Fellows

Prof. Maruyama develops technologies for and carry out experiments to probe nature at the most fundamental level. The group studies the underlying physics of fundamental symmetries, the origins of the universe, and the nature of neutrinos and dark matter. We use techniques being developed in the fields of quantum sensor development, atomic, astrophysics, particle, and nuclear physics to solve some of the greatest mysteries of the evolution of the Universe  what is the Universe made of, and why does it have more matter than anti-matter? To find out more, visit https://maruyama-lab.yale.edu I love to tinker, ski, run, and play the violin (and sometimes viola!). My partner and I have two beautiful children and two dogs.

Tara McKelvey writes about China and Beijing’s policies for Radio Free Asia. Previously, she worked as a White House correspondent for the British Broadcasting Corporation, traveling on Air Force One with Obama, Trump, and Biden. She is also a contributor to the New York Times Book Review and was a Ferris fellow at Princeton. Her writing about the CIA has received a Guggenheim, and she’s the recipient of a Shorenstein fellowship at Harvard. New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis described her book, Monstering (Basic Books), about the torture of prisoners during the Iraq war, as “a powerful account of the most shameful behavior by an American government in recent memory.”

Tara recieved an A.B. in Government from Georgetown.

Erin Morley is one of today's most sought-after lyric coloratura sopranos. Her performances have garnered critical acclaim worldwide with regular appearances on the world's greatest opera stages including the Wiener Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House - Covent Garden, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opéra National de Paris, Staatsoper Berlin, Glyndebourne Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Los Angeles Opera and of course, The Metropolitan Opera, where she has now sung more than 100 performances and has been featured in eight "Live in HD" broadcasts.

Morley spent her early years studying violin and piano, and frequently collaborated with her violinist mother, Elizabeth Palmer. Morley completed her studies at the Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School. Morley has received three GRAMMY nominations for recordings with The Metropolitan Opera, including her performance as the title role in Eurydice by Matthew Aucoin. She also won the Beverly Sills Award in 2021, the Opera News Award in 2023, and was named "Chevaliere dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Minister of Culture in 2023. Erin Morley is the proud wife of Professor John Morley of Yale Law School, proud mother of three beautiful children, and a happy resident of Connecticut. When she's not performing, she's most likely conducting church choirs, sky diving, skiing, or driving her kids to soccer and play practice.