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UCLA's Pradip Gatkine named Sloan fellow
Gatkine works in astrophotonics, a field that uses light-based technologies to build instruments for astronomical observation.
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Pranavi Sharma - Fri, 20, Feb 2026
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Pradip Gatkine / UCLA
Pradip Gatkine, an Indian American assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow. He is one of 126 scientists and scholars from 44 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada selected for the award.
The Sloan Research Fellowships are among the most competitive awards for early-career researchers in North America. Fellows receive a two-year, $75,000 grant to support their research in fields including chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience and physics.
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Gatkine works in astrophotonics, a field that uses light-based technologies to build instruments for astronomical observation. He develops on-chip integrated spectrographs designed to measure cosmic dynamics, from exoplanets and their atmospheres to distant galaxies. His work includes miniaturizing telescope spectrographs from room-sized instruments to devices about the size of a shoebox.
His research on optical technologies recently earned him the inaugural Kavli Exploration Award. The prize supports his work at Lick Observatory in San Jose, California, where he and his colleagues are developing astrophotonic instruments to study how planets form and how the universe evolved.
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“The Sloan Research Fellows are among the most promising early-career researchers in the U.S. and Canada, already driving meaningful progress in their respective disciplines,” said Stacie Bloom, president and CEO of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. “We look forward to seeing how these exceptional scholars continue to unlock new scientific advancements, redefine their fields and foster the well-being and knowledge of all.”
Since the fellowships were first awarded in 1955, 187 UCLA faculty members have received the honor. Fifty-nine fellows have gone on to win Nobel Prizes, 17 have received the Fields Medal, 72 have been awarded the National Medal of Science and 25 have won the John Bates Clark Medal.
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