Congratulations for Naomi Ginsberg for receiving the 2026 Brown Investigator Award to study and optimize the assembly of complex functional materials by tracking and adaptively steering the formation processes in real time.
The Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech announced the 2026 class of Brown Investigators on May 18, 2026. The cohort, the third to be selected through the Brown Institute for Basic Sciences, comprises eight distinguished mid-career faculty working on fundamental challenges in the physical sciences, particularly those with potential long-term practical applications in chemistry and physics. Each investigator will receive up to $2 million over five years.
Brown established the Investigator Awards in 2020 through the Brown Science Foundation in support of the belief that scientific discovery is a driving force in the improvement of the human condition. The Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech seeks to advance fundamental science discoveries with the potential to seed breakthroughs that benefit society.