09/22/2008
MacArthur Foundation Names Alexei Kitaev Latest Caltech "Genius"
Sonia Chernobieff
Alexei Kitaev, a California Institute of Technology (Caltech) faculty member, has been named a MacArthur Fellow, winning one of the five-year, $500,000 grants that are awarded annually to creative, original individuals and that are often referred to as the "genius" awards.