New York City - Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler announced that as of Feb. 04, 2022, federal CAREER grants totaling more than $4 million from the National Science Foundation were awarded to researchers at Columbia University for the continuation of ongoing research. These grants focus on early-career faculty and are dedicated to encouraging the next generation of scientists. The grants were awarded to the following projects:

• New Frontiers in Quantum Protocols, Operator Algebras, and Property Testing ($675,031)
  
• Unifying short and long read RNA-seq analysis of alternative splicing using network flow models ($500,000)
  
• In-Kernel Execution of Storage Functions ($508,416)
  
• Towards Scale-Invariant Identification and Synthesis Algorithms for Control Using Randomization ($500,000)
  
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Periodically Structured Bubbling Phenomena in Dense Suspensions and Fluidized Granular Materials ($619,094)
  
• Neural basis of visual shape perception ($1,250,000)

"Columbia University has been a longtime leader in the academic field, particularly when it comes to the sciences," said Congressman Nadler. "Since December, the University has received several CAREER grants from the National Science Foundation, a testament to Columbia's first-class researchers, professors, and students. I am proud to represent Columbia University, and I thank all of the researchers who worked to earn this funding. Grants like these will help ensure that one of the most storied academic institutions in the nation will continue to be on the cutting edge of research and development. I look forward to seeing the impressive work of these researchers continue."

"These awardees in science and engineering are Columbia's rising stars," said Jeannette M. Wing, Executive Vice President for Research and Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. "Their ambitious research agenda range from expanding our fundamental knowledge in quantum computing and artificial intelligence to exploring solutions to address energy, climate, and health. We applaud the remarkable achievement that these early career awards represent and know they would not be possible without the ongoing support of legislative leaders like our own Congressman Nadler (Columbia,' 69), who has long prioritized federal investments in the next generation of scientific leaders."