Discovery: Research at Princeton
Findings, feature articles, books and awards from Princeton University researchers
Lauren Pincus studies the interaction of microplastics and heavy metals in the natural environment of New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay (pictured) and at Lake Carnegie on Princeton University’s campus. Pincus, a National Science Foundation Earth Sciences Continue Reading →
Researchers have developed a method that can reveal the location of errors in quantum computers, making them up to 10 times easier to correct and helping to accelerate progress towards large-scale quantum computers capable of Continue Reading →
If there is a theme that unites the stories in this issue, it is exploration. Research inherently involves travel to new places, whether metaphorically to gain a deeper understanding of the natural world, experimentally through Continue Reading →
By Daniel Day The American Sociological Association (ASA) recognized Viviana Zelizer, the Lloyd Cotsen ’50 Professor of Sociology, for her pioneering contributions with its highest honor, the W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. Continue Reading →
By Liz Fuller-Wright and Daniel Day Two Princeton professors, Jeanne Altmann and Peter Singer, have been awarded 2023 Frontiers of Knowledge Awards by the BBVA Foundation. The awards recognize basic research and creative work worldwide Continue Reading →
By the Office of Engineering Communications Four Princeton University researchers — Nathalie de Leon, Julia Mikhailova, Barry Rand and Jeff Thompson — have won a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative award. Continue Reading →
By Liz Fuller-Wright Three Princetonians are among the 16 scientists receiving the highest honors given by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). These major awards recognize extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields Continue Reading →
By Jamie Saxon Patricia Smith, professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts, and Ilya Kaminsky, professor of creative writing, have been named Academy of American Poets Chancellors. Chancellors serve six-year terms Continue Reading →
By Jeffrey Labrecque and Steven Schultz Princeton’s new Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute will promote new directions in research, education and innovation at the intersection of engineering and the life sciences while serving as the home for Continue Reading →
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