The BTPC’s Brenda Rubenstein appointed Director of the Brown Data Science Institute

The BTPC’s Brenda Rubenstein, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Physics, has been appointed Director of the Data Science Institute at Brown. Professor Rubenstein will begin her directorship July 1, 2025. In his announcement of her appointment, Provost Doyle highlighted Professor Rubenstein’s many accomplishments:
An accomplished scholar, Brenda earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Columbia University and held the prestigious Lawrence Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Her accolades include a Fulbright Scholarship, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, and recognition as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. She has also received Brown University’s Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Award, highlighting her contributions to fostering an inclusive academic environment.

The BTPC’s Brad Marston selected as Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship Mentor

The Brown Theoretical Center’s Director Brad Marston has been selected as a Simons Foundation Pivot Fellowship Mentor to the University of Georgia professor of physics Alan T. Dorsey.

“Alan is a distinguished theoretical physicist, and I’m honored to work with him on his project, which will span the fields of condensed matter physics and geophysical fluid dynamics,” Marston said. “By using the mathematics and physics of topology, we expect to contribute to a better understanding of the fluid Earth climate system.”

Read more about the Pivot Fellowship here.