Aerospace engineer Moriba Jah is one of 25 MacArthur Fellows this year for his work in aerospace engineering and mechanics developing tools to detect debris in space.
This year's MacArthur Fellows include scientists, artists and historians. The so-called MacArthur "geniuses" receive unrestricted grants of $800,000 for their "exceptional creativity" and "promise."
A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among this year’s 25 winners of the John D. an…