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Flourescent image showing the curving structure of a mouse eye developing in an embryo.
Princeton University researchers led by Celeste Nelson have discovered a new way to study embryonic organs — using energy. By mapping mitochondria across the space of a developing tissue, they were able to predict where that tissue would fold to create complex shapes. Above, a mouse eye develops, with the magenta dots representing mitochondria. Image courtesy of the researchers

A new way to look at developing lifeforms, using energy to predict action

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Michele Sarazen and David Frankel.
For his senior thesis, David Frankel (right), pictured here with his adviser Michele Sarazen, led research that may lead to a new solution for recycling polyolefins, plastics found in packaging, electronics and countless everyday items, which are notoriously hard to recycle. Photos by Ryan Campbell, Office of Communications

Senior thesis explored a new solution to stubborn plastic waste

Student Nora Graves sits at a table holding her thesis with Professors Christiane Fellbaum and Laura Kalin on her left and right
For her senior thesis, Nora Graves (center) compared two automated approaches to adding accent marks, or diacritics, to text in the Yorùbá language of Nigeria, working with thesis advisers Laura Kalin (left) and Christiane Fellbaum. Photos by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications

Senior thesis combined passions for computer science and linguistics

Illustrations of deQuilettes and Jiang.
Dane deQuilettes and Kaiyi Jiang have been named to the inaugural cohort of Scientific American’s Young American Scientists, recognizing their works’ potential to change the world. Illustrations by Jessine Hein, courtesy of Scientific American

Scientific American names deQuilettes and Jiang to inaugural Young American Scientists list for clean-energy and drug-discovery technologies

Microscope image of an RSV-infected cell
A microscope image of a cell infected with respiratory syncytial virus that has been treated with an antiviral drug. The drug causes shape changes to the viral condensates (shown in yellow), resulting in a disruption of viral replication. The large black circular structure is the cell’s nucleus. Image courtesy of the researchers

Sorting cells’ inner structures provides new path to drug development

Graduate Teaching Awards 2026.

Graduate students honored for excellence in teaching

Portraits of Jerelle Joseph and Amir Ali Ahmadi.

Ahmadi, Joseph receive president's teaching award

The Engineering Student Athlete

Engineering student athletes train and compete at a high level while also designing robots, building computer algorithms, and planning for climate resilience.

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Princeton Engineers

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Portrait of Barry Rand.
Faculty

Barry Rand: New technologies for optics and solar energy

Portrait of Victoria Dean.
Faculty

Victoria Dean: Looking at machine learning through different lenses

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Portrait of Jinshi Chen.
Postdoc

Jinshi Chen: Exploring wind-wave interactions for offshore wind

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Portrait of Marcela Odorica Arango.
Graduate Student

Marcela Ordorica Arango: On being ‘the mathematician in the room’

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