MIT硕士的学生Sunshine Jiang’25和Rupert Li’24是今年的 Knight-Hennessy奖学金的获得者。如今，, 这项竞争激烈的奖学金已进入第九个年头，为斯坦福大学的研究生学习提供长达三年的经济支持。
MIT master的 student Sunshine Jiang ’25 and Rupert Li ’24 are recipients of this year的 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship. Now in its ninth year, the highly competitive scholarship provides up to three years of financial support for graduate studies at Stanford University.
Jiang 研究体现了人工智能和机器人,，为通用机器人开发数据高效的, 自适应系统，扩大了可访问性。她在主要会议, 上展示了她的研究成果，包括机器人学习会议,、机器人与自动化国际会议, 和学习表示国际会议。
Jiang researches embodied artificial intelligence and robotics, developing data-efficient, adaptive systems for general-purpose robots that broaden accessibility. She has presented her research at major conferences, including the Conference on Robot Learning, the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, and the International Conference on Learning Representations.
蒋领导了人工智能系统的开发，为农村课堂提供接触中国传统艺术的机会, 创办了跨国项目，扩大女孩 接受 STEM 教育, 的机会，并制作了一部放大社区声音, 的 Covid-19 纪录片，该纪录片在《中国日报》上进行了专题报道。
Jiang led the development of AI-powered systems that provide access to traditional Chinese art in rural classrooms, founded cross-country programs that expand girls access to STEM education, and created a Covid-19 documentary amplifying community voices, which was featured on China Daily.
Li的的研究兴趣在于概率,离散几何,和组合数学。他喜欢担任 MIT PRIMES-USA,（一项高中数学研究计划,）的导师，此前曾担任德卢斯 REU,（一项本科生数学研究计划）的顾问。除了 Knight-Hennessy 奖学金和马歇尔奖学金, 之外，他还获得了赫兹奖学金, P.D.索罗斯奖学金, 和戈德华特奖学金,，他还获得了弗兰克和布伦尼·摩根奖荣誉奖。
Li的 research interests lie in probability, discrete geometry, and combinatorics. He enjoys serving as a mentor for MIT PRIMES-USA, a high school math research program, and previously served as an advisor for the Duluth REU, an undergraduate math research program. In addition to the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship and the Marshall Scholarship, he has been awarded the Hertz Fellowship, P.D. Soros Fellowship, and the Goldwater Scholarship, and he received honorable mention for the Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize.