The Barbara Pichardo Future Faculty Fellowship
The Barbara Pichardo Future Faculty Fellowship is a distinguished fellowship that will be awarded to a senior postdoctoral researcher who demonstrates excellence in galactic dynamics and shows great promise as future faculty in astrophysics. This award is named after the late Barbara Pichardo (1968-2019). She was an exceptional astrophysicist who made significant contributions to our understanding of the dynamics of disk systems. Dr. Pichardo was a passionate mentor and teacher, inspiring a generation of researchers to pursue astrophysics.
The Barabara Pichardo Fellow will receive a generous three year stipend and will benefit from being part of the “Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics” mentorship network, which spans multiple institutions and provides networking opportunities with leading astronomers across the country with a broad range of expertise. In preparation for a faculty position, this fellow will also receive mentorship on and experience in designing and using inclusive pedagogical practices. All of the observational and computational facilities of the Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory are available to the Fellow, who is encouraged to conduct independent research and to develop collaborations with faculty, staff, and students. This fellowship is funded by the Heising-Simons Foundation.
The Barbara Pichardo Fellows
The inaugural Barbara Pichardo Future Faculty Fellow is Leandro Beraldo e Silva (2023-present).