Dumm, Professor of Political Science, Amherst College: Loneliness and experience. Patricia Ebrey, Professor of History and International Studies, University of Washington: The Song emperor Huizong and his China. Geoff Eley, Sylvia Thrupp Collegiate Professor of Comparative History, University of Michigan: The German Right from Bismarck to the present. William F. Fagan, Assistant Professor of Biology, Arizona State University: The challenge of addressing key problems in conservation biology with weak data. Michael C. Ferris, Professor of Computer Sciences and Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison: Optimization for medical applications. Steve Fiffer, Writer, Evanston, Illinois: A biography of the spinal cord. Robbert Flick, Photographer, Claremont, California; Professor of Art, University of Southern California: Photography. John J. Flynn, MacArthur Curator of Geology, Field Museum and Associate Chairman, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago: The interplay of evolution and geologic change in South America. Nick Flynn, Poet, Provincetown, Massachusetts: Poetry. Mark N. Franklin, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of International Politics, Trinity College, Hartford: The voter turnout puzzle. Tom Franklin, Writer, Galesburg, Illinois; Visiting Writer-in-Residence, Knox College: Fiction. Victoria Funari, Film Maker, Vallejo, California: Film making. John Ganim, Professor of English, University of California, Riverside: Theories of the origins of medieval culture. Joe Gibbons, Film Maker, Malden, Massachusetts; Instructor in Film, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Film making. Simon Gikandi, Robert Hayden Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Michigan: Pan-Africanism and culture, 1860–1960. Rebecca Gilman, Playwright, Chicago: Play writing. Judy Glantzman, Artist, New York City: Painting. Daniel S. Godfrey, Composer, Syracuse, New York; Professor of Music, Syracuse University: Music composition. Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Spanish, Pennsylvania State University: The new sentimental novel in Spanish America. Deborah M. Gordon, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Stanford University: The organization of work in ant colonies. Joanne Greenbaum, Artist, New York City: Painting. Daniel A. Griffith, Professor of Geography, Syracuse University: Scientific visualization of spatial autocorrelation. Sally Gross, Choreographer, New York City: Choreography. Jessica Hagedorn, Writer, New York City: Fiction. Joseph Y. Halpern, Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University: Decision-making in complex systems. Rebecca Harris-Warrick, Associate Professor of Music, Cornell University: Dance in French opera during the ancien regime. Ehud Havazelet, Writer, Corvallis, Oregon; Associate Professor and Director, Program in Creative Writing, University of Oregon: Fiction. Christine Heindl, Artist, Chauncey, Ohio; Associate Professor of Art, Ohio University: Painting. Anne Higonnet, Associate Professor of Art History, Wellesley College: A history of private art museums,