The Young American Scientists 2026
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Scientific American’s first-ever Young American Scientists issue takes an unflinching look at the threats facing science today and offers a hopeful look at what comes next. Join Scientific American editors David Ewalt, Megha Satyanarayana, Dan Vergano and Ari Sen for an engaging discussion on the state of American science and how we found the 28 promising young researchers whose work may one day change the world.
Dan Vergano is senior editor in Washington, D.C., at Scientific American. He has previously written for BuzzFeed News, National Geographic and USA Today. He is chair of the New Horizons committee for the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and a journalism award judge for both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Megha Satyanarayana is chief projects editor at Scientific American. She is a former scientist who has worked at several news outlets, including the Detroit Free Press and STAT. She was a Knight-Wallace Fellow, a cohort member of Poynter’s Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media, and a Maynard 200 Fellow.
Arijit (Ari) D. Sen is data editor at Scientific American. He uses methods from data science to help reporters produce better stories. Sen previously worked as an investigative data journalist at CBS News, a computational journalist on the investigative team at The Dallas Morning News, and an investigative intern and freelance contributor to NBC News.
David M. Ewalt is editor in chief of Scientific American. Previously he served as an editor at the Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Reuters and Forbes Magazine. He is author of the books Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution and Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It.
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