University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow
University of Chicago theoretical physicist Vincenzo Vitelli has been named a MacArthur Fellow. He will receive an $800,000 grant as part of the prestigious award.
When Vincenzo Vitelli fielded a call from an unknown number a few weeks ago, he exhibited extreme skepticism, believing it was a fraud or perhaps a joke orchestrated by a pal.Vitelli, 48, a theoretical physicist and tenured professor at the University of Chicago, deals in mind-bending ideas every day, but the notion that he'd just won a MacArthur Fellowship and the $800,000 of no-strings-attached money that comes with it seemed beyond the pale. The 2026 Fellows were announced by the foundation…
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