IMI is proud to partner with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to award two Sloan Science Prizes for YouTube. These prizes support the creation of exceptional work on YouTube that explores themes related to science and technology.
Jury for the 2024 Sloan Science Prizes
Destin Sandlin

Creator and host of the YouTube channel SmarterEveryDay, which explores the world through science. Sandlin is a United States civilian army missile engineer dedicated to making science accessible to a broad audience.
Jonathan Nolan

A screenwriter, director, and producer known for creating complex, thought-provoking stories. He co-created Westworld and co-wrote films like The Dark Knight and Interstellar. Frequently collaborating with his brother Christopher Nolan, he explores themes of time, memory, and artificial intelligence in his work.
Sabrina Cruz

Co-creator and host of the YouTube channel Answer in Progress, which strips away the stigma of not knowing things and brings back the joy in learning. Cruz has a degree in math from the University of Toronto.
Stephon Alexander

Theoretical physicist, musician, and author who explores connections between cosmology, particle physics, and quantum gravity. Alexander is a professor of physics at Brown University and author of The Jazz of Physics, which links music with our understanding of the structure of the universe.
Elaine Sevier

Co-founder and Director of Strategic Development at IMI, she holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard Medical School and completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford.


SLOAN SCIENCE PRIZES
IMI is proud to partner with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to award two Sloan Science Prizes for YouTube. These prizes support the creation of exceptional work on YouTube that explores themes related to science and technology.