11 new researchers become Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellows

Cornell researchers interested in diverse topics ranging from peptide engineering and cellular metabolites to quantum physics and sustainable computing are among the newest cohort selected by the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellows program.

The 11 scholars constitute the fourth cohort from the six-year Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Scholars initiative, a Schmidt Sciences program, which extended an invitation to Cornell in 2022. The $148 million initiative - part of a broader $400 million investment from Schmidt Sciences - funds investigators employing AI to advance exploration in science, technology, and engineering. To date, 46 researchers from Cornell have been awarded fellowships via the initiative.

"This year's cohort exemplifies the transformative potential of AI-driven scientific research," said Carla Gomes, the Ronald C. and Antonia V. Nielsen Professor in Cornell Bowers and co-director of the Cornell University AI for Science Institute (CUAISci), which collaborates closely with the fellowship initiative to identify and develop recipients from Cornell. "From biochemical innovations to global climate solutions, these fellows are demonstrating how AI can accelerate breakthrough discoveries that address some of our most pressing scientific challenges."

"These remarkable fellows are at the vanguard of a new era in AI research," said Fengqi You, the Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering and co-director of CUAISci. "From understanding hydropower dam impacts to designing better catalysts to make green fuels and modeling global forest biomass, the fellows' contributions are positioned to tackle essential scientific obstacles in sustainability, the physical sciences and beyond."

Read the full story on the Cornell Bowers website.