson
Glenda Lundberg*
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Cathy Colloff
Melinda Risolo
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Rita Colwell
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Harvey E. Belkin
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Claudia Dent
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Jane Baird
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Ingi Th. Bjarnason
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Matthew Eldridge
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Dylan Ellsworth
In Honor of Douglas Fambrough, Jr.
Douglas M. Fambrough
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Milan M. Karol
Joy Oakes and Tom Cassidy
Dr. David Velinsky and Dr. Susan Johntz
In Memory of David Haines Freeman
Linda R. Freeman
In Memory of Michael Furman
Marvin and Audrey Griff
In Honor of Joe Gall
Robert and Eileen Loeb
Susan Gerbi-McIlwain
In Memory of Pat Haight
Catherine L. Haight
In Honor of James Haight
Catherine L. Haight
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Marylee H. Hair-Tinsley
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Tracy Hauri
William G. Minarik
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David and Gloria Mog
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George E. Hoch
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Dr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Crotty
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Ann McElwain
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Robert Alschuler
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Ronald A. Chong
Steven M. Gunnels
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Lydia Kats
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Linda D. Kontnier
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Marguerite J. Kingston
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Barbara C. Martin
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Ann and Olin Barrett
Sigrid Burton and Max Brennan
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H. Richard Naslund
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John Oliva
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Mark F. Osborne
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Ralph and Mary Perry
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Julia Pitkin-Shantz
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Thomas H. Powell
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Shelley M. Enger
Karen J. Profet
In Memory of Vera Rubin
David C. Koo
George H. Pepper
Alycia Weinberger and Todd Rosentover
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John M. Ferry
In Memory of Allan Sandage
Steven R. Majewski
In Honor of Dr. Marsha Seidelman
Gerald Scheinman and Marsha Seidelman
In Honor of Maxine Singer
Paul and Carolyn Kokulis
In Memory of Joseph Soo
Kenneth Soo
In Honor of Jackie Stevens
Ralph and Mary Perry
In Honor of Kristina Tank & Dan Maruyama
Barbara M. Taylor
In Honor of Zhiyong Wang
Elaine Tobin
In Memory of Rajeana Warner
Dave Warner
In Honor of Ray Weymann
Kirk T. Korista
In Memory of Lt. Col. F.P. (Woody) Woodson
Richard and Karen Kertzner
In Honor of Leo Zanello
Alessandro Zanello and Maria Elena Gutierrez
In Honor of Yixian Zheng
Kan Cao
Marc Hersh
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On The Horizon
The Dawn of a New Era in Astronomy
In November 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ranked the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope program as a top strategic priority, recommending federal support for the final construction stages of the Giant Magellan Telescope, which is being built at Carnegie’s Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
The Academies’ highly anticipated report, Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s, was the result of its survey of the astronomy and astrophysics community regarding strategic goals and initiatives for the next 10 years. The recommendation detailed that building an extremely large telescope “is absolutely essential if the United States is to maintain a position as a leader in ground-based astronomy.”
In the Academies’ survey, the GMT was evaluated as a core partner of the U.S. ELT program, which was viewed as a visionary initiative that will enable collaborative, inclusive, and transformational research in nearly all areas of astrophysics—from understanding the fundamental nature of the universe to the search for life on other worlds.
Launched in December 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope will complement this upcoming generation of extremely large ground-based telescopes. Several Carnegie astronomers will be among the first to lead projects using data from JWST observations. Their planned investigations will span the breadth of expertise at our Observatories and Earth and Planets Laboratory—from exploring the makeup of exoplanets to revealing the secrets of ancient galaxies and probing cosmological questions.
Toward a Unified Vision of the Natural World
In November 2021, Carnegie named pioneering microbiome specialist Margaret McFall-Ngai the inaugural director of a newly launched division designed to unify our longstanding expertise in developmental biology, plant biology, and global ecology under one strategic vision.
McFall-Ngai is a recognized thought leader regarding the cornerstone role microbiology plays in the life sciences. She is ideally positioned to guide Carnegie’s division for Biosphere Sciences and Engineering as we prepare for a leap forward in our understanding of life on this planet.
Thanks to recent advances in research tools and techniques, biologists are now capable of linking genomic information not just to the synthesis of molecules that comprise our physiological functions—knowledge Carnegie scientists were crucial to elucidating over the last half-century—but also extending these investigations to the community interactions that shape both human health and ecosystem resilience.
Carnegie’s impressive foundation in expertise across scales—from molecular biology to global ecology—and mastery of working in a broad swath of biological systems—from microbial mats to coral reefs and farmland to coastal waterways—position Biosphere Sciences and Engineering for leadership on some of the greatest challenges facing humanity today.
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