NOMIS Fellows
Some of the most transformative science is driven by those just beginning their journeys. NOMIS Fellows are exceptional early-career researchers poised to lead paradigm-shifting, curiosity-driven research. Their fresh perspectives and novel approaches connect the ordinary with the unexpected, inspiring collaboration across disciplines. We champion these individuals by funding fellowships at top research institutions, ensuring they have the freedom, resources and world-class mentorship required to explore their boldest questions.
NOMIS Fellows
Richa Singh is a NOMIS–STRI Fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. Studying crickets, mosquitoes and dragonflies, her research is united by a single guiding question: How does an animal's sensory world shape the way it communicates, makes decisions and interacts with other organisms?
NOMIS Fellow
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
About Ruggero Valli Ruggero Valli is a NOMIS–ISTA Fellow at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), working with the research groups of Ylva Götberg (Massive Binary Stars) and Jorryt Matthee (Astrophysics of Galaxies). Valli studied physics and astrophysics at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, where he obtained an MS in 2022. He then completed […]
NOMIS Fellow
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
Amalia Victoria Ceballos González
Amalia Victoria Ceballos González is a NOMIS–STRI Fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. She is a Colombian biologist who earned her Licenciatura in Biology from Universidad Pedagógica Nacional.
NOMIS Fellow
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Christian Perez-Martinez is a NOMIS–STRI Fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Gamboa, Panama.
NOMIS Fellow
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Elizabeth Broadbent is a NOMIS–Collegium Helveticum Senior Fellow and a professor in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
NOMIS Senior Fellow
Collegium Helveticum
Scott Edwards is a NOMIS–Collegium Helveticum Senior Fellow and the Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Curator of Ornithology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, US.
NOMIS Senior Fellow
Collegium Helveticum
Łukasz Stanek is a NOMIS–Collegium Helveticum Senior Fellow and a professor at the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, US.
NOMIS Senior Fellow
Collegium Helveticum
About Danish Umar Danish Umar is a NOMIS–Salk Fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he conducts research in the laboratory of Deepshika Ramanan. Born and raised in Nawada, Bihar, India, Umar completed his undergraduate studies at Jamia Millia Islamia in 2012 and earned his master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology […]
NOMIS Fellow
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
About Sarah Joiret Sarah Joiret is a NOMIS–ETH Fellow at the Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life at ETH Zurich (Switzerland). She will conduct her research under the mentorship of Caroline Dorn beginning in September 2026. Joiret is a planetary scientist from Liège, Belgium. She is particularly interested in the dynamical evolution of planetary […]
NOMIS Fellow
ETH Zurich
About Emilie Skoog Emilie Skoog is a NOMIS–ETH Fellow at the Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life at ETH Zurich (Switzerland). She is conducting her research under the mentorship of Marie Schölmerich. Skoog is a microbial and viral ecologist interested in how microorganisms and their viruses interact with environmental chemistry and what these interactions […]
NOMIS Fellow
ETH Zurich
Alena Williams is a NOMIS–eikones Fellow at eikones – Center for the Theory and History of the Image at the University of Basel (Switzerland) and university professor of Theory and Mediation of Contemporary Art at the Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (Austria).
NOMIS Fellow
eikones – Center for the Theory and History of the Image
University of Basel
Janina Wellmann is a NOMIS-eikones Fellow at eikones – Center for the Theory and History of the Image at the University of Basel (Switzerland) and a fellow at the NYU Remarque Institute and Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University, US.
NOMIS Fellow
eikones – Center for the Theory and History of the Image
University of Basel
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NOMIS Fellowships
NOMIS Fellowships support emerging, early-career researchers who connect the ordinary with the unexpected and have the potential to conduct paradigm-shifting research.
