Laura Futamura and Kalli Zervas, quantum Ph.D. students, lean against each other in a high-tech lab. — Laura Futamura, left, and Kalli Zervas both joined the inaugural cohort of Princeton’s quantum science and engineering Ph.D. program, where students work on a wide range of topics within the emerging field of quantum information. The program is part of Princeton’s Quantum Initiative, co-directed by Nathalie de Leon and Ali Yazdani. Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

‘Fearless’ graduate students are forging a new quantum frontier

Mansour Shayegan elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Matias Cattaneo awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Annual teaching awards recognize passion, dedication and lasting impact

Majumdar and Wissa are leading growth in ‘humanity-driven robotics’

Four researchers sit on a bench together, looking at their phones — Researchers at the Center for Information Technology Policy have created a social media tool that allows users to build their own social media feeds from scratch. From left, Omar El Malki, Marianne Aubin le Quéré, Manoel Horta Ribeiro, and Andrés Monroy-Hernández. Photos by Sameer Khan/Fotobuddy

What happens when social media users take back control?

An origami crane folds and unfolds — Researchers combined their expertise in materials science and and origami to create a durable, programmable robot that moves without a motor. (The video’s speed is increased 40 times from the original.) Video by the researchers

This soft robot has no problem moving with no motor and no gears

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Portrait of Clara Bloom

Undergraduate

Clara Bloom: Optimization methods for clean energy policy

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Portrait of Henry Conklin.

Postdoc

Henry Conklin: Understanding differences among LLMs

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Portrait of Tom Silver.

Faculty

Tom Silver: Training robots to plan and learn on their own

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Portrait of Soloman Khan-Syed.

Undergraduate

Soloman Khan-Syed: At the intersection of creativity and utility

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May 01

3:00 pm

The Enabling Role of Porous Media in Energy Neutral Waste Management