Jonah graduated from Princeton University where he worked primarily in dark matter physics with forays into condensed matter theory. His published work received special commendation in Physical Review Letters. He is composing a full-length collection of poetry as a student in the creative writing program and will read alongside National Book Award winner Mark Doty at Poets House as part of the #wordsmatter campaign. As a Marshall Scholar, Jonah will study at Oxford and the University of Nottingham.