# List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1997

List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1997.
| Fellow | Category | Field of Study |
| André Aciman | Creative Arts | General Nonfiction |
| Jorge Enrique Adoum | Creative Arts | General Nonfiction |
| Guenter Ahlers | Natural Sciences | Physics |
| M. Jacquiline Alexander | Social Sciences | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| Millard Alexander | Natural Sciences | Chemistry |
| Albert W. Alschuler | Social Sciences | Law |
| James E. Alt | Social Sciences | Political Science |
| Francisco Javier Alvarez-Leefmans | Natural Sciences | Neuroscience |
| Maryanne Amacher | Creative Arts | Video & Audio |
| Henning Andersen | Humanities | Linguistics |
| Eleanor Antin | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| George Arasimowicz | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| Juan J. Armesto | Natural Sciences | Plant Sciences |
| Eduardo Arzt | Natural Sciences | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Kariamu Welsh Asante | Creative Arts | Choreography |
| Mahzarin R. Banaji | Social Sciences | Psychology |
| Andrea Barrett | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| Rick Bass | | Fiction |
| Carmen Berenguer | | Fiction |
| Mary Berridge | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Mario Biagioli | | History of Science & Technology |
| Peter W. M. Blayney | | Bibliography |
| Jeffrey Bluestone | | Medicine & Health |
| Paul Bochner | | Fine Arts |
| Luciano Boi | | Philosophy |
| Gregg Bordowitz | Creative Arts | Film |
| Sugata Bose | | South Asian Studies |
| Ricardo Brey | | Fine Arts |
| John L. Brooke | | U.S. History |
| Caroline A. Bruzelius | | Architecture, Planning, & Design |
| Norman Bryson | | Fine Arts Research |
| Louise M. Burkhart | | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| John D. Burt | Humanities | American Literature |
| Robert A. Burt | | Law |
| Jesse L. Byock | Social Sciences | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| Rafael Campo | | Poetry |
| Rimer Cardillo | | Fine Arts |
| Mario Carretero | | Psychology |
| Glenn R. Carroll | | Sociology |
| Paul Michael Chaikin | | Physics |
| Ivan V. Cherednik | | Applied Mathematics |
| Sallie W. Chisholm | | Organismic Biology & Ecology |
| Thomas Cogswell | | British History |
| Vincent Crawford | | Economics |
| Deborah Dancy | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Lydia Davis | | Fiction |
| Nicholas Dawidoff | Creative Arts | Biography |
| David G. De Long | | Architecture, Planning, & Design |
| Carolyn J. Dean | | French History |
| Olivier Debroise | | Fine Arts Research |
| Eduardo Del Valle | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Barbara B. Diefendorf | | French History |
| Nathaniel Dorsky | Creative Arts | Film |
| Persis S. Drell | | Physics |
| Thomas A. DuBois | | Folklore & Popular Culture |
| Maud Ellmann | Humanities | English Literature |
| Laura Engelstein | Humanities | Russian History |
| Arturo Escobar | Social Sciences | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| Abelardo José Estorino López | Creative Arts | Drama & Performance Art |
| Gordon L. Fain | Natural Sciences | Neuroscience |
| Jorge Fons | Creative Arts | Film |
| Donal Fox | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| María Cristina Fraire | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Jonathan Freedman | Humanities | Literary Criticism |
| Judith Freeman | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| Alan Frieze | Natural Sciences | Computer Science |
| Harry L. Frisch | Natural Sciences | Chemistry |
| Patricia Fumerton | Humanities | English Literature |
| Daniel E. Gómez | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Mirta Gómez Del Valle | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe | | Fine Arts |
| Karin Giusti | | Fine Arts |
| Luis Miguel Glave | | Iberian & Latin American History |
| James Goodman | | U.S. History |
| Elliott J. Gorn | Creative Arts | Biography |
| Elizabeth Graver | | Fiction |
| Slawomir Grünberg | Creative Arts | Film |
| John Hagan | Social Sciences | Sociology |
| Joanna Haigood | Creative Arts | Choreography |
| Jeffrey F. Hamburger | Humanities | Medieval History |
| Michele Hannoosh | | French Literature |
| Miriam Bratu Hansen | | Film, Video, & Radio Studies |
| Anne Harris | | Fine Arts |
| Stephen Hartke | | Music Composition |
| Ross Hassig | | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| Douglas J. Henderson | | Chemistry |
| Jeffrey Henderson | | Classics |
| Gilbert Herdt | | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| George C. Herring | | U.S. History |
| Michael Hersch | | Music Composition |
| Jennifer Elaine Higdon | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| Mary T. Hufford | | Folklore & Popular Culture |
| Melissa Hui | | Music Composition |
| Terence Irwin | Humanities | Philosophy |
| Allen F. Isaacman | Humanities | African Studies |
| Ivan Antonio Izquierdo | Natural Sciences | Medicine & Health |
| Yvonne Jacquette | | Fine Arts |
| Melinda James | | Fine Arts |
| Iain M. Johnstone | | Statistics |
| Nicole Jordan | | German & East European History |
| Lily E. Kay | | History of Science & Technology |
| Boaz Keysar | | Psychology |
| Charles B. Kimmel | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Lynn Marie Kirby | Creative Arts | Film |
| Mark Kirkpatrick | | Organismic Biology & Ecology |
| Sergiu Klainerman | | Mathematics |
| Daniel J. Klionsky | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Geoffrey Koziol | | Medieval History |
| Mark LaPore | Creative Arts | Film |
| James Lasdun | | Poetry |
| An-My Lê | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Barbara Lebow | | Drama & Performance Art |
| Thomas M. Liggett | | Statistics |
| Judith Linhares | | Fine Arts |
| Lydia H. Liu | | East Asian Studies |
| Margot Livesey | | Fiction |
| Charles Long | | Fine Arts |
| Marvin W. Makinen | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Jacqui Malone | | Folklore & Popular Culture |
| Carlos Eugênio Marcondes de Moura | | Sociology |
| Charles R. Marshall | | Earth Science |
| Anthony W. Marx | | Political Science |
| Khaled Mattawa | | Poetry |
| Mercedes Matter | | Fine Arts |
| Donald McDonagh | | Dance Studies |
| Sheila McTighe | | Fine Arts Research |
| Jean Meyer | | Iberian & Latin American History |
| Helena Michie | | English Literature |
| James Miller | | General Nonfiction |
| Michael B. Miller | | Economic History |
| Carlos Monsiváis | | General Nonfiction |
| Susan Morgan | Creative Arts | Biography |
| Eduardo J. Muñoz-Ordoqui | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Robert E. Norton | | German & Scandinavian Literature |
| Naomi Shihab Nye | Creative Arts | Poetry |
| Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe | Humanities | Medieval Literature |
| Kira Obolensky | Creative Arts | Drama & Performance Art |
| Jacob K. Olupona | Humanities | Religion |
| Jacqueline Osherow | Creative Arts | Poetry |
| Nadín Ospina | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Paulo Antonio Paranaguá | | Film, Video, & Radio Studies |
| Luis Raul Pericchi | | Mathematics |
| Cara Perlman | | Fine Arts |
| Carl Phillips | | Poetry |
| Andrew Pickering | | Intellectual & Cultural History |
| Robert Polito | | General Nonfiction |
| David Politzer | | Physics |
| Paras N. Prasad | | Engineering |
| Pedro Prieto | | Physics |
| Rafael Quintero López | Social Sciences | Political Science |
| Larry Racioppo | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Ronald Radano | | Folklore & Popular Culture |
| Debraj Ray | | Economics |
| Angeles B. Ribera | | Neuroscience |
| Alan Richardson | | English Literature |
| Douglas Richstone | | Astronomy—Astrophysics |
| Dagmar Ringe | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| J. Edgardo Rivera Martínez | | Fiction |
| Russell L. Roberts | | Fine Arts |
| Guillermo Orlando Rojas Feliz | Creative Arts | Film |
| Peter J. Rossky | | Chemistry |
| Joan Shelley Rubin | | U.S. History |
| Allen Ruppersberg | | Fine Arts |
| Michael J. Ryan | | Organismic Biology & Ecology |
| Federico J. Sabina | | Mathematics |
| Peter Sacks | | Poetry |
| Eric Maurice Saks | Creative Arts | Film |
| Barbara A. Schaal | | Plant Sciences |
| Raymond W. Schmitt | | Earth Science |
| Michael Sells | | Near Eastern Studies |
| Adrian Shubert | | Iberian & Latin American History |
| Pierre Sikivie | | Astronomy—Astrophysics |
| Laurie Simmons | | Fine Arts |
| Pamela H. Smith | | Intellectual & Cultural History |
| Rolf Sternglanz | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Susan Straight | | Fiction |
| Arthur Sze | Creative Arts | Poetry |
| Denyse Thomasos | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Michael Tomasello | Social Sciences | Psychology |
| Muriel Topaz | Humanities | Dance Studies |
| Trimpin | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| Ernesto Vila | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Alicia Villarreal | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Kari Vilonen | Natural Sciences | Mathematics |
| Paul S. Weiss | Natural Sciences | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Dan Welcher | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks | Humanities | Renaissance History |
| David R. Williams | Natural Sciences | Neuroscience |
| Terry Tempest Williams | Creative Arts | General Nonfiction |
| Jennifer Wolch | Social Sciences | Geography & Environmental Studies |
| Cynthia Griffin Wolff | Humanities | American Literature |
| Bill Young | Creative Arts | Choreography |
| Lai-Sang Young | Natural Sciences | Applied Mathematics |
| Caveh Zahedi | Creative Arts | Film |
| Jorge Zanelli Iglesias | Natural Sciences | Physics |
| James E. G. Zetzel | Humanities | Classics |