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##  The Rowland Institute 

Pushing boundaries in experimental science & engineering



 

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  [### Rowland Fellowship

 ](/fellowships)The Rowland Institute at Harvard hosts the Rowland Fellows program whereby young experimentalists in all fields of science and engineering establish an independent research program supported by the rich intellectual environment at Rowland, Harvard University, and the greater Cambridge area. The Rowland Fellows program prioritizes maximizing opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions. Check our Fellowships page to learn more about the application process to become a Rowland Fellow.



 

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  [### Research Opportunities

 ](/opportunities)Research opportunities are always available at the Institute. We seek scientists at all levels from undergraduate to postdoctoral researchers. Please check our opportunities page for current announcements, and feel free to directly email the Rowland Fellows if you are interested in their work.



 

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##  News & Announcements 

 



  [### Rowland Fellow Avalon Owens featured on WBUR

 ](/news/2026/07/rowland-fellow-avalon-owens-featured-wbur) July 31, 2026 

 WBUR (Boston University public radio) covered a local story featuring firefly conservation efforts, with commentary from Rowland Fellow Avalon Owens on the importance of limiting artificial light at night. Listen to the news feature here. 

 

 

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   [### Nature paper for Rowland alum featured in The FAS Current

 ](/news/2026/07/nature-paper-rowland-alum-featured-fas-current) July 30, 2026 

 Our most recent alum, Ismail El Baggari , who is now a faculty member at the University of British Columbia, has published exciting work from his time at the Rowland Institute in Nature . In this paper, Ismail and his postdoc Yang Zhang, along with... 

 

 

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   [### Rowland welcomes Fellow Zeguan Wang

 ](/2026/07/02/rowland-welcomes-fellow-zeguan-wang) July 02, 2026 

 The Rowland Institute is excited to welcome new Rowland Fellow, Dr. Zeguan Wang to the program. Zeguan received his Ph.D in 2024 in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT. His research focuses on developing optical and molecular neurotechnologies to map... 

 

 

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   [### Rowland Fellow Viktoriia Morad featured in The FAS Current

 ](/2026/04/27/rowland-fellow-viktoriia-morad-featured-in-the-fas-current) April 27, 2026 

 Rowland Fellow Viktoriia Morad is featured in an article from The FAS Current, which highlights news from Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The article discusses the work that Viktoriia and her lab are doing at the Rowland Institute. The full... 

 

 

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   [### Rowland welcomes Fellow Arjun Ashoka

 ](/2026/01/06/rowland-welcomes-fellow-arjun-ashoka) January 06, 2026 

 The Rowland Institute is excited to welcome new Rowland Fellow, Dr. Arjun Ashoka to the program. Arjun received his Ph.D in 2024 from the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, UK and went on to become a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity... 

 

 

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   [### El Baggari Lab featured in Harvard Gazette

 ](/2025/10/09/el-baggari-lab-featured-in-harvard-gazette) October 09, 2025 

 Rowland Fellow Ismail El Baggari is featured in a recent article of The Harvard Gazette. The Gazette article focuses on the work the El Baggari Lab has done with a new method of imaging materials at sub-atomic scale at the coolest temperatures possible... 

 

 

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