Vedika Khemani, associate professor in the Department of Physics; Lauren O'Connell, associate professor in the Department of Biology; Amir Safavi-Naeini, associate professor in the Department of Physics; and Douglas Stanford, associate professor in the Department of Physics, have been named winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by the U.S. government. Khemani studies nonequilibrium quantum phases of matter. O'Connell focuses on amphibians to learn how animals adapt to changing environments. Safavi-Naeini works on developing photonic, phononic, and microwave devices for quantum sensing. Stanford researches quantum gravity, quantum field theory, and string theory.

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Vedika Khemani photo by Rod Searcey. Lauren O'Connell photo by Misha Bruk for Stanford University. Amir Safavi-Naeini photo by Petra Parikova. Douglas Stanford photo by Linda A. Cicero/Stanford News Service.