Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) enabling Hertz Fellows to attend LLNL’s annual National Labs Entrepreneurship Academy, an intensive four-day commercialization program that gives researchers the tools to transfer their research and technologies out of the lab. Hertz Fellow Charles Dove, a fourth-year electrical engineering and computer science PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley, became the first Hertz Fellow to attend the Entrepreneurship Academy this March.

Hertz Fellow and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Alan Edelman is part of a team of researchers using generative AI to answer complex questions in physics. This new technique can automatically classify phases of physical systems and could help scientists investigate novel materials. 

Congratulations to Hertz Fellow Cheri Ackerman and the entire Concerto Biosciences team for receiving FDA investigational new drug clearance for clinical trials of a therapeutic to treat atopic dermatitis.

A leader in the field of particle physics, Hertz Fellow Cameron Geddes, director of the Berkeley Lab ATAP Division, served on the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel to create a plan for the next decade and beyond. + Berkeley Lab

We are delighted to announce that Katie Coggeshall Myers has joined the Hertz Foundation team as our new Individual Giving Officer. In this role, Katie will engage Hertz Fellows and friends by providing opportunities to connect with the Hertz community and support the foundation and its fellows. Welcome, Katie!

Today is the last day to make a gift to the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation in our 2023-2024 fundraising year! Please support our Hertz Fellows by making your gift by midnight tonight!

Don't forget to join us for our June Innovation tomorrow at 2pm ET! Hertz Fellow Marcia Isakson, director of the Signal and Information Sciences Lab at Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin, will share insights from her career of over 30 years applying science and technology to improve the field of underwater acoustics and enhance our country's national security. Register now!

Hertz Fellow and UCLA Professor Craig Merlic characterizes his kaleidoscopic approach to life in six words: “Curiosity, problem solving, leadership, adventure, storytelling.”

Amid deadly heat, why is critical climate research being halted? Read more from Hertz Fellow Anna Bershteyn and colleague Michael S. Diamond: https://lnkd.in/eUgVjfAd

Hertz Fellow and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor David Karger has built a web browser extension that empowers individuals to flag misinformation and identify others they trust to assess online content. The approach, called the Trustnet browser extension, puts the power to decide what constitutes misinformation into the hands of individual users rather than a central authority. https://lnkd.in/gR9SD4k6