2016

This month’s issue of IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine contains six feature articles on Mark Horowitz.  The articles are a testament to Mark’s decades of contributions, covering his journey from childhood, his contributions to computer architecture and industry, and his guidance of Stanford PhD candidates who continue to become influential researchers.

The six articles by former students, colleagues, collaborators, and Mark himself are titled:

• The Art of Breaking and Making
• Mark Horowitz and his Impact on Computer Architecture
• Rambus
• Mark Horowitz’s Link for Chip-to-Chip Communication
• The Legacy of Mark Horowitz in Me
• Enabling the Hardware for Computational Photography

Congratulations to Mark on this unique honor. The articles are available as PDFs from the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine.

This article is adapted from the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Magazine.

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as recipients of the 2016 Sloan Research Fellowships. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders.

"Getting early-career support can be a make-or-break moment for a young scholar," said Paul L. Joskow, President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. "In an increasingly competitive academic environment, it can be difficult to stand out, even when your work is first rate. The Sloan Research Fellowships have become an unmistakable marker of quality among researchers. Fellows represent the best-of-the-best among young scientists."

Awarded in eight scientific and technical fields—chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, neuroscience, ocean sciences, and physics—the Sloan Research Fellowships are awarded in close coordination with the scientific community. Candidates must be nominated by their fellow scientists and winning fellows are selected by an independent panel of senior scholars on the basis of a candidate's independent research accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become a leader in his or her field.

Congratulations to Jonathan for this outstanding achievement!

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic, not-for-profit grant making institution based in New York City. Established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Corporation, the Foundation makes grants in support of original research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics. www.sloan.org

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Press Release