Professor Julia Kalow named a 2021 Sloan Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
March 2, 2021

Professor Julia Kalow of the Department of Chemistry is named a 2021 Sloan Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
The Sloan Research Fellowship is described below on the Sloan Foundation website:
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation congratulates the winners of the 2021 Sloan Research Fellowships. These 128 early-career scholars represent the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada.
Learn more about Julia Kalow’s research on Northwestern Now.

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