Fortney Awarded Sloan Fellowship

Fortney Awarded Sloan Fellowship

Jonathan Fortney (2004) has been named a 2010 Sloan Research Fellow in Physics. The Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 118 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field. Jonathan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics University of California, Santa Cruz. We extend our congratulations to Jonathan on receipt of this prestigious fellowship!