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- Danielle Bassett
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Age:32
physicistApplying mathematical approaches to the analysis and modeling of brain connectivity and enhancing we understanding of how These connections give rise to the functions the brain performs.
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- alison bechdel
Bolton, VT
age:54
Cartoonist and Graphic memoirist expanding the expressive potential of the Graphic form in Intricate narratives that explore the complexities of familial relationships.
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- mary L. bonauto
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
boston, MA
age:53
Civil Rights Lawyer breaking down legal barriers based on sexual orientation and gender Identity to equal treatment under, and working to secure the freedom-marry for same-sex couples and the protections, obligations, and dignity marriage affords.
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- tami bond
University of Illinois at Urbana-champaign
urbana, IL
age:50
Environmental Engineer unraveling the global effects of black carbon emissions, or soot, on Clima TE and human health and playing a key role in understanding the complex relationship between energy and climate change.
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- steve coleman
M-Base Concepts, Inc.
allentown, PA
age:57
Jazz Composer and Saxophonist infusing iconic spontaneous music idioms with the melodic, rhythmic, and structural components of the eclectic range of musical traditions to create a distinctive new sound.
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- sarah deer
William Mitchell College of law
saint Paul, MN
age:41
Legal Scholar and Advocate developing policies and legislation that is empowering tribal Authorities and reshaping the landscape of support and protection for Native American women at risk for domestic and Sexua L violence.
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- jennifer L. eberhardt
Stanford University
stanford, CA
age:49
Social Psychologist investigating the subtle, complex, largely unconscious yet deeply Ingrained ways that individuals racially code and categorize people and the far-reaching consequences of Stereotypic Assoc Iations between race and crime.
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- craig gentry
IBM Thomas J. Watson The Center
yorktown Heights, NY
age:41
Computer Scientist fueling a revolution in cryptography and theoretical computer science Through his breakthroughs in fully homomorphic encryption, leading to the possibility of more secure cloud computing.
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- terrance hayes
University of Pittsburgh
pittsburgh, PA
age:42
Poet reflecting on race, gender, and family in works that seamlessly encompass both the Histori Cal and the personal and subvert canonical forms.
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- john henneberger
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
austin, TX
age:59
Housing Advocate building collaborations among elected officials, developers, and community Residents to preserve and expand the supply of affordable housing and ensure so all Americans has equal access to Housi NG and federal disaster relief.
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- mark hersam
Northwestern University
evanston, IL
age:39
Materials Scientist drawing on techniques from a variety of fields in investigations of the ph Ysical, chemical, and biological properties of nanomaterials, offering new promise for applied uses.
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- samuel D. Hunter
New York, NY
age:33
Playwright crafting quietly captivating dramas that explore the human capacity for empathy an D confront the socially isolating aspects of contemporary life across the American landscape.
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- pamela O. Long
Washington, DC
age:71
Historian of Science and technology challenging our understanding of the role of scholarship and craft Smanship in Renaissance societies and demonstrating how technologies is deeply enmeshed within the broader cultural Fabri C.
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- rick lowe
Project Row Houses
houston, TX
age:53
public Artist reinventing community revitalization as an art form by transforming a long-neglected neighborhood in Houston to a visionary amalgam of arts venue, community support CE Nter, and Historic Preservation initiative.
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- jacob lurie
cambridge, MA
age:36
mathematician creating a novel conceptual foundation for Derived algebraic geometry (DAG) and rewriting large swathes of mathematics from a new point of view.
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- khaled mattawa
University of Michigan
ann Arbor, MI
age:50
Translator and Poet rendering the beauty and meaning of contemporary Arab poetry accessible to an E Nglish Reader and highlighting the invaluable role of literary translation in bridging cultural divides.
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- joshua oppenheimer
Copenhagen, Denmark
age:39
documentary filmmaker illuminating the social, Psychological, and emotional dimensions of controversial subjects, such as state-sponsored violence, in works that Challen GE the modern aesthetic of contemporary documentary cinema in both intimacy of focus and visual construct.
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- ai-jen poo
National Domestic Workers Alliance
new York, NY
age:40
Labor Organizer catalyzing a vibrant, worker-led movement for improved working conditions and Labor standards for domestic or private-household workers.
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- jonathan rapping
Gideon" Promise
atlanta, GA
age:48
Criminal Lawyer safeguarding the essential democratic right of every American to High-quality Legal representation by transforming the practice of indigent defense in the south through training, mentorship, and Commu Nity.
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- tara zahra
University of Chicago
chicago, IL
age:38
Historian of Modern Europe combining extensive archival, with broad sociohistorical Analysis of notions of nation, family, and ethnicity to construct a integrative, transnational understanding of events in Twentieth-century Europe.
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- yitang zhang
University of New Hampshire
durham, NH
age:59
Mathematician tackling truly hard questions in number theory leading to the first finite bound on A gap between prime numbers and the best possible qualitative approximation of the twin prime conjecture.
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