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Mark Ebers

FELLOW
University of Cologne
Mark Ebers is a professor of Business Administration, Management and Organization Development at the University of Cologne.
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Eran Ofek

FELLOW
Weizmann Institute of Science
Eran Ofek is a researcher at the Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics at the Weizmann Instiute of Science.
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His research includes a broad range of astrophysical topics including the panchromatic transient sky, gravitational lensing, small bodies in the solar system, diffraction-limited imaging, instrumentation, and methods. 


2018-2019 Fellow: Big Data and Planets

Read more about Dr. Ofek here.  

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Abraham Loeb

FELLOW
Harvard University
Abraham Loeb is a professor of Science at Harvard University. His research interests are high-energy astrophysics and theoretical cosmology.
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Luis Roniger

FELLOW
Wake Forest University
Luis is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Wake Forest University. His research interests are: comparative political sociology; the interface between the study of politics, public spheres and culture; democratization and human rights; and political exiles and transnationalism.
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Louise A. Hitchcock

FELLOW
University of Melbourne
Louise is a professor in the Centre for Classics and Archaeology and the Centre for Jewish History and Culture at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests are: Bronze Age Aegean archaeology.
5,000-Year-Old Jade 'Dragon' Discovery Sheds Light on Neolithic Rituals

5,000-Year-Old Jade 'Dragon' Discovery Sheds Light on Neolithic Rituals

28 October, 2024
Image courtesy of Xinhua
 

Gideon Shelach-Lavi, a past fellow of the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies and a member of the "Animals and Human Society in the Sinitic World" research group, recently commented on a remarkable archaeological find in China—a 5,000-year-old jade artifact in the shape of a “dragon,” discovered in a tomb belonging to the ancient Hongshan culture.