Congratulations to PhD student Xiwen Gong, who is among the 14 inaugural Schmidt Science Fellows. The post-doctoral fellowship, funded by the Eric Schmidt (former Google Chairman) is aimed at promoting scientific leadership and interdisciplinary research. A total of 14 fellows were selected – 8 men and 6 women, who together span 9 nationalities and are graduates of 12 different universities. 

You can read more about this in Forbes here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/anismuslimin/2018/04/24/former-google-chairman-eric-schmidt-announces-new-science-fellows/#7b66af735072