Flatiron Institute Scientists Named Blavatnik Regional Award Honorees

The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) introduced at present that Flatiron Institute researchers Valentin Crépel and Ore Gottlieb will likely be honored as a laureate and a finalist, respectively, within the 2025 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists.

The Blavatnik Regional Awards acknowledge excellent postdoctoral scientists from tutorial analysis establishments in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The award comes with a $30,000 prize for laureates in every class and $10,000 for finalists. Laureates and finalists will likely be honored on Tuesday, October 7, on the annual Blavatnik Awards Ceremony on the American Museum of Natural History.

Crépel is a analysis fellow on the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), the place he research programs containing a lot of interacting quantum particles, resembling electrons, atoms or ions. He is called a Blavatnik Regional Awards Laureate for his work advancing theories describing stacked, single-atom-thick supplies, enabling simpler management of their properties for functions in quantum expertise. Before becoming a member of CCQ, he accomplished his Ph.D. in condensed matter concept on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Gottlieb is a analysis fellow within the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA), the place he research high-energy phenomena resembling gamma ray bursts, black holes and supernovae. He is acknowledged as a finalist within the Blavatnik Regional Awards for shifting the paradigm describing neutron star mergers, giving scientists a roadmap for locating and learning these uncommon occasions. Before becoming a member of CCA, he acquired his Ph.D. in physics and astronomy at Tel Aviv University and was a Rothschild/CIERA Fellow at Northwestern University.

“Postdoctoral researchers are the unsung heroes behind many of today’s scientific advances, and they play a critical role in the pipeline of talent and discovery in the sciences,” says Nicholas B. Dirks, NYAS president and CEO. “Their dedication and innovation will continue to drive progress across disciplines — from medicine to engineering. As we celebrate National Postdoc Appreciation Week, the academy is especially proud to recognize the 2025 Blavatnik Regional Awards laureates and finalists for their extraordinary achievements and exciting future contributions.”