2006 MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant" Recipient

A
David Carroll
Warner, New Hampshire
Naturalist Author/Illustrator
Unaffiliated
Age:64
B
Regina Carter
New York, New York
Violinist
Unaffiliated
Age: 44
C
Kenneth Catania
Nashville, Tennessee
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Vanderbilt University
Age: 40
D
Lisa Curran
New Haven, Connecticut
Professor, School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences
Yale University
Age: 45
E
Kevin Eggan
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Harvard University
Age: 32
F
James Fruchterman
Palo Alto, California
Chairman and Founder
The Benetech Initiative
Age: 47
G
Atul Gawande
Boston, Massachusetts
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School / Brigham & Women's Hospital
Age: 40
H
Linda Griffith
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Professor, Departments of Biological and Mechanical Engineering
Director, Biotechnology Process Engineering Center, MIT
Age: 46
I
Victoria Hale
San Francisco, California
Founder and CEO
Institute for OneWorld Health
Age: 45
J
Adrian LeBlanc
New York, New York
Journalist
Unaffiliated
Age: 42
K
David Macaulay
Norwich, Vermont
Author
Unaffiliated
Age: 59
L
Josiah McElheny
New York, New York
Sculptor
Unaffiliated
Age: 39
M
D. Holmes Morton
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Country Doctor/Research Physician
Clinic for Special Children
Age: 55
N
John A. Rich
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy
Drexel University
Age: 47
O
Jennifer Richeson
Evanston, Illinois
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Northwestern University
Age: 34
P
Sarah Ruhl
New York, New York
Playwright
Unaffiliated
Age: 32
Q
George Saunders
Syracuse, New York
Professor of Creative Writing
Syracuse University
Age: 47
R
Anna Schuleit
New York, New York
Artist
Unaffiliated
Age: 32
S
Shahzia Sikander
New York, New York
Painter
Unaffiliated
Age: 37
T
Terence Tao
Los Angeles, California
Professor, Department of Mathematics
UCLA
Age: 31
U
Claire Tomlin
Stanford, California
Associate Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Stanford University
Age: 37
V
Luis von Ahn
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Age: 28
W
Edith Widder
Ft. Pierce, Florida
Co-founder and Director
Ocean Research and Conservation Association
Age: 55
X
Matias Zaldarriaga
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Physics
Harvard University
Age: 35
Y
John Zorn
New York, New York
Founder and President
Tzadik Record Company
Age: 53

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