Call for Applications: Melanie Brose Archelon Fellowship 2025
The Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University is pleased
to announce the call for applications for the Melanie Brose Archelon Fellowship. This
fellowship, established through the generous support of Robert Brose in honor of his late wife
Melanie Farquharson Goddard Brose, aims to advance our understanding of time and its
fundamental nature. The Fellow will deliver the Melanie Brose Archelon Time Science Lecture
on April 16th, 2025
About the Fellowship
Melanie Brose was an adventurer, scientist, and philosopher who dedicated herself to
understanding and protecting the natural world, and cultivating wisdom and beauty. She had an
abiding fascination with the nature of time and a vision of transcending its strictures. The
ARCHELON project at Arizona State University, supported by Melanie Brose’s resources, seeks
to encourage research aligned with her inspiration that advance our understanding of time.
Research Areas
The fellowship supports innovative research on the nature of time, including but not limited to:
* The origin and nature of the arrow of time
* The neuroscience of temporal perception
* Time in quantum mechanics and cosmology
* Time crystals and time-reversal violation
* Quantum tunneling time
* Discrete time (chronons)
* Precision time measurements and relativistic tests
* Multiple time dimensions
* Information transfer across time
* Long-term challenges in temporal engineering
Award Details
* Prize amount: $2,000
* Funds may be used for research-related activities including:
Direct research expenditures
Publication fees
Travel for research purposes
Eligibility
* Must be a current employee of Arizona State University
* Must have a PhD, with degree awarded no more than 10 years ago
* Research must align with the fellowship's focus on time science
* Must be able to deliver the Melanie Brose Archelon Time Science Lecture on April 16th, 2025
for the ASU community
Application Requirements
1. Letter of nomination from a colleague
2. One-page statement describing the applicant's interest in the problem of time
3. Current curriculum vitae
Important Dates
* Application Deadline: February 17, 2025
* Lecture Date: April 16th, 2025
How to Apply
Please submit application materials or questions to the Beyond Center at
beyond.admin@asu.edu.
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The Melanie Brose Archelon Fellowship is administered by the Beyond Center for Fundamental
Concepts in Science at Arizona State University. This fellowship reflects Melanie's vision of
advancing human understanding of time-related phenomena through rigorous scientific inquiry
and innovative research.