Faculty Honors 2016-2017

MEMBERSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

American Academy of Arts and Letters

Paul Lansky, William Shubael Conant Professor, Emeritus (2016)

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Brandice Canes-Wrone, Donald E. Stokes Professor in Public and International Affairs, professor of politics and public affairs (2016)

Jill Dolan, Dean of the College, Annan Professor in English, professor of theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts (2016)

Denis Feeney, Giger Professor of Latin, professor of classics (2016)

Joanne Gowa, William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War, professor of politics (2016)

G. John Ikenberry, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs (2016)

János Kollár, Donner Professor of Science, professor of mathematics (2016)

Kim Lane Scheppele, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs and the University Center for Human Values (2016)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Yannis Kevrekidis, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, professor of chemical and biological engineering (2016)

American Mathematical Society

Sun-Yung Chang, Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics (2016)

Mihalis Dafermos, professor of mathematics (2016)

Shou-Wu Zhang, professor of mathematics (2016)

American Philosophical Society

Sara McLanahan, William S. Tod Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs (2016)

Alexander Nehamas, Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities, professor of philosophy and comparative literature (2016)

American Physical Society

Pablo Debenedetti, Dean for Research, Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science, professor of chemical and biological engineering (2015)

Daniel Steinberg, science and engineering outreach specialist (2015)

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors

Catherine Peters, professor of civil and environmental engineering (2016)

Library of Congress John W. Kluge Center

Peter Brooks, lecturer with the rank of professor in comparative literature and the University Center for Human Values (2016)

National Academy of Engineering

Emily Carter, Dean of the 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 (2016)

Michael Celia, Theodora Shelton Pitney Professor of Environmental Studies, professor of civil and environmental engineering (2016)

National Academy of Inventors

H. Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering (2015)

National Academy of Sciences

Roberto Car, Ralph W. *31 Dornte Professor in Chemistry, professor of chemistry and the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials (2016)

Igor Klebanov, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics (2016)

Simons Foundation Fellowship

Shou-Wu Zhang, professor of mathematics (2016)

NATIONAL DISTINCTIONS FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS

Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award

Waseem Bakr, assistant professor of physics (2016)

Marcus Hultmark, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (2016)

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship

Stefanos Aretakis, assistant professor of mathematics (2016)

José Avalos, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (2016)

Barbara Engelhardt, assistant professor of computer science (2016)

Mariangela Lisanti, assistant professor of physics (2016)

Benjamin Moll, assistant professor of economics and international affairs (2016)

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award

Barry Rand, assistant professor of electrical engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (2015)

Department of Energy Office of Science Early Career Research Award

Egemen Kolemen, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (2016)

The Gruber Foundation Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award

Carolyn “Lindy” McBride, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute (2016)

National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award

Mohamed Abou Donia, assistant professor of molecular biology (2015)

Mohammad Seyedsayamdost, assistant professor of chemistry (2015)

National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award

Emmanuel Abbe, assistant professor of electrical engineering and applied and computational mathematics (2016)

Amir Ali Ahmadi, assistant professor of operations research and financial engineering (2016)

Adam Marcus, assistant professor of mathematics and applied and computational mathematics (2016)

Prateek Mittal, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2016)

Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award

Barry Rand, assistant professor of electrical engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (2016)

 

PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS

American Academy for Jewish Research

Lital Levy, associate professor of comparative literature: 2014 Salo Baron Prize

American Association for Public Opinion Research

Martin Gilens, professor of politics: 2016 Book Award

American Association of Engineering Societies

H. Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering: 2016 John Fritz Medal

American Chemical Society

Tom Muir, Van Zandt Williams Jr. Class of 1965 Professor of Chemistry: 2016 Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry

American Economic Association

Janet Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs: 2015 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

Yuliy Sannikov, professor of economics: 2016 John Bates Clark Medal

American Historical Association

Ekaterina Pravilova, professor of history: 2015 George L. Mosse Prize 

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

James Wei, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, Emeritus, professor of chemical engineering, emeritus: 2016 Pioneers of Diversity Award

American Institute of Steel Construction

Maria Garlock, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering: 2016 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award

American Mathematical Society

Fernando Codá Marques, professor of mathematics: 2016 Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry

American Physical Society

Masaaki Yamada, principal research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: 2015 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics

American Political Science Association

Carles Boix, Robert Garrett Professor in Politics, professor of politics and public affairs: 2015 Heinz Eulau Award

Melissa Lee, assistant professor of politics and international affairs: 2016 Helen Dwight Reid Award Nolan McCarty, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs: 2016 Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award

American Society for Cell Biology

Clifford Brangwynne, assistant professor in chemical and biological engineering: 2015 ASCB-Gibco Emerging Leader Prize

Association for Computing Machinery

Jennifer Rexford, Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor in Engineering, professor of computer science: 2016-2017 Athena Lecturer

Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Data Communications (SIGCOMM)

Jennifer Rexford, Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor in Engineering, professor of computer science: 2015 Test of Time Award

Association for Slavic Studies, East European and Eurasian Studies

Ekaterina Pravilova, professor of history: 2015 Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

B. Andrei Bernevig, professor of physics: 2016 New Horizons in Physics Prize

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Alexander Ploss, assistant professor of molecular biology: 2016 Burroughs Wellcome Award in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

California Institute of the Arts

Anne Washburn, lecturer in theater and the Lewis Center for the Arts: 2016 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts

College Art Association

Chika Okeke-Agulu, associate professor of art and archaeology and African American studies: 2016 Frank Jewett Mather Award of Art Criticism

Columbia University Teachers College

Susan Fiske, Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology, professor of psychology and public affairs: 2016 Medal for Distinguished Service

Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies

John Storey, William R. Harman ‘63 and Mary-Love Harman Professor in Genomics, professor of Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics: 2015 Presidents’ Award

Cornell University

Brian Herrera, assistant professor of theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts: 2015 George Jean Nathan Award for Drama Criticism

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Haw Yang, professor of chemistry: 2015 Research Award

Guild Hall Academy of the Arts

A.M. Homes, lecturer in creative writing and the Lewis Center for the Arts: 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award 

Harvard University

Cecilia Rouse, Dean of the Woodrow Wilson School, Lawrence and Shirley Katzman and Lewis and Anna Ernst Professor in the Economics of Education, professor of economics and public affairs: 2016 Centennial Medal

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Charles Kessel Jr., engineering and scientific staff, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: 2015 Fusion Technology Award

International Atomic Energy Agency

Robert Goldston, professor of astrophysical sciences: 2015 Nuclear Fusion Prize

International Studies Association

Keren Yarhi-Milo, assistant professor of politics and international affairs: 2016 Best Book Award

Jacob Shapiro, professor of politics and international affairs: 2016 Karl Deutsch Award

Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation

Pam Lins, lecturer in visual arts and the Lewis Center for the Arts: 2015 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award

Mershon Center for International Security Studies at Ohio State University

Keren Yarhi-Milo, assistant professor of politics and international affairs: 2014 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award

Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation and Academic Studies Press

Ekaterina Pravilova, professor of history: 2015 Historia Nova Prize

Modern Language Association

Lital Levy, associate professor of comparative literature: 2014 First Book Prize

National Academy of Sciences

Sergio Verdú, Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering: 2016 Award for Scientific Reviewing

National Institutes of Health

Zemer Gitai, Edwin Grant Conklin Professor of Biology, professor of molecular biology: 2015 Pioneer Award

Coleen Murphy, professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics: 2015 Pioneer Award

New York Public Library Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers

Michael Reynolds, associate professor of Near Eastern studies: 2016 Cullman Center Fellow

Northwestern University

János Kollár, Donner Professor of Science, professor of mathematics: 2016 Frederic Esser Nemmers Mathematics Prize

Society for Classical Studies

Joshua Billings, assistant professor of classics: 2015 Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Yannis Kevrekidis, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, professor of chemical and biological engineering: 2016 W.T. and Idalia Reid Prize

Susan G. Komen Foundation

Yibin Kang, Warner-Lambert/ Parke-Davis Professor of Molecular Biology: 2016 Komen Scholar University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering

Naomi Leonard, Edwin S. Wilsey Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: 2015 Innovation Hall of Fame

 

INTERNATIONAL PRIZES AND DISTINCTIONS

Academy of Athens

Yannis Kevrekidis, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, professor of chemical and biological engineering: 2016 Corresponding Member

American Academy in Rome

David Reinfurt, lecturer in visual arts and the Lewis Center for the Arts: 2016 Rome Prize in Design

Barcelona City Council

Ricardo Piglia, Walter S. Carpenter Professor of Language, Literature and Civilization of Spain, Emeritus, professor of Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures, emeritus: 2015 Premio Ciutat de Barcelona for Literature in the Castilian Language

European Academy of Sciences

Annabella Selloni, David B. Jones Professor of Chemistry: 2016 Fellow

European Association for Theoretical Computer Science

Mark Braverman, professor of computer science: 2016 Presburger Award

Government of France

David Bellos, Meredith Howland Pyne Professor of French Literature, professor of French and Italian and comparative literature: 2015 Officier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Free University and Zuse Institute

Yannis Kevrekidis, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, professor of chemical and biological engineering: 2016 Einstein Visiting Fellow

German Association of Health Economics

Uwe Reinhardt, James Madison Professor of Political Economy, professor of economics and public affairs: 2016 Gerard Gäfgen Medal

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Peter Ozsváth, professor of mathematics: 2016 Elected Foreign Member

Government of India

Avinash Dixit, John J.F. Sherrerd ’52 University Professor of Economics, Emeritus, senior economist: 2016 Padma Vibhushan Award Isaac

Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge University

Yannis Kevrekidis, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, professor of chemical and biological engineering: 2015 Rothschild Visiting Distinguished Fellow

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

Andrew Wiles, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus: 2016 Abel Prize

Royal Anthropological Institute

Lawrence Rosen, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Anthropology: 2015 J.B. Donne Essay Prize

Royal Irish Academy

Clair Wills, professor of English: 2015 Honorary Member

Royal Society of London

Robert Cava, Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry: 2016 Foreign Member

Jo Dunkley, professor of physics and astrophysical sciences: 2016 Rosalind Franklin Award

Technical University of Munich Institute for Advanced Study

Yannis Kevrekidis, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, professor of chemical and biological engineering: 2015 Hans Fischer Senior Fellow

Government of the United Kingdom

Angus Deaton, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, professor of economics and international affairs, emeritus, senior scholar: 2016 Order of the British Empire and Knight Bachelor

University of Tokyo School of Engineering

Antoine Kahn, Stephen C. Macaleer ’63 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science, professor of electrical engineering: 2016 Fellow

The World Academy of Sciences

H. Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering: 2015 Fellow

Yonsei University

Richard Rogerson, Charles and Marie Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs, professor of economics and public affairs: 2015 R.K. Cho Economics Prize