This postdoctoral research fellowship is awarded for a period of up to five years. In addition to a competitive salary, the position includes ample funds for travel and other research expenses.

The first David Schramm Fellow was John Beacom (2000-2004), currently Associate Professor at Ohio State University. Beacom received his PhD from University of Wisconsin, Madison (1997) and then was Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech (1997-2000) before coming to Fermilab. Beacom's research focused on all aspects of neutrinos, especially astrophysical signatures.

The second David Schramm Fellow was Jochen Weller (2004-2005), currently a Lecturer at University College London. Weller received his PhD from Imperial College (2000) under the supervision of Andy Albrecht, did postdoctoral stints at Cambridge (2000-2004) before arriving at Fermilab in Fall 2004. His research focuses on all aspects of dark energy, from detection to theoretical modeling.

The third David Schramm Fellow was Dan Hooper (2005-2007) who is currently a staff scientist in our group.  Hooper received his PhD in 2003 from University of Wisconsin, Madison under the supervision of Francis Halzen and served as a postdoc at Oxford University (2003-2005).  Hooper's research focused on dark matter, neutrino astrophysics, and cosmic rays.

The current David Schramm Fellow is Kathryn Zurek (2008-) is an expert on dark matter as well as BSM (beyond the standard model) physics and model building. Zurek received her PhD in 2006 from the the University of Washington under David B. Kaplan, and later served as a postdoc at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2006-2008).