Memberships and Fellowships
American Academy of Arts and Letters: Member
Jeffrey Eugenides, professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts (2018)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Member
Simon Gikandi, Robert Schirmer Professor of English; chair, Department of English (2018)
Daniel Heller-Roazen, Arthur W. Marks ’19 Professor of Comparative Literature (2018)
Tali Mendelberg, John Work Garrett Professor in Politics (2018)
Jacqueline Stone, professor of religion (2018)
American Council of Learned Societies: Fellow
Thomas Conlan, professor of East Asian studies and history (2018)
Katja Guenther, associate professor of history (2018)
American Mathematical Society: Fellow
Fernando Codá Marques, professor of mathematics (2018)
Alexandru Ionescu, professor of mathematics (2018)
Sergiu Klainerman, Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics (2018)
John Pardon, professor of mathematics (2018)
Peter Sarnak, Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics (2018)
Association for Computing Machinery: Fellow
Aarti Gupta, professor of computer science (2017)
Combustion Institute: Fellow
Frederick Dryer, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, emeritus; senior scholar (2018)
Irvin Glassman, Robert H. Goddard Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Emeritus (2018)
Yiguang Ju, Robert Porter Patterson Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2018)
Chung Law, Robert H. Goddard Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2018)
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers: Fellow
Brooke Holmes, Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, professor of classics (2018)
Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers: John and Constance Birkelund Fellow
David Bell, Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Era of North Atlantic Revolutions, professor of history (2018)
Econometric Society: Fellow
Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Theodore A. Wells ’29 Professor of Economics and International Affairs (2017)
Leeat Yariv, Uwe Reinhardt Professor of Economics (2017)
ITER: Science Fellow
David Johnson, principal research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (2018)
Francesca Poli, research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (2017)
Charles Skinner, principal research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (2018)
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: Fellow
Elizabeth Paluck, professor of psychology and public affairs (2017)
National Academy of Design: National Academician
Eve Aschheim, lecturer in visual arts and the Lewis Center for the Arts (2017)
National Academy of Medicine: Member
Anne Case, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus (2017)
National Academy of Sciences: Member
Sanjeev Arora, Charles C. Fitzmorris Professor in Computer Science (2018)
Orley Ashenfelter, Joseph Douglas Green 1895 Professor of Economics (2018)
Dalton Conley, Henry Putnam University Professor in Sociology (2018)
David MacMillan, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry (2018)
Peter Ozsváth, professor of mathematics (2018)
Virginia Zakian, Harry C. Wiess Professor in the Life Sciences, professor of molecular biology (2018)
National Distinctions for Early Career Researchers
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Research Fellowship
Todd Hyster, assistant professor of chemistry (2018)
Mary Caswell Stoddard, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology (2018)
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
Mohammad Seyedsayamdost, assistant professor of chemistry (2018)
David and Lucile Packard Foundation: Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
John Pardon, professor of mathematics (2017)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Young Faculty Award
Amir Ali Ahmadi, assistant professor of operations research and financial engineering (2017)
Nathalie De Leon, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2018)
Kaushik Sengupta, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2018)
National Science Foundation: Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
José Avalos, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (2018)
Ian Bourg, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and the Princeton Environmental Institute (2018)
Nathalie De Leon, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2018)
Barbara Engelhardt, associate professor of computer science (2018)
Gillat Kol, assistant professor of computer science (2018)
Andrej Kosmrlj, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (2017)
Wyatt Lloyd, assistant professor of computer science (2017)
Jared Toettcher, assistant professor of molecular biology, James A. Elkins, Jr. ’41 Preceptor in Molecular Biology (2018)
Mark Zhandry, assistant professor of computer science (2018)
U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research: Young Investigator Research Program Award
Jeffrey Thompson, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2017)
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science: Early Career Research Program Award
Nathalie De Leon, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2018)
Nathaniel Ferraro, theoretical/computational research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (2018)
Samuel Lazerson, research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (2018)
U.S. Office of Naval Research: Young Investigator Program Award
Prateek Mittal, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2018)
Prizes and Distinctions
American Astronomical Society’s Division on Dynamical Astronomy
James Stone, Lyman Spitzer Jr., Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics; professor of astrophysical sciences and applied and computational mathematics; chair, Department of Astrophysical Sciences: 2018 Brouwer Award
American Chemical Society
Emily Carter, dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science; Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment; professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and applied and computational mathematics: 2018 Award in Theoretical Chemistry
David MacMillan, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry: 2018 Gabor A. Somorjai Award for Creative Research in Catalysis
American Geophysical Union
Eric Wood, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering: 2017 Robert E. Horton Medal
American Historical Association
Matthew Karp, assistant professor of history, Elias Boudinot Bicentennial Preceptor: 2017 John H. Dunning Prize
American Philosophical Society
Angela Creager, Thomas M. Siebel Professor in the History of Science, professor of history: 2018 Patrick Suppes Prize in the History of Science
Douglas Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School: 2017 Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities
American Physical Society
William Bialek, John Archibald Wheeler/Battelle Professor in Physics and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics: 2018 Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics
American Political Science Association
Paul Frymer, professor of politics: 2018 J. David Greenstone Book Prize
Alisha Holland, assistant professor of politics: 2018 Giovanni Sartori Book Award
American Society for Matrix Biology
Jean Schwarzbauer, Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biology: 2018 Senior Investigator Award
American Society of Civil Engineers
Sigrid Adriaenssens, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering: 2018 George Winter Award
American Statistical Association
Jianqing Fan, Frederick L. Moore, Class of 1918, Professor in Finance; professor of operations research and financial engineering: 2018 Noether Senior Scholar Award
Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
Mónica Ponce de León, dean, School of Architecture; professor of architecture: 2018 Teaching Award of Excellence
Association for Computing Machinery
Kyle Jamieson, associate professor of computer science: 2018 SIGMOBILE RockStar Award
Stephen Lyon, professor of electrical engineering: 2017 SenSys Test of Time Award
Margaret Martonosi, Hugh Trumbull Adams ’35 Professor of Computer Science: 2017 SenSys Test of Time Award
Jennifer Rexford, Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor in Engineering; professor of computer science; chair, Department of Computer Science: 2018 SIGCOMM Award
Association for Psychological Science
Jonathan Cohen, Robert Bendheim and Lynn Bendheim Thoman Professor in Neuroscience; professor of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute: 2018 William James Fellow Award
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Ilana Witten, associate professor of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute: 2017 Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research
Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Jo Dunkley, professor of physics and astrophysical sciences: 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, as part of the WMAP Science Team
Norman Jarosik, senior research physicist, lecturer in physics: 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Lyman Page Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Physics: 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
David Spergel, Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation, professor of astrophysical sciences: 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Econometric Society
Stephen Redding, Harold T. Shapiro ’64 Professor in Economics; professor of economics and international affairs, Woodrow Wilson School: 2018 Frisch Medal
Fusion Power Associates
Steven Cowley, director, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; professor of astrophysical sciences: 2017 Distinguished Career Award
Nathaniel Fisch, professor of astrophysical sciences: 2018 Distinguished Career Award
Stewart Prager, professor of astrophysical sciences: 2017 Distinguished Career Award
Gruber Foundation
Jo Dunkley, professor of physics and astrophysical sciences: 2018 Cosmology Prize, as part of the Planck Team
William Jones, associate professor of physics: 2018 Cosmology Prize, as part of the Planck Team
IEEE
Bede Liu, professor of electrical engineering, emeritus: 2018 Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
Margaret Martonosi, Hugh Trumbull Adams ’35 Professor of Computer Science: 2018 Technical Achievement Award
INFORMS Optimization Society
Robert Vanderbei, professor of operations research and financial engineering: 2017 Khachiyan Prize
Jewish Book Council
Eve Krakowski, assistant professor of Near Eastern studies and program in Judaic studies, Christian Gauss Fund University Preceptor: 2017 National Jewish Book Award
