A Zuckerman Scholarship is not an endpoint — it’s a launching point. For every scholar, the scholarship marks a period of intensive growth: new labs, new collaborators, and the freedom to pursue bold questions across borders. What comes after is the real measure of its impact.
Our alumni community includes two tracks of scholars:
Post Doctoral Scholars, who completed postdoctoral fellowships at leading research institutions in Israel, and Israeli Post Doctoral Scholars, who completed their fellowships at top institutions in the United States. Both groups share a common thread — the Zuckerman experience became a turning point in their careers, opening doors to faculty positions, groundbreaking research, and leadership roles across academia and industry.
Dahlia is the Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Physics in the University of Chicago’s Department of Physics and James Franck Institute. Her lab studies quantum phenomena and topological materials in condensed matter systems.
Aaron’s lab studies how to improve the reasoning abilities of language models. He focuses on bringing responsible science to the rapidly changing field of AI, while bridging the conceptual gap between human and AI knowledge.
Sarah Kostinski is Assistant Professor in New York University’s Department of Physics, where her group explores theoretical questions in biological, statistical, and soft condensed matter physics.
Yoav established an independent lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ben-Gurion University. He studies “smart” structures and physical neuromorphic computing, developing materials that can sense, process, and respond through their own architecture
Adi is an experimental particle physicist studying the properties of the most elusive yet stable elementary particles known to date, neutrinos.
Tanny’s research focuses on symplectic and contact topology, Hamiltonian dynamics, Floer-type theories, and the mathematical structures that connect geometry with motion
Use the table below to find Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program alumni at their current institutions*.
* updated August 2026
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