Faculty Honors 2017-2018

Memberships and Fellowships

American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Fellow

Michael Aizenman, professor of physics and mathematics (2017)

Manjul Bhargava, Brandon Fradd, Class of 1983, Professor of Mathematics (2017)

Anne Case, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus (2017)

Dalton Conley, Henry Putnam University Professor in Sociology (2017)

Yannis Kevrekidis, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, Emeritus, professor of chemical and biological engineering and applied and computational mathematics, emeritus, and senior scholar (2017)

Eldar Shafir, Class of 1987 Professor in Behavioral Science and Public Policy, professor of psychology and public affairs (2017)

Suzanne Staggs, Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics (2017)

Elke Weber, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment, professor of psychology and public affairs, Woodrow Wilson School (2016)

American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Foreign Honorary Member

Peter Schäfer, Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies, Emeritus, professor of religion, emeritus, and senior scholar (2017)

American Association for the Advancement of Science: Fellow

Edward Groth, professor of physics, emeritus (2016)

Yibin Kang, Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Molecular Biology (2016)

Eric Wood, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (2016)

American Philosophical Society: Member

Orley Ashenfelter, Joseph Douglas Green 1895 Professor of Economics (2017)

Anne Case, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus (2017)

American Society of Civil Engineers, Structural Engineering Institute: Fellow

Maria Garlock, professor of civil and environmental engineering (2017)

Association for Computing Machinery: Fellow

Nick Feamster, professor of computer science (2016)

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO): Member

Michael Levine, Anthony B. Evnin ’62 Professor in Genomics, professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics (2017)

National Academy of Medicine: Member

Bonnie Bassler, Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology (2016)

National Academy of Sciences: Foreign Associate

Duncan Haldane, Sherman Fairchild University Professor of Physics (2017)

National Academy of Sciences: Member

David Huse, Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics (2017)

Society for Mathematical Biology: Fellow

Simon Levin, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2017)

Society of American Historians: Member

Regina Kunzel, Doris Stevens Professor in Women’s Studies, History and the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies (2017)

Julian Zelizer, Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School (2017)

Society of Experimental Psychologists: Fellow

Susan Fiske, Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology, professor of psychology and public affairs (2017)

 

National Distinctions for Early Career Researchers

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Research Fellowship

Amir Ali Ahmadi, assistant professor of operations research and financial engineering (2017)

Nathalie de Leon, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2017)

Matthew Kunz, assistant professor of astrophysical sciences (2017)

Han Liu, assistant professor of operations research and financial engineering (2017)

Silviu Pufu, assistant professor of physics (2017)

Nicholas Sheridan, assistant professor of mathematics (2017)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers: Owens Corning Early Career Award

Rodney Priestley, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering (2017)

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Teacher-Scholar Award

Robert Knowles, professor of chemistry (2017)

David and Lucile Packard Foundation: Fellowship for Early Career Scientists

Waseem Bakr, assistant professor of physics (2016)

Ecological Society of America: Early Career Fellow

Corina Tarnita, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology (2017)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Faculty Scholar

Mala Murthy, associate professor of molecular biology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute (2016)

Celeste Nelson, professor of chemical and biological engineering (2016)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Simons Foundation: Faculty Scholar

Clifford Brangwynne, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering (2016)

Martin Jonikas, assistant professor of molecular biology (2016)

Coleen Murphy, professor of molecular biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics (2016)

National Institutes of Health: New Innovator Award

Sabine Petry, assistant professor of molecular biology (2016)

Jared Toettcher, assistant professor of molecular biology (2017)

National Science Foundation: Alan T. Waterman Award

John Pardon, professor of mathematics (2017)

National Science Foundation: Early Career Development (CAREER) Award

Bradley Carrow, assistant professor of chemistry (2017)

John Higgins, assistant professor of geosciences (2017)

Marcus Hultmark, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering (2017)

Ning Lin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering (2017)

Arvind Narayanan, assistant professor of computer science (2017)

Ben Raphael, professor of computer science (2016)

Allan Sly, professor of mathematics (2017)

Vlad Vicol, assistant professor of mathematics (2017)

Mengdi Wang, assistant professor of operations research and financial engineering (2017)

Claire White, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (2016)

PEW Charitable Trusts: Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

Mohamed Abou Donia, assistant professor of molecular biology (2017)

José Avalos, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (2017)

U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research: Young Investigator Award

Nathalie de Leon, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2016)

U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research: Young Investigator Program Award

Kaushik Sengupta, assistant professor of electrical engineering (2017)

 

Prizes and Distinctions

African Studies Association

Chika Okeke-Agulu, associate professor of art and archaeology and African American studies: 2016 Melville J. Herskovits Prize

American Academy of Political and Social Science

Alan Krueger, Lynn Bendheim Thoman, Class of 1976, and Robert Bendheim, Class of 1937, Professor in Economics and Public Policy, Woodrow Wilson School: 2017 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize

American Chemical Society

Salvatore Torquato, professor of chemistry and the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials: 2017 Joel Henry Hildebrand Award in Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry of Liquids

American Economic Association

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, Woodrow Wilson School: 2016 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

