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Chemist Iain McCulloch is appointed new director of the Andlinger Center
Sept. 27, 2023
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Written by Colton Poore, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Iain McCulloch, a chemist who has produced numerous breakthroughs at the intersection of energy, electronics, and biology, has been named the next director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. He will join the Princeton faculty as a professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the…

Board approves 24 faculty appointments
Sept. 27, 2023
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Written by Princeton University

The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of 24 faculty members, including five full professors, two associate professors and 17 assistant professors.

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Iain McCulloch, in electrical and computer engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment,…

Eleven scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Sept. 26, 2023
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Written by Emily Aronson, Office of Communications

Eleven scholars from disciplines spanning the humanities, engineering, the sciences and the social sciences have been named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows at Princeton.

The Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows program recognizes and supports outstanding scholars who will make important contributions in their fields…

Princeton expands its commitment to research and education in quantum science and engineering
Sept. 12, 2023
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Written by Steven Schultz, for the Office of Communications

Princeton University is expanding its commitment in quantum science and engineering research and education, with plans for a new building, a new graduate program, and a broader leadership structure for its initiative. These expanded programs, along with ongoing recruitment of top faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, reflect…

TIME Magazine's TIME100 artificial intelligence list honors six Princetonians
Sept. 12, 2023
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Written by Liz Fuller-Wright, Office of Communications

The inaugural TIME100 AI list of the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence features two current Princetonians — Arvind Narayanan, professor of computer science and director of the Center…

Thirteen faculty members transfer to emeritus status
Aug. 16, 2023
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Written by Julie Clack, Office of Communications

Thirteen Princeton University faculty members were transferred to emeritus status in recent action by the Board of Trustees. Transfers are effective July 1, 2023, except where noted.

They are:

David Cannadine, the Dodge Professor of
Major gift from Gilbert Omenn ’61 and Martha Darling *70 names bioengineering institute
July 18, 2023
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Written by Advancement Communications

Alumni Gilbert Omenn ’61 and Martha Darling *70 have made a transformational gift, as part of the Venture Forward campaign, to name a new bioengineering institute at Princeton University. The Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute will promote new directions in research, education and innovation at the intersection of engineering and the life…

Princeton's 5th PCI Symposium packs the house for a new round of blue-sky thinking and collaboration
June 27, 2023
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Written by Wendy Plump, Department of Chemistry

The Princeton Catalysis Initiative (PCI) hosted its annual symposium of faculty “flash talks” late last month in an annual event that has become a premiere University forum for initiating collaborative research and attracting industry attention…

Board approves 16 faculty appointments
June 6, 2023
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Written by The Office of Communications

The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of 16 faculty members, including three full professors, two associate professors and 11 assistant professors.

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Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, in chemistry, specializes in quantum chemistry. She comes to Princeton from Yale University, where she…

Princeton trustees update strategic framework, identify additional priorities for future
June 5, 2023
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Written by Emily Aronson, Office of Communications

The Board of Trustees has reaffirmed the strategic planning framework guiding Princeton’s core commitments in teaching and research, while also identifying additional priorities to inform University decision-making in the years ahead. The updated framework is available on the…