2020 Annual Report

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For the sixth consecutive year, Science News spotlighted 10 early- and mid-career scientists on their way to greater widespread acclaim. Some of this year’s honorees are focusing on questions with huge societal importance, including how we can prevent teen suicide, what are the ingredients in wildfire smoke that are damaging to health and whether there is a better way to monitor earthquakes. Others are trying to understand how weird and wonderful the universe is—from exploring how many black holes are out there to uncovering the drama that unfolds when life divvies up its genetic material. Each scientist included in the SN 10 was nominated by a Nobel laureate, recently elected member of the National Academies of Sciences or a scientist previously named to our SN 10 list. All are age 40 or under, and were select- ed by Science News staff for their potential to shape the science of the future. SN10 MEET THE “

ANNA MUELLER Sociologist Indiana University

BO WANG Bioengineer Stanford University

PHIALA SHANAHAN Theoretical Physicist Massachusetts Institute of Technology

If there’s something I don’t understand, I’m extremely stubborn when it comes to figuring out the answer.” PHIALA SHANAHAN Theoretical Physicist Massachusetts Institute of Technology

ZHONGWEN ZHAN Seismologist California Institute of Technology

EMILY FISCHER Atmospheric Chemist Colorado State University

TONIMA TASNIM ANANNA Astrophysicist Dartmouth College

ALESSANDRA CORSI Astrophysicist Texas Tech University

SARAH ZANDERS Geneticist Stowers Institute for Medical Research MIKHAIL SHAPIRO Biochemical Engineer California Institute of Technology EACH ROW FROM TOP LEFT: SARAH DIEFENDORF; STANFORD MEDICINE; P. SHANAHAN; CALTECH; BILL COTTON/COLORADO STATE UNIV.; STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH; CALTECH; L. BRIAN STAUFFER/UI NEWS BUREAU