Eight early-career scientists have been awarded the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, a three-year postdoctoral fellowship that provides recipients with resources, freedom, and flexibility to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.

Fellows were selected based on research achievements, plans, and potential to impact the field of planetary astronomy. Fellows were also selected based on their commitment to and plans for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in planetary astronomy.

Launched by the Foundation in 2017, the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship provides each recipient with an initial three-year grant of up to $430,000 to pursue their proposed research at a selected host institution. Research interests of the fellows span a range of topics, including protoplanetary disk dynamics and composition, exoplanet characterization, solar system bodies, astrobiology, and astronomical instrumentation.

Meet the 2024 fellows: