Aaron Bernstein Named a Sloan Research Fellow
February 20, 2024
Aaron Bernstein, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, was named one of 126 researchers drawn from a select group of 53 institutions in the U.S. and Canada. The award honors extraordinary creativity, innovation and the potential to become a scientific leader in any of a wide range of fields – chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience and physics.
Sloan Fellow Aaron Bernstein, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, enjoys solving abstract problems with the potential for practical solutions.
“Dr. Bernstein is an outstanding researcher whose analyses promise to open new realms of knowledge that will benefit society,” Rutgers University–New Brunswick Chancellor Francine Conway said. “It is because of his work, and that of his colleagues, that Rutgers–New Brunswick is known for transformative scholarship that serves the common good.”
Bernstein said he has long loved math, majoring in the subject as an undergraduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Both of Bernstein’s Russian-born parents hold doctoral degrees in mathematics as well as his sister.