GABRIELA GONZALEZ: Gravity spy
A physicist helped to catch the first direct signs of long-sought gravitational waves.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
DEMIS HASSABIS: Mind crafter
An AI developer beat one of the best at Go. Next up, solve global problems.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6717″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6720″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
TERRY HUGHES: Reef sentinel
A coral researcher sounded the alarm over massive bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
GUUS VELDERS: Cooling agent
An atmospheric chemist laid the foundation for an international climate agreement.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6722″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6723″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
CELINA M. TURCHI: Zika detective
A physician raced to make sense of a medical mystery in northeast Brazil.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
ALEXANDRA ELBAKYAN: Paper pirate
The founder of an illegal hub for paywalled papers has attracted litigation and acclaim.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6724″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6726″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
JOHN ZHANG: Fertility rebel
A physician jump-started debate over a controversial IVF procedure.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
KEVIN ESVELT: CRISPR cautionary
A budding biologist put gene-drive ethics before experiments.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6727″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6728″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
GUILLEM ANGLADA-ESCUDÉ: Planet hunter
An astronomer detected the nearest known planet outside the Solar System.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
ELENA LONG: Diversity trailblazer
A transgender physicist paved the way for greater acceptance of minority groups.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”6729″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][/vc_column][/vc_row]