Shiu receives WARF Named Professorship
DSI Affiliate Gary Shiu was recently named the Paul Dirac Professor of Physics. His research focuses on unifying quantum mechanics and gravity into a consistent framework for understanding nature.
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DSI Affiliate Gary Shiu was recently named the Paul Dirac Professor of Physics. His research focuses on unifying quantum mechanics and gravity into a consistent framework for understanding nature.
DSI Affiliate Daijiang Li received an NSF CAREER award. His project integrates ecological theory, large-scale data, and AI to transform the study of urban biodiversity.
DSI Affiliate Morton Ann Gernsbacher has been named the recipient of the prestigious Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society of Experimental Psychologists (SEP).
DSI Affiliate Ilias Diakonikolas, professor of Computer Sciences, has received the 2026 Gödel Prize, one of the highest honors in theoretical computer science, for transformational work in robust high-dimensional learning.
DSI Affiliate Jonny Uelmen, School of Medicine and Public Health, is collecting ticks from across Wisconsin to develop advanced models showing when and where tick risks are highest.
Congratulations to DSI Affiliate Jiwei Zhao for being named a 2026 Fellow of the American Statistical Association. This honor recognizes sustained and significant contributions to statistical sciences.
Three DSI Affiliates have been honored with Vilas Awards. Laura Albert was named a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor, and Sharon Li and Shamya Karumbaiah received Vilas Early Career Investigator Awards.
DSI Affiliate Laura Albert, a professor of industrial and systems engineering, is among the inaugural recipients of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Graduate School’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring.
DSI Research Scientist Matthew Feickert has been appointed to an American Physical Society coordinating panel focused on the software and computing needs of the high-energy physics community.
DSI Affiliate Kaiping Chen is one of 20 mid-career professionals selected for the 2026-28 cohort of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's New Voices program.