In their individual careers and collaborative work, the faculty associated with our new Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute have made pathbreaking discoveries, unlocking deep mysteries about the mechanisms of life and opening vistas toward new medicines, diagnostics, sustainable energy, and other life-improving technologies.
As Princeton University makes bold investments in engineering, the Omenn-Darling Institute exemplifies how we are accelerating the positive impacts of our work for society. Through the generosity of alumni Gil Omenn ’61 and Martha Darling *70, the new institute brings together expertise across engineering, computer science, and the natural sciences. A new building for bioengineering, due to open in 2025, will bring under one roof a community united in a desire to develop new knowledge and technologies at the intersection of biology and engineering that can significantly help humanity.
Beyond bioengineering, this combination of curiosity and urgency underlies all our areas of growth, such as robotics, quantum engineering, artificial intelligence, blockchain, next-generation wireless, and energy and the environment. In these and other areas we are adding faculty and graduate students and building an entirely new neighborhood to foster the community and collaboration needed for discovery and impact.
I hope that you will continue to follow our progress and share your own stories of curiosity, collaboration, and impact.
Andrea Goldsmith
Dean
Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
