Josh Winn, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences, was recently awarded the Myron Lecar Prize by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. This is an endowed lectureship established "to encourage and recognize exceptional contributions to the study of extrasolar planets in particular and theoretical…
William Dorland *93, graduate alum and former associate laboratory director for Computational Science at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab from 2020-23, passed away in September 2024. Bill was a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. Shortly before his passing, Bill…
Gregory W. Hammett *86, William Dorland *93, and Alexander Philippov *17, all graduate alumni of the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, have received awards from the American Physical Society (APS) for their work in plasma physics.
Gregory W. Hammett *86, a PPPL theoretical and computational principal research…
Eduardo Rodriguez, a 2022 graduate of the Program in Plasma Physics in the Princeton University Department of Astrophysical Sciences, has won the 2024 Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award presented by the American Physical Society (APS). The highly competitive honor recognizes “exceptional early-career scientists…
It is with great sadness that the Department of Astrophysical Sciences shares the news that Edward B. Jenkins, senior scholar and longstanding member of the department, passed away on July 9, at the age of 85.
“Ed’s enjoyment from everything he did was palatable and beautiful,” said Neta Bahcall, a longtime…
The Climate Committee of the Department of Astrophysical Sciences has recognized two department members with Equity Prizes for their work within and outside of the department. The 2024 awardees are Roberto Arevalo Tejada and Charlotte Ward. We thank them for their dedication to the department and beyond!
Jo Dunkley, Joseph Henry Professor of Physics and Astrophysical Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society! The Royal Society is an independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit…
Uddipan Banik, Joint Research Associate & Member, IAS has received the Dirk Brouwer Memorial Prize from Yale University. The Dirk Brouwer Memorial Prize is awarded to recent graduates of the Yale Astronomy Department for outstanding PhD theses of unusual merit in any branch of astronomy. We are delighted that Uddipan Banik,…
Yan Liang and Stephen Majeski have been awarded the Charlotte Elizabeth Proctor Fellowship by Princeton University’s Graduate School for the 2024-2025 academic year. In the words of the citation, this honorific fellowship “recognizes outstanding performance and professional promise, and represents high commendation from the…
Cole Meyer ’24 and Helen Shao ’24 have won the highly prestigious prize Fellowship awarded by the National Science Foundation, and Wolf Cukier ’24 received an honorable mention. The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity…