This award is made as part of the FY 2013 Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Program. Each of the fellowships supports a research and training project at a host institution in the mathematical sciences, including applications to other disciplines, under the mentorship of a sponsoring scientist. The subject matter of the project for this fellowship to Yaim Cooper lies in the area of algebraic geometry. The host institution for the fellowship is Harvard University, and the sponsoring scientist is Dr. Shing-Tung Yau.