August 22, 2025
Congratulations to Abigail Vieregg, Professor of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, and the College, who has received a 2025 Cottrell SEED Award!
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has made $600,000 total in awards to ten Cottrell Scholars to advance high-impact research activities through its Cottrell SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery) Awards for 2025.
Since 1994, the Cottrell Scholar program has honored and helped to develop outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their potential for academic leadership.
The competitive awards of $60,000 each are in two categories: New Research Directions (for innovative research projects with potential to lead to a transformative line of inquiry) and Exceptional Opportunities (to advance existing research projects at primarily undergraduate institutions to higher levels of innovation and impact.) This year, astronomy and physics proposals were accepted.
Vieregg’s award, in the New Research Directions category, supports the project, “Probing the Cosmological Dark Ages: Site Characterization and Radio Receiver Development.”