Prof. Randy Kamien has been named a 2013 Simons Investigator by the Simons Foundation. This appointment is in recognition of the promise of his research. The appointment comes with significant yearly research support as well as an annual fund for the department and a fund for indirect costs to the School of Arts and Sciences. This marks the second such award for the department in the first 2 years of the existence of the Simons Investigator awards.