UCLA professors named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows.

Three UCLA faculty—David Clewett, Pradip Gatkine and Juliana Londoño-Vélez—are among 126 researchers from 44 institutions awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships, each receiving a two-year, $75,000 grant. The fellowships recognize early-career scholars across several scientific fields.

Three UCLA faculty members—David Clewett, Pradip Gatkine and Juliana Londoño-Vélez—are among 126 researchers named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awards the fellowships to promising early-career scholars and provides a two-year, $75,000 grant to support research. The program spans fields including chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience and physics. UCLA has a long history with the fellowships dating back to 1955, with many past recipients later receiving major honors. Key details: - 126 researchers from 44 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada were selected as 2026 Sloan Research Fellows. - Each fellow receives a two-year, $75,000 award to support their research. - Stacie Bloom, president and CEO of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, said the fellows are among the most promising early-career researchers in the U.S. and Canada. - Since 1955, 187 UCLA faculty have been named Sloan Fellows; past recipients include individuals who later won Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals. Summary: The announcement highlights continued recognition of early-career scholarship at UCLA and across North America. David Clewett will continue work on how emotion shapes memory; Pradip Gatkine will advance astrophotonic instrument development, including compact spectrographs; and Juliana Londoño-Vélez will pursue research on higher education impacts and reproductive health policy. Further developments related to their Sloan-supported projects were not detailed in the announcement.