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Researchers reverse engineer the ‘fireworks of life’
August 06, 2019
Imagine standing in a lumberyard and being asked to build a house — without blueprints or instructions of any kind. The materials are all in front of you, but that doesn’t mean you have the first idea how to get from point A to point B.
Faculty commended for outstanding teaching
August 01, 2019
Interim Dean H. Vincent Poor and Vice Dean Antoine Kahn are proud to recognize the following faculty for their outstanding teaching during the spring 2019 semester, as determined by overall course ratings by students.
Quantum engineer recognized by Department of Energy with Early Career Award
August 01, 2019
The U.S. Department of Energy has named Jeff Thompson the recipient of a 2019 Early Career Award, with five years of significant funding from the department's Office of Science.
Materials scientist named Princeton vice dean for innovation
July 31, 2019
Rodney Priestley, professor of chemical and biological engineering and a leading researcher in the area of complex materials and processing, has been named Princeton University's vice dean for innovation, effective Feb. 3. The newly created position provides academic leadership for innovation and entrepreneurship activities across campus.
Elementary schoolers explore possibilities of engineering
July 25, 2019
Students from Harlem Prep Elementary School in New York City visited Princeton's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering on June 5.
Closing the terahertz gap: Tiny laser is an important step toward new sensors
July 24, 2019
In a major step toward developing portable scanners that can rapidly measure molecules in pharmaceuticals or classify tissue in patients’ skin, researchers have created an imaging system that uses lasers small and efficient enough to fit on a microchip.
Award honors materials researcher for practicing, promoting safety
July 16, 2019
The School of Engineering and Applied Science has awarded Rachel Selinksy its first annual Dale Grieb Safety Award, honoring her leadership in laboratory safety and health.
Strange warping geometry helps to push scientific boundaries
July 11, 2019
Princeton researchers have built an electronic array on a microchip that simulates particle interactions in a hyperbolic plane, a geometric surface in which space curves away from itself at every point.
Engineering faculty receive presidential early-career awards
July 03, 2019
Four faculty members of the School of Engineering and Applied Science have been named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their research careers.
Sociologist Matthew Salganik to lead Center for Information Technology Policy
July 01, 2019
Matthew Salganik, a professor of sociology who has pioneered uses of data and digital technologies in social research, has been appointed interim director of Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy.