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Researchers peel off slimy biofilms like old stickers
December 05, 2018
Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and fouled industrial equipment. Now, researchers at Princeton have found a way to cleanly and completely peel off these notorious sludges.
Sau-Hai (Harvey) Lam, leading theoretician of fluid mechanics and esteemed mentor, dies at 87
December 04, 2018
Sau-Hai (Harvey) Lam, who developed influential theories in fluid mechanics, combustion and plasma dynamics and helped shape engineering education at Princeton, died Oct. 29 in Plainsboro, New Jersey. He was 87.
Data-driven problem-solving, 'the modern form of a liberal education'
December 03, 2018
Ronnie Sircar, chair and professor of operations research and financial engineering (ORFE), speaks about new courses and expanding opportunities to tackle complex problems using data and computation.
Burdine and Weber named AAAS Fellows
November 29, 2018
Princeton University faculty members Rebecca Burdine and Elke Weber have been named 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their scientifically or socially distinguished work.
New tools illuminate the liquid forces at play in living cells
November 29, 2018
Creating new tools that harness light to probe the mysteries of cellular behavior, Princeton researchers have made discoveries about the formation of cellular components called membraneless organelles and the key role these organelles play in cells.
Conversations With Chairs and Directors
November 28, 2018
In this monthly series, chairs and directors talk about what is new and distinctive in their departments or centers at Princeton Engineering.
Graduate student Montaño López awarded Mexico's top honor for academic achievement
November 28, 2018
First-year graduate student José de Jesús Montaño López has received Mexico's 2018 National Youth Award, the highest honor given by the government to its citizens under 30 years old.
Fast-growing firms join new startup immersion program in Shanghai
November 26, 2018
Princeton's summer program that immerses students in the skills and culture of starting companies is expanding to Shanghai following the success of programs in New York and Tel Aviv. Students in the program work in early-stage for-profit and not-for-profit ventures while participating in workshops, talks and other learning opportunities.
John Thomas, mentor in engineering that led to modern information age, dies at 93
November 26, 2018
John B. Thomas, a pioneer in the field of information theory who mentored generations of leaders, including two deans of engineering at Princeton and a founder of the internet, died Sept. 13 in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was 93 years old.
Sedgewick receives prize for mathematical exposition
November 20, 2018
The American Mathematical Society has awarded its 2019 Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition to Robert Sedgewick, Princeton’s William O. Baker *39 Professor in Computer Science, and posthumously to French computer scientist Philippe Flajolet, for their 2009 book “Analytic Combinatorics.”