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 →
By John Greenwald An unprecedented six new public-private partnership grants have been awarded to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, which is managed by Princeton University, for research on the science and Continue Reading →
Princeton University is expanding its commitment in quantum science and engineering research and education with a new graduate program, a broader leadership structure for its initiative, and plans for a new building. Continue Reading →
By Samantha Schuh A highly successful 50-year collaboration between Princeton’s Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (AOS) Program and the nearby Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) has been renewed for another five years by the National Oceanic Continue Reading →
By Liz Fuller-Wright A new initiative aims to enhance our fundamental understanding of AI, enable its use in academic disciplines, and examine AI’s safety, policy and ethical implications. The Princeton Language and Intelligence (PLI) initiative, Continue Reading →
Nelson and her research team have found that members of the animal kingdom have efficient designs for building lungs that can change the way we approach human tissue engineering. Continue Reading →
Arvind Narayanan, professor of computer science and one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in AI, sheds light on the capabilities and pitfalls of artificial intelligence. Continue Reading →
Wolf Cukier garnered national media attention for finding a new planet during a high school internship at NASA. He has continued his streak of discoveries as a Princeton undergraduate. Continue Reading →
By Siya Arora President Richard Nixon had a golden opportunity in 1971 to fill a double vacancy on the Supreme Court when two justices resigned within the span of six days. “Is there a woman Continue Reading →
John Brooks II is exploring the link between circadian rhythms, the immune system, and the community of beneficial bacteria that live within the digestive tract. Continue Reading →
Professor of Music Elizabeth Margulis combines research in neuroscience, psychology and music to explore the science behind imagination and creativity. Continue Reading →
The 1762 British sacking of Manila scattered valuable books and manuscripts across the continents. Now an international collaboration is reuniting these treasures in an online repository. Continue Reading →
A major new telescope project brings physicist Suzanne Staggs’s research on the origins of the universe into sharp focus. Continue Reading →
Columbia University Press, April 2023 Susan Wolfson, Professor of English Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) made a pioneering and durably influential argument for women’s equality. Emerging from the turbulent decade Continue Reading →
Princeton University Press, July 2023 Joshua Winn, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences For centuries, people have speculated about the possibility of planets orbiting distant stars, but only since the 1990s has technology allowed astronomers to detect Continue Reading →
Princeton University Press, November 2023 Coleen T. Murphy, James A. Elkins Jr. Professor in the Life Sciences; Professor of Molecular Biology and Director, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics All of us would like to live Continue Reading →
By Jamie Saxon Three Princeton faculty members have received 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships. Bridget Alsdorf, professor of art and archaeology, was awarded the Guggenheim in the field of fine arts research. Her research specializes in European Continue Reading →
Yale University Press, May 2023 Harold James, Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies, Professor of History and International Affairs The eminent economic historian Harold James presents a new perspective on financial crises, dividing Continue Reading →
Harper Collins, August 2023 Kathryn Edin, William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; Director, Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing Timothy Nelson, Lecturer in Sociology Continue Reading →
University of California Press, April 2023 Ryo Morimoto, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Richard Stockton Bicentennial Preceptor “There is a nuclear ghost in Minamisōma.” This is how one resident describes a mysterious experience following the 2011 Continue Reading →
On an off-the-beaten path Greek island, archaeologist Samuel Holzman uncovered a hidden architectural feature called the flat arch in Greek structures constructed 150 years earlier than the first known use by Romans. Continue Reading →
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