April 2, 2025
The Heising-Simons Foundation’s Science program announced a new class of 51 Pegasi b Fellows, comprised of eight outstanding early career scientists focused on advancing our understanding of exoplanets, solar system science, planet formation and evolution, planetary atmospheres, protoplanetary disks, and other closely related research areas.
Nick Choksi is an Astrophysics Ph.D. candidate at University of California, Berkeley, set to graduate in Spring 2025.
“For the first time, we’re putting planet formation on an empirical footing. We’re going to put theory to the test.” - Nick Choksi