Scientific Outputs

This page highlights a selection of outputs from our awardees—ranging from research papers and open-source code to datasets, tools, and reports—that reflect our commitment to curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. We invite you to explore their contributions to science and a thriving world.

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Astrophysics & Space

Jun 17, 2026

The Lazuli Space Observatory: Opportunities for time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy

Lazuli Space Observatory
- T. Wevers,
- T.J. Maccarone,
- A. Palmese,
- D.J. Sand,
- S. Gezari,
- L. Rivera Sandoval,
- J. DiPalma,
- G. Hosseinzadeh,
- T.J. Hoyt,
- M. Karmen,
- J. Kennea,
- K. Kunnumkai,
- S. Perlmutter,
- M. Rigault,
- A. Roy,
- G. Stefansson,
- F. Yang Yang
Climate

Science | Jun 12, 2026

Net release of CO2 from thawing permafrost soil carbon predicted to occur earlier in this century

Virtual Earth Systems Research Institute (VESRI)
- Yi Xi,
- [Philippe Ciais,
- ] Dan Zhu,
- Chunjing Qiu,
- Yuan Zhang,
- Shushi Peng,
- Simon P. K. Bowring,
- Daniel S. Goll,
- Pierre Friedlingstein,
- Gustaf Hugelius
Climate

Sciences Advances | Jun 12, 2026

Net release of CO2 from Thawing Permafrost Soil Sarbon Predicted to Occur Earlier in this Century

Virtual Earth Systems Research Institute (VESRI)
- Yi Xi,
- Philippe Ciais,
- Dan Zhu,
- Chunjing Qiu,
- Yuan Zhang,
- Shushi Peng,
- Simon P. K. Bowring,
- Daniel S. Goll,
- Pierre Friedlingstein,
- Gustaf Hugelius
AI & Advanced Computing

arXiv | Jun 2, 2026

AI Agents Enable Adaptive Computer Worms

Science of Trustworthy AI
- Jonas Guan,
- Tom Blanchard,
- Hanna Foerster,
- Hengrui Jia,
- Gabriel Huang,
- Nicolas Papernot
Climate

The Electricity Journal | Jun 1, 2026

The impact of utility-scale renewable energy on distribution utility finances in India: Insights from Rajasthan and Jharkhand

Research Frontiers Network
- Neshwin Rodrigues,
- Kaveri Iychettira,
- Joe Lane
AI & Advanced Computing

International Conference on Machine Learning | May 29, 2026

Item Response Scaling Laws: A Measurement Theory Approach for Efficient and Generalizable Neural Scaling Estimation

Science of Trustworthy AI
- Sang Truong,
- Yuheng Tu,
- Rylan Schaeffer,
- Sanmi Koyejo
Biosciences

Chemical Reviews | Apr 8, 2026

Biomass Demineralization: A Critical Need for Future Biorefineries

Virtual Institute on Feedstocks of the Future (VIFF)
- Leoncio Santiago-Martínez,
- Styliani Avraamidou,
- Alejandro Ayala-Cortés,
- Ruth Azike,
- Santanu Bakshi,
- Chumki Banik,
- Ezra Bar-Ziv,
- Emmanuel Canales,
- Torren Carlson,
- James A. Dumesic,
- Jordan Lee Klinger,
- Jung Min Lee,
- Fei Long,
- Armando G. McDonald,
- Sonali Mohapatra,
- Rebecca G. Ong,
- Luisiana Fabiola Palomo Gonzalez,
- Xuejun Pan,
- Nepu Saha,
- Marco Antonio Sanchez Castillo,
- Sandip K. Singh,
- Charles M. Sorensen,
- Bala Subramaniam,
- Meng-Lin Tsai,
- Reid C. Van Lehn,
- Wenjia Wang,
- Victor M. Zavala,
- [George W. Huber]*
Biosciences

American Society for Microbiology | Mar 31, 2026

Rafts of Change: Microbial and Functional Dynamics in simulated Sargassum Strandings

