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He is one of 126 researchers from 51 different colleges and universities in the United States selected to receive the Foundation’sÌýÌýthis year.
Bolotin’s research is centered on the recently discovered material calledÌý, a single atomic layer of graphite that conducts electricity better than copper, has mechanical strength greater than steel and can be patterned into structures smaller than a virus. Due to this unique combination of properties, graphene has been hailed as a possible replacement of silicon in electronic devices.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic nonprofit institution based in New York. It was established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr., then president and chief executive officer of the General Motors Corporation. Sloan Research Fellowships have been awarded since 1955. Since then, 38 Sloan Research Fellows have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in their fields and 14 haveÌýreceived the Fields Medal, the top honor in mathematics.