# Professor of Astronomy Karin Öberg is the recipient of a 2020 Simons Investigator award. June 26, 2020 - [ News ](/news-categories/news) Her fellow recipients can be [seen here. ](https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-investigators/?tab=awardees&filter_years=2020) Each year, the Simons Foundation requests nominations from a targeted list of institutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland for the Simons Investigator programs. Simons Investigators are outstanding theoretical scientists who receive a stable base of research support from the foundation, enabling them to undertake the long-term study of fundamental questions. Read more: See also:- [ Prizes ](/filter_by/prizes) - [ 2020 ](/news-date/2020) - [ June ](/news-date/june-2) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)