Virtual Institute on Feedstocks of the Future (VIFF)
- Shrinivas Nandi,
- Timothy G. Stephens,
- Rebecca Garcia,
- Mayra Sánchez-García,
- Loretta M. Roberson,
- Jose L. Avalos,
- Shishir P. S. Chundawat,
- Debashish Bhattacharya
Astrophysics & Space

arXiv | Feb 26, 2026

POSEIDON I: The Dynamical Origins of Transiting Neptunes
- Juan I. Espinoza-Retamal,
- Joshua N. Winn,
- Rafael Brahm,
- Cristobal Petrovich,
- Guðmundur Stefánsson,
- Hareesh Bhaskar,
- Elise Koo,
- Andrés Jordán,
- Marcelo Tala Pinto,
- Melissa J. Hobson,
- Hugo Veldhuis,
- Felipe I. Rojas,
- Johanna K. Teske,
- R. Paul Butler,
- Jeffrey D. Crane,
- Stephen Shectman,
- Shreyas Vissapragada,
- Gavin Boyle,
- Rodrigo Leiva,
- Vincent Suc
Astrophysics & Space

arXiv | Feb 20, 2026

Redshift Assessment Infrastructure Layers (RAIL): Rubin-era photometric redshift stress-testing and at-scale production

LINCC Frameworks
- The RAIL Team,
- Jan Luca van den Busch,
- Eric Charles,
- Johann Cohen-Tanugi,
- Alice Crafford,
- John Franklin Crenshaw,
- Sylvie Dagoret,
- Josue De-Santiago,
- Juan De Vicente,
- Qianjun Hang,
- Benjamin Joachimi,
- Shahab Joudaki,
- J. Bryce Kalmbach,
- Arun Kannawadi,
- Shuang Liang,
- Olivia Lynn,
- Alex I. Malz,
- Rachel Mandelbaum,
- Grant Merz,
- Irene Moskowitz,
- Drew Oldag,
- Jaime Ruiz-Zapatero,
- Mubdi Rahman,
- Markus M. Rau,
- Samuel J. Schmidt,
- Jennifer Scora,
- Raphael Shirley,
- Benjamin Stölzner,
- Laura Toribio San Cipriano,
- Luca Tortorelli,
- Ziang Yan,
- Tianqing Zhang,
- the Dark Energy Science Collaboration
AI & Advanced Computing

KatarzynaNowaczykBasinska.pl | Feb 12, 2026

Imaginaries of Immortality in the Age of AI: What We Learned in Poland, India, and China.

AI2050
- Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basinska,
- Saide Mobayed Vega
Science Systems

University of Washington | Feb 10, 2026

Seeking Reproducible Research Software: How the UW Scientific Software Engineering Center Adopted Pixi

VISS
- Anshul Tambay,
- Don Setiawan

Scientific Outputs

The Lazuli Space Observatory: Opportunities for time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy

Net release of CO2 from thawing permafrost soil carbon predicted to occur earlier in this century

Net release of CO2 from Thawing Permafrost Soil Sarbon Predicted to Occur Earlier in this Century

AI Agents Enable Adaptive Computer Worms

The impact of utility-scale renewable energy on distribution utility finances in India: Insights from Rajasthan and Jharkhand

Item Response Scaling Laws: A Measurement Theory Approach for Efficient and Generalizable Neural Scaling Estimation

Biomass Demineralization: A Critical Need for Future Biorefineries

Rafts of Change: Microbial and Functional Dynamics in simulated Sargassum Strandings

POSEIDON I: The Dynamical Origins of Transiting Neptunes

Redshift Assessment Infrastructure Layers (RAIL): Rubin-era photometric redshift stress-testing and at-scale production

Imaginaries of Immortality in the Age of AI: What We Learned in Poland, India, and China.

Seeking Reproducible Research Software: How the UW Scientific Software Engineering Center Adopted Pixi