Research Corporation for Science Advancement
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RCSA supports early career researchers in the physical sciences (astronomy, chemistry, physics) at colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 1912, RCSA is the nation’s oldest foundation dedicated solely to science.
#Scialog SLU Fellow Peter Gao, Carnegie Institution for Science, is a coauthor of a paper in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that is highlighted in this New York Times article. #CottrellScholar 2019 & Scialog TDA Fellow Emily Rauscher, University of Michigan, is also quoted.
Lemon-Shaped World Is the Most Stretched-Out Planet Ever Seen
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December 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#Scialog SLU Fellow Peter Gao, Carnegie Institution for Science, is a coauthor of a paper in The Astrophysical Journal Letters that is highlighted in this New York Times article. #CottrellScholar 2019 & Scialog TDA Fellow Emily Rauscher, University of Michigan, is also quoted.
RCSA President & CEO Eric Isaacs looks back at 2025 and ahead to 2026.
President’s Message: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
This has been a year of remarkable activity for RCSA, and disruptive challenges for the scientific enterprise. Looking ahead, 2026 promises to be a year of great discoveries as well as challenges for ...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
RCSA President & CEO Eric Isaacs looks back at 2025 and ahead to 2026.
#Scialog AES & NES Fellow Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University, has an article in Physics Today on alternatives to conventional lithium-ion battery technology.
Solid-state batteries: Hype, hopes, and hurdles
As conventional lithium-ion battery technology approaches its theoretical limits, researchers are studying alternative architectures with solid electrolytes.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#Scialog AES & NES Fellow Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University, has an article in Physics Today on alternatives to conventional lithium-ion battery technology.
#CottrellScholars Lou Charkoudian, Haverford College, and Daniela Fera, Swarthmore College, recently joined forces to host a cross-campus #CURE symposium where students presented their research to each other as part of their classes. bit.ly/48z19s2
December 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#CottrellScholars Lou Charkoudian, Haverford College, and Daniela Fera, Swarthmore College, recently joined forces to host a cross-campus #CURE symposium where students presented their research to each other as part of their classes. bit.ly/48z19s2
2025 #CottrellScholar & #Scialog #LSST Fellow Adam Miller, Northwestern University, and Scialog LSST Fellow Michael Coughlin, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, are authors of a paper in Nature Astronomy presenting recommendations for accelerating transient astronomy with automation.
The automation of optical transient discovery and classification in Rubin-era time-domain astronomy - Nature Astronomy
The automated detection of transient phenomena in the sky has developed rapidly in recent years, driven by robotic telescopes such as the Zwicky Transient Facility and the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact ...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
2025 #CottrellScholar & #Scialog #LSST Fellow Adam Miller, Northwestern University, and Scialog LSST Fellow Michael Coughlin, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, are authors of a paper in Nature Astronomy presenting recommendations for accelerating transient astronomy with automation.
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2002 & #Scialog CMC Facilitator Neil Kelleher, Northwestern University, winner of one of four inaugural What If…? Awards (for innovative early-stage research in biomedical and health science) administered by the Science Philanthropy Alliance.
What If…? Awards for Creative Medical Research Launches with Inaugural Cohort | Science Philanthropy Alliance
The What If…? Awards Program, a new philanthropic initiative designed to catalyze innovative early-stage research in biomedical and health science, is proud to announce its inaugural award recipients....
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December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2002 & #Scialog CMC Facilitator Neil Kelleher, Northwestern University, winner of one of four inaugural What If…? Awards (for innovative early-stage research in biomedical and health science) administered by the Science Philanthropy Alliance.
2012 #CottrellScholar & 2020 SEED Awardee Seth Herzon, Yale University, has a new paper in Science about his lab’s work synthesizing (–)-gukulenin A, which has shown promise in treating murine models of ovarian cancer.
After a longstanding effort, chemists led by Yale University’s Seth Herzon have synthesized (–)-gukulenin A for the first time. cen.acs.org/synthesis/me... #chemsky 🧪
A guide to making gukulenin A
3-component assembly builds a natural product that could fight cancer
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November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
2012 #CottrellScholar & 2020 SEED Awardee Seth Herzon, Yale University, has a new paper in Science about his lab’s work synthesizing (–)-gukulenin A, which has shown promise in treating murine models of ovarian cancer.
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST closes with pitches for team projects to ignite discovery with @vrubinobs.bsky.social. Initiative cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with additional support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells.
November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST closes with pitches for team projects to ignite discovery with @vrubinobs.bsky.social. Initiative cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with additional support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells.
#Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST continues! Thanks to Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social for a terrific keynote talk, “The Calm Before the Boom: Astrophysical Transients & Stellar Stories with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.”
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#Scialog: Early Science with the #LSST continues! Thanks to Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz @ucsantacruz.bsky.social for a terrific keynote talk, “The Calm Before the Boom: Astrophysical Transients & Stellar Stories with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.”
Special welcome to our new Fellows as the 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the LSST begins in Tucson! Cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells. #RubinObservatory #LSST
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Special welcome to our new Fellows as the 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Early Science with the LSST begins in Tucson! Cosponsored with @heisingsimonsfdn.bsky.social, with support from Leinweber Foundation and Kevin Wells. #RubinObservatory #LSST
RCSA, @sloanfoundation.bsky.social & @kavlifoundation.org have made awards to eight cross-disciplinary teams of early career researchers in the second year of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials.
2025 Scialog SM3 Awards
Eight cross-disciplinary teams have won funding in the second year of Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials, a three-year initiative catalyzing cutting-edge basic science to address how...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
RCSA, @sloanfoundation.bsky.social & @kavlifoundation.org have made awards to eight cross-disciplinary teams of early career researchers in the second year of #Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials.
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2021 Jeanine Amacher, Western Washington University, one of eight new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2025!
The Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 8 new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars!
The award honors young faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship & are deeply committed to education with undergraduates.
The award honors young faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship & are deeply committed to education with undergraduates.
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2021 Jeanine Amacher, Western Washington University, one of eight new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2025!
Congratulations to Daniel A. Pitonyak, Lebanon Valley College, winner of the APS 2026 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution. The prize is sponsored by RCSA. tinyurl.com/4hnvndz8
November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Congratulations to Daniel A. Pitonyak, Lebanon Valley College, winner of the APS 2026 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution. The prize is sponsored by RCSA. tinyurl.com/4hnvndz8
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2021 & #Scialog QMI Fellow Justin Caram!
We’re excited to announce the 2025 cohort of the Experimental Physics Investigators – a distinguished group of 22 mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics!
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Advancing discovery: 2025 Experimental Physics Investigators
The 2025 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators is a distinguished group of mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics. These 2…
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October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2021 & #Scialog QMI Fellow Justin Caram!
Our 2025 #RCSAFellows are having transformative mock-interview experiences at campuses across the country. Many thanks to all the host institutions!
October 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our 2025 #RCSAFellows are having transformative mock-interview experiences at campuses across the country. Many thanks to all the host institutions!
Nominations for RCSA’s 2026 Holland Awards are due November 4! To nominate an outstanding senior scientist for their commitment to excellence in research and teaching, creativity, and mentorship, please contact a #CottrellScholar or Holland awardee.
Robert Holland Jr. Award
Cottrell Scholars / for Research and Leadership Excellence The Robert Holland Jr. Award (Holland Award) recognizes outstanding senior scientists for their commitment to creativity, excellence in re…
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October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Nominations for RCSA’s 2026 Holland Awards are due November 4! To nominate an outstanding senior scientist for their commitment to excellence in research and teaching, creativity, and mentorship, please contact a #CottrellScholar or Holland awardee.
Four #Scialog Fellows are among 20 innovative early career researchers named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering! Congratulations to: QMI Fellow James Gaynor; NES Fellow Dohyung Kim; NES Fellow Azahara Oliva Gonzalez; and NES Fellow Benjamin Snyder.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Announces the 2025 Class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today the recipients of the 2025 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. This year’s class features 20 innovative early-career scientists and...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Four #Scialog Fellows are among 20 innovative early career researchers named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering! Congratulations to: QMI Fellow James Gaynor; NES Fellow Dohyung Kim; NES Fellow Azahara Oliva Gonzalez; and NES Fellow Benjamin Snyder.
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2022 & #Scialog ABI Fellow Scott Cushing, and Scialog SM3 Fellow Grace Han, who are among five aspiring inventors selected as 2005 Moore Inventor Fellows!
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announces final cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows: 50 inventors to shape the next 50 years
Palo Alto, California — September 23, 2025, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation selected five aspiring inventors as the tenth cohort of Moore Inventor Fellows…
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October 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Congratulations to #CottrellScholar 2022 & #Scialog ABI Fellow Scott Cushing, and Scialog SM3 Fellow Grace Han, who are among five aspiring inventors selected as 2005 Moore Inventor Fellows!
The 1st meeting of #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information, a new 3-year initiative cosponsored by RCSA, The Brinson Foundation, @simonsfoundation.org, and Kevin Wells, has begun in Tucson. Congratulations to our QMI Fellows! #IYQ2025
October 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The 1st meeting of #Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information, a new 3-year initiative cosponsored by RCSA, The Brinson Foundation, @simonsfoundation.org, and Kevin Wells, has begun in Tucson. Congratulations to our QMI Fellows! #IYQ2025
#CottrellScholar 2022 & #Scialog ABI Fellow Scott Cushing is interviewed in Chemical & Engineering News’ 2025 Trailblazer issue. He talks about changing the conversation around mental health and disabilities in chemistry by building spaces where students can focus on support and well-being.
Scott Cushing: A lab works best when chemists prioritize their health
Grad student <b>Charlotte Fuqua</b> talks with this physical chemist and spectroscopy maverick about lasers, mental health, and disabilities
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October 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#CottrellScholar 2022 & #Scialog ABI Fellow Scott Cushing is interviewed in Chemical & Engineering News’ 2025 Trailblazer issue. He talks about changing the conversation around mental health and disabilities in chemistry by building spaces where students can focus on support and well-being.
#CottrellScholar 2020 Frank Leibfarth was named one of three 2025 winners of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists for his “pioneering approaches to upcycle plastic waste and remove toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water.” bit.ly/3L95Ije
Trailblazing Young Scientists Honored with $250,000 Prizes at Blavatnik National Awards Gala | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
Celebration held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#CottrellScholar 2020 Frank Leibfarth was named one of three 2025 winners of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists for his “pioneering approaches to upcycle plastic waste and remove toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water.” bit.ly/3L95Ije
Two members of RCSA's community — #Scialog LSST Fellow Kareem El-Badri, California Institute of Technology, and Scialog NES & SM3 Fellow Will Tarpeh, Stanford University — have been named 2025 MacArthur Fellows. Congratulations! bit.ly/4o7uRJj
MacArthur Fellows - MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to ...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Two members of RCSA's community — #Scialog LSST Fellow Kareem El-Badri, California Institute of Technology, and Scialog NES & SM3 Fellow Will Tarpeh, Stanford University — have been named 2025 MacArthur Fellows. Congratulations! bit.ly/4o7uRJj
Meet the newest member of our team, Office Manager Phoebe Best. Welcome to RCSA, Phoebe! bit.ly/4o4Ckcc
October 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Meet the newest member of our team, Office Manager Phoebe Best. Welcome to RCSA, Phoebe! bit.ly/4o4Ckcc