Anassa Kata
Evan Schneider '10

Evan Schneider, whose research focuses on the digital modeling of galaxies, has received a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Schneider, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, was one of 20 early career professors nationwide to receive the honor. Using her own code and the world’s fastest supercomputers, Schneider and her fellow researchers have discovered ways to simulate galaxies with greater clarity than ever before. The award, which comes with a $175,000 grant per year for five years, encourages innovative thinking by providing flexibility and support to young scientists and engineers. Schneider, the first woman at Pitt to receive the award, will use the prize to add to her team of researchers. “It’s really just an honor to know people care about my work at all,” Schneider says. “As a postdoc, you grind away and work so hard, and a recognition like this is just a relief, because it tells me all that work was worthwhile.”