American Geophysical Union

Gabriel Vecchi, professor of geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute: 2017 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award

American Physical Society

Howard Stone, Donald R. Dixon ’69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: 2016 Fluid Dynamics Prize

American Psychological Association

Susan Fiske, Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology, professor of psychology and public affairs: 2016 Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science

Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture

Elizabeth Diller, professor of architecture: 2016 ACADIA Lifetime Achievement Award

Breakthrough Prize Foundation

Simone Giombi, assistant professor of physics: 2017 New Horizons Prize in Fundamental Physics

Frans Pretorius, professor of physics: 2017 New Horizons Prize in Fundamental Physics

Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

George Philander, Knox Taylor Professor of Geosciences, Emeritus: 2017 Vetlesen Prize

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Bonnie Bassler, Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology: 2016 Excellence in Science Award

Fusion Power Associates

Stefan Gerhardt, principal research physicist: 2016 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award

Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government

Markus Prior, professor of politics and public affairs, Woodrow Wilson School: 2016 Joan Shorenstein Fellowship

Institute of Classical Studies

Joshua Katz, Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, professor of classics: 2017 Dorothy Tarrant Fellowship

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering: 2017 Alexander Graham Bell Medal

Materials Research Society

Robert Cava, Russell Wellman Moore Professor of Chemistry: 2016 Materials Research Society Medal

National Endowment for the Humanities

Amy Borovoy, associate professor of East Asian studies: 2016 Fellowship for Advanced Research

Lara Harb, assistant professor of East Asian studies: 2016 Fellowship for University Teachers

Anna Shields, professor of East Asian Studies: 2016 Fellowship for University Teachers

Nigel Smith, William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature, professor of English: 2017 Folger Institute Fellowship

National Humanities Center

Tera Hunter, professor of history and African American studies: 2017 Birkelund Fellowship

Sara Poor, associate professor of German: 2017 NEH Fellowship, Josephus Daniels Fellowship of the Research Triangle Foundation

National Institutes of Health

Uri Hasson, professor of psychology and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute: 2016 Pioneer Award

Joshua Rabinowitz, professor of chemistry and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics: 2016 Pioneer Award

National Science Foundation

Jannette Carey, associate professor of chemistry: 2016 INCLUDES Award

James Gunn, Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, professor of astrophysical sciences, emeritus, and senior scholar: 2016 INCLUDES Award

New York Dance and Performance League

Rebecca Lazier,  senior lecturer in dance in the Lewis Center for the Arts: 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Musical Composition/Sound Design

Daniel Trueman, professor of music: 2016 Bessie Award for Outstanding Musical Composition/Sound Design

PEN/Faulkner Foundation

Jhumpa Lahiri, professor of creative writing: 2017 Award for Excellence in the Short Story

Society for Risk Analysis

Elke Weber, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment, professor of psychology and public affairs, Woodrow Wilson School: 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award

U.S. Navy

Christopher L. Eisgruber, President of the University, Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values: 2017 Distinguished Public Service Award

International Prizes and Distinctions

Academia Europaea

Michael Aizenman, professor of physics and mathematics: 2016 Foreign Member

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Max Planck Society

Bonnie Bassler, Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology: 2016 Max Planck Research Award

Anglo-Hellenic League

Marc Domingo Gygax, professor of classics: 2017 Runciman Award

Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability

Allan Sly, professor of mathematics: 2016 Doeblin Prize

Bogliasco Foundation

Stacy Wolf, professor of theater in the Lewis Center for the Art: 2017 Fellowship

British Academy

Denis Feeney, Giger Professor of Latin, professor of classics: 2016 Corresponding Fellow

Commonwealth of Australia

Philip Pettit, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and the University Center for Human Values: 2017 Companion of the Order of Australia

Government of France

Florent Massé, senior lecturer in French and Italian: 2017 Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Government of Italy

Jhumpa Lahiri, professor of creative writing: 2017 Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana

Indian Academy of Sciences

Manjul Bhargava, Brandon Fradd, Class of 1983, Professor of Mathematics: 2017 Honorary Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences

Institution of Chemical Engineers

Pablo Debenedetti, Dean for Research, Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science, professor of chemical and biological engineering: 2016 Guggenheim Medal

Kurchatov Institute – Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics

Curtis Callan, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics: 2016 Pomeranchuk Prize

Igor Klebanov, Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics: 2017 Pomeranchuk Prize

National Academy of Sciences of Korea

Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering: 2017 Honorary Member

National Academy of Engineering of Korea

Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering: 2017 Foreign Member

Royal Society

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

Andrew Wiles (Sir), James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus: 2017 Copley Medal

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Duncan Haldane, Sherman Fairchild University Professor of Physics: 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics

Shaw Prize Foundation

János Kollár, Donner Professor of Science, professor of mathematics: 2017 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences

Society for Applied Anthropology

Douglas Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School: 2018 Bronislaw Malinowski Award

Society for Risk Analysis

Elke Weber, Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment, professor of psychology and public affairs, Woodrow Wilson School: 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award

Swiss Chemical Society

Robert Knowles, professor of chemistry: 2017 Grammaticakis-Neumann Prize