Yair Mintzker, professor of history: 2017 National Jewish Book Award
Journal of Africana Religions
Judith Weisenfeld, Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor of Religion: 2017 Albert J. Raboteau Prize for the Best Book in Africana Religions
Materials Research Society
Sigurd Wagner, professor of electrical engineering, emeritus; senior scholar: 2017 David Turnbull Lectureship Award
Modern Language Association
Christy Wampole, associate professor of French and Italian: 2016 Prize for a First Book
National Book Critics Circle
John McPhee, Ferris Professor of Journalism: 2018 Sandhof Award for Lifetime Achievement
National Endowment for the Humanities
Judith Weisenfeld, Agate Brown and George L. Collord Professor of Religion: 2017 Fellowship
New York State
Alicia Ostriker, lecturer with the rank of professor in creative writing and the Lewis Center for the Arts: 2018 New York State Poet, New York State Walt Whitman Citation of Merit for Poets
Nokia Corporation
Kaushik Sengupta, assistant professor of electrical engineering: 2017 Bell Labs Prize
Northwestern University
Assaf Naor, professor of mathematics: 2018 Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics
PEN America Center
Edmund White, professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts, emeritus: 2018 PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Nancy Weiss Malkiel, professor of history, emeritus: 2018 Sidney Hook Memorial Award
Pulitzer Prize Board
Matthew Desmond, professor of sociology: 2017 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction
Research & Development Council of New Jersey
Craig Arnold, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering: 2017 Edison Patent Award, Technology Transfer
Manfred Bitter, principal research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: 2017 Edison Patent Award, Imaging Systems
Philip Efthimion, head, plasma science and technology, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: 2017 Edison Patent Award, Imaging Systems
Kenneth Hill, principal research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: 2017 Edison Patent Award, Imaging Systems
Simons Foundation
Steven Gubser, professor of physics: 2017 Simons Investigator Award, Physics
Eve Ostriker, professor of astrophysical sciences: 2017 Simons Investigator Award, Astrophysics
Ran Raz, professor of computer science: 2018 Simons Investigator Award, Theoretical Computer Science
Igor Rodnianski, professor of mathematics: 2017 Simons Investigator Award, Mathematics
Amit Singer, professor of mathematics and the Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics: 2017 Simons Investigator Award, Math+X
Allan Sly, Henry Burchard Fine Professor of Mathematics: 2017 Simons Investigator Award, Mathematics
Society for Developmental Biology
Eric Wieschaus, Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology, professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics: 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award
Society for Ethnomusicology
Gavin Steingo, assistant professor of music: 2017 Alan Merriam Prize
Society of Labor Economists
Henry Farber, Hughes-Rogers Professor of Economics: 2018 Jacob Mincer Award
U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science
Nathaniel Fisch, professor of astrophysical sciences: 2017 One of 40 Research Milestones over the Past 40 Years
University of California-Berkeley Center for Buddhist Studies
Jacqueline Stone, professor of religion: 2017 Toshihide Numata Book Award
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bonnie Bassler, Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology; chair, Department of Molecular Biology: 2018 Dickson Prize in Medicine
International Prizes and Distinctions
BBVA Foundation
Rosemary Grant, senior research biologist, emeritus; senior biologist, ecology and evolutionary biology: 2018 Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Peter Grant, Class of 1877 Professor of Zoology, Emeritus; professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, emeritus: 2018 Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering: 2017 Foreign Member
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Gáspár Bakos, professor of astrophysical sciences: 2017 Dénes Gábor Award
International Association of Mathematical Physics
Michael Aizenman, professor of physics and mathematics: 2018 Henri Poincaré Prize
King’s College, University of Cambridge
Michael Cook, Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies: 2018 Honorary Fellow
National Economics Foundation, China
Gregory Chow, Class of 1913 Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus; professor of economics, emeritus: 2017 China Economics Prize
Queen Elizabeth II
Steven Cowley, director, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; professor of astrophysical sciences: 2018 Knighthood
Royal College of Music
Michael Pratt, conductor, Princeton University Orchestra; director, Program in Musical Performance: 2018 Honorary Member
Royal Spanish Mathematical Society
Javier Gómez Serano, assistant professor of mathematics: 2017 Vicent Caselles Mathematical Research Award
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Crafoord Foundation
Syukuro Manabe, senior meteorologist, atmospheric and oceanic sciences: 2018 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Beatriz Colomina, professor of architecture: 2018 Fellow