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# Hertz Foundation: Hertz Foundation

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## Pages
- [Hertz Fund Fall Challenge 2026](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/support/hertz-fund/hertz-fund-fall-challenge-2026/)
- [Volunteer Opportunities](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/hertz-community/volunteer-opportunities/)
- [Recommenders](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/hertz-fellowship/application-help/recommenders/)
- [Home](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/)
- [Donate](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/support/donate/)

## Events
- [Hertz Pitch Day](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/hertz-pitch-day/)
- [Fall 2026 Dialogue Dinner: Bold Innovations \- From Fellow to Founder](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/fall-2026-dialogue-dinner-bold-innovations-from-fellow-to-founder/): Together with moderator Amir Nashat and panelists Cheri Ackerman Araromi and David Zhang, the Fall 2026 Dialogue Dinner will feature a fireside chat focused on paths to leadership and the journeys that shape them\. 
- [ARIA x Hertz Foundation Salon Series](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/aria-x-hertz-foundation-salon-series/)
- [2027 Hertz Summer Workshop](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/2027-hertz-summer-workshop/): The 2027 Hertz Summer Workshop takes place Thursday, July 15 – Sunday, July 18, 2027, at Skamania in Columbia River Gorge outside of Portland\.
- [Chemistry's Role in Environmental Solutions](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/event/chemistrys-role-in-environmental-solutions/)

## Impact Stories
- [Making Our Software More Secure](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/making-our-software-more-secure/): Kathleen Fisher wants to make sure that all data, no matter where it comes from, is safe for the software that relies on it\.

- [A sewer\-less \(and water\-less\) toilet](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/creating-a-sewer-less-and-water-less-toilet/): Not having a sewer system can lead to a host of health problems\. Hertz Fellow Ruby Lai is developing a new toilet solution that skips the need for water, creating sanitized waste disposal without massive infrastructure investment\.

- [Leading role in the Human Genome Project](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/leading-role-in-the-human-genome-project/): Hertz Fellow David Galas led a new biomedical science approach for breakthroughs across disciplines\.
- [Advising two American Presidents](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/advising-two-american-presidents/): Hertz Fellow William Press has been on President’s Council of Advisors on the Science and Technology for two different American presidents\.
- [Helping high schoolers win the math Olympics, four times](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/impact-stories/helping-high-schoolers-win-the-math-olympics-four-times/): The U\.S\. hadn’t won the U\.S\. Mathematical Olympiad in 21 years, until Hertz Fellow Po\-Shen Loh stepped in\.


## News
- [Setting Traps for Viruses](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/setting-traps-for-viruses/)
- [2026 Hertz Summer Workshop Recap](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/2026-hertz-summer-workshop-recap/)
- [2027 Hertz Fellowship Application Now Open](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/2027-hertz-fellowship-application-now-open/)
- [Remembering Hertz Fellow and Board Director Elise Cawley \(1961–2026\)](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/remembering-hertz-fellow-and-board-director-elise-cawley-1961-2026/)
- [Noah Golowich Wins Hertz Thesis Prize for Learning How AI Reaches Stable Outcomes](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/news/noah-golowich-wins-hertz-thesis-prize-for-learning-how-ai-reaches-stable-outcomes/)

## Partner
- [American Physical Society](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/american-physical-society/)
- [Texas A\&M University](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/texas-am/)
- [Federation of American Scientists](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/federation-of-american-scientists/)
- [Gates Foundation](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/gates-foundation/)
- [Innovation Tri\-Valley Leadership Group](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/partner/innovation-tri-valley-leadership-group/)

## People
- [Jo Scherrer](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/joseph-scherrer/)
- [Shannon Yee](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/shannon-yee/)
- [Peter Lehman](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/peter-lehman/)
- [John Ohab](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/john-ohab/)
- [Howard Landman](https://www.hertzfoundation.org/people/howard-landman/)

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