Freedman receives top honor for computer science
Friday, May 17, 2019
Michael Freedman, a professor of computer science, has been awarded this year’s Grace Murray Hopper Award from the Association for Computing Machinery.
Awards
Bhargava and Scholes elected to Royal Society
Thursday, Apr 18, 2019
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge announced today that Manjul Bhargava and Gregory Scholes are two of the 62 scientists who have become fellows or foreign members of the Royal Society.
Bezdek's research on ammonia's chemical bonds has applications for environment, industry
Wednesday, Apr 17, 2019Curiosity about the natural world and practical concerns guided Máté Bezdek’s research into the chemical bonds of nitrogen and hydrogen that make up ammonia.
Twelve scholars named Princeton’s first Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Monday, Apr 8, 2019
Twelve scholars from disciplines spanning the sciences and humanities have been named among Princeton’s first cohort of Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows, a program aimed at enhancing diversity in the professoriate.
Computer scientist Braverman receives top national award for young researchers
Monday, Apr 8, 2019
Mark Braverman, who focuses on core problems of theoretical computer science and applies the results to a broad range of disciplines, has been awarded the National Science Foundation’s highest honor for young researchers, the Alan T. Waterman Award.
Dunkley discusses ‘Our Universe’
Monday, Apr 8, 2019
Jo Dunkley, a professor of physics and astrophysical sciences, wants to share her delight in the wonders of the universe.
Molecular biologist Mallarino named 2019 Searle Scholar
Monday, Apr 1, 2019
Ricardo Mallarino, an assistant professor of molecular biology at Princeton University, has been named a Searle Scholar for 2019. He is one of 15 young researchers selected for the honor, out of 195 nominations from 137 universities and research institutions.
2019 Simons Fellows in Mathematics & Theoretical Physics Announced
Wednesday, Mar 20, 2019
The Simons Foundation has announced that three Princeton faculty members have been awarded 2019 Simons fellowships in mathematics and theoretical physics.
Ten Princeton faculty members awarded Sloan Research Fellowships
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2019
Ten Princeton scientists have been selected to receive 2019 Sloan Research Fellowships, highly competitive grants given to outstanding young scholars working at the frontiers of their fields.
The 10 fellows are among 126 biologists, chemists, computer scientists, economists, mathematicians, neuroscientists, ocean scientists and physicists chosen for the award from 57 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Princeton earned the most fellowships of any single-campus institution, with at least one winner from each field.
Currie wins NOMIS Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award
Monday, Feb 18, 2019
Princeton University’s Janet Currie is winner of the NOMIS Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award, which comes with a research grant of $2-million to support exceptional scientists exploring new and unconventional directions in science.
Currie’s research focuses on health and wellbeing, especially of children. Her project supported by NOMIS will harness big data to better understand children’s mental health.
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