Popular Science annual list of early-career scientists and engineers is as much a celebration of what our honorees have already accomplished as it is a forecast for what they’ll do next. These scientists and engineers are taking on some of medicine, chemistry, and society’s biggest challenges—and succeeding.
Dr. Chantell Evans, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology, focuses on understanding a process called mitophagy—how cells deal with dead or malfunctioning mitochondria—in neurons.