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UofT Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Sciences at the University of Toronto. https://schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca/
Last week, we hosted an inspiring Foundation Models for Science Workshop💫!

Special thanks to our #SchmidtAIinSci Fellows for their leadership, and for making this event a successful space for individuals across the world to collaborate and connect🚀.
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
On Oct. 23, we hosted our Schmidt Welcome Lunch at the Faculty Club🎉! We were so excited to welcome our Cohort 3 Fellows and reconnect with our Cohort 2 Fellows!

We can't wait to see all the new connections and friendships that will grow this year within the Schmidt Program👥💫.
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We're delighted to welcome Kevin McKinnon as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Kevin works with Profs. Gwendolyn Eadie and Aviad Levis.

His project is called "Combining Telescope Astrometry: The Best Telescopes is All the Telescopes."🔭
October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We’re excited to welcome Addis Alaminie as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Addis works with Profs. Mohammed Basheer in the Dept. of Civil & Mineral Engineering & Jude Kong in the Dept. of Mathematics.

Her project uses AI-driven frameworks to plan water resources in large river basins.💧
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We’re happy to welcome Xu (Charlie) Chen as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Charlie works with Profs. Christopher E. Lawson & Mohamad Moosavi.

His project uses accelerated designs of synthetic microbial communities for sustainable chemical manufacturing.🧪
October 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
We're excited to welcome Ryan Yeung as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Ryan works with Professors Brian Levine and Bradley Buchsbaum.

His project uses deep neural networks to objectively decode subjective experiences in the brain.🧠
October 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We're thrilled to welcome Amey Pore as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow!

Amey works with Professor Dr. Lueder A. Kahrs at UTM and Dr. Dale J. Podolsky at SickKids.

His project is called SurgicalVLA - Vision-Language Action Model for Robot Assisted Surgery.🧠
September 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we celebrate the brilliant minds behind the Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship at #UofT — early-career researchers who are using #AI to accelerate discovery across engineering and the natural sciences. 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬
September 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We’re thrilled to have Jiaru Bai as a Cohort 3 #SchmidtAIinSci Fellow! 🎇

Jiaru works with Professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik in the Department of Chemistry.

Project: Onboarding human intelligence in remote machines with cognitive operating systems
August 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We had the pleasure of hosting Carlie Wiener from Schmidt Sciences for a dynamic Storytelling Workshop that left our #SchmidtAISci Fellows inspired! 🎤✨ The day wrapped up with our annual Postdoc Social Mixer—great vibes, great convos, and even greater connections. 💬🤝
July 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
We are pleased to welcome our third cohort of #SchmidtAIinSci Fellows!

First up is JU HUANG 🌟

Ju is in the department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry. She is a joint postdoc between Schmidt AI and the Acceleration Consortium, working with Professor Mohamad Moosavi.
July 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Join us for the Foundation Models for Science Workshop at the University of Toronto from November 3-5, 2025! Attendees can attend the Foundation Models for Science Symposium at the Vector Institute for AI held on November 6-7. Learn more and register at ai-for-science.org.
July 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Do you questions about the Schmidt Program?

Join us on July 29th at 11 AM (ET) for an Info Session about the Schmidt AI in Science Program, where we will answer all your questions, address any concerns, and share the experiences from our Cohort 2 Fellows.

Please register here: lnkd.in/g25vuMQr
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Last week, our #SchmidtAIinSci retreat was an energizing event filled with thoughtful discussions around current wins 🙌 and future goals 🚀. Attendees formed new connections 🤝 and built bridges 🌉, gaining a strong sense of community➡️ a key element of our program's success!
June 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🚀 Are you ready to join the next generation of AI experts?

Now is the time to apply for the Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at @uoft.bsky.social, led by Profs. @aspuru.bsky.social and Lisa Strug.🚀

➡ Valued at CAD $85,000 per year, for two years
➡ Apply by October 8, 2025
June 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM