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52 Finalists Named for the 2025 Hertz Fellowships

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation today announced 52 finalists for the 2025 Hertz Fellowships in applied sciences, mathematics and engineering.

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Hertz Foundation Entrepreneurship Award to Support Sustainable Toilet Systems

Hertz Fellow Ruby Lai aims to develop a sustainable, low-energy, low-cost toilet system that reuses flush water and requires no sewer system.

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Remembering Hertz Foundation Board Member M. Michael Ansour (1954–2024)

The Hertz Foundation is deeply saddened to share that Hertz Fellow and long-serving board member M. Michael Ansour has passed away after a valiant fight against cancer over the past few years.

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2024 Philanthropy Report: Investing in the Extraordinary

Join us in celebrating what's possible when we invest in scientific and technological innovation that strengthens the nation.

2024 Philanthropy Report

The Hertz Foundation identifies the nation’s most promising innovators in science and technology and empowers them to pursue their boldest ideas without limits.

Our Areas of Impact

Explore the many ways Hertz Fellows are making a positive difference in the world.

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Recent News

Hertz Fellows are unlocking creative solutions to our most pressing challenges. Catch up on the latest advances.

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Nonprofit Founded by Hertz Fellow Helps Companies Influence Climate Policy

Hertz Fellow Bill Weihl educates employees and executives at large tech companies about how and why they and their companies should speak out about climate policies.

Hertz Fellow Launches Biostate AI, Coupling RNA Sequencing and Health-Focused AI

Hertz Fellow David Zhang is offering affordable RNA sequencing to researchers, repositories and companies, while using the collected data to power biological AI models.

Tackling climate change through airplane contrails

Hertz Fellow Thomas Dean, a research scientist at Breakthrough Energy, is using his engineering background to better model the consequences of contrails, as well as ways pilots could avoid creating them in order to minimize climate change.

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The Fellows Community

Hertz Fellows connect and collaborate across disciplines, geography, and generations.

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Marya Lieberman
Luis Alvarez
Ruby Lai
Eric Boe

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Marya Lieberman

1989 Hertz Fellow

Marya developed a test that can quickly detect 60 different fake drugs.

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1997 Hertz Fellow

Luis is developing a rapid bone growth treatment to help servicemembers with combat injuries.

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2013 Hertz Fellow

Ruby wants to provide millions of people around the world with access to safe sanitation.

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1987 Hertz Fellow

A NASA astronaut, Eric is a veteran of two spaceflights and 28 days in space.

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Every Investment Matters

Help us fund and support more innovators, now and into the future.

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The Hertz Fellowship

What would you do with the freedom to innovate? Learn about applying for the Hertz Fellowship.

How to Apply

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