Jonathan Mboyo Esole, named a Next Einstein Forum Fellow for 2017-2019, an award that recognizes Africa’s best young scientists and technologists. Born from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he was inspired by the famous physicist, Esole is an accomplished mathematician, and specialist in string Geometry. He is now an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at Northeastern University. The Next Einstein Forum award will allow Esole to travel to Africa, initiate projects in the community, and work directly with students. But he also wants to highlight the incredible work in science and technology that African scholars are already producing. Read more