Alexandra Amon, Assistant Professor of Astrophysical Sciences was recently presented the Dolly Nicholas Innovator Award from the Caribbean Future of Science for outstanding contributions in the field of Astronomy. “Dr. Alexandra Amon is a trailblazer in her field and an outstanding icon and role model as a Caribbean woman in…
Johan Samsing, who was an Einstein Fellow, Spitzer Fellow, a member of the Princeton Society of Fellows, and Faculty Fellow at Mathey College and is currently the Louis Hansen Assistant Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, was awarded the MERAC Prize for "Best Early Career Researcher" in Theoretical Astrophysics from the European…
Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation, Emeritus passed away on the morning of April 6th at his home in New York City. Ostriker was one of the most pre-eminent theoretical astrophysicists in the last half-century, making fundamental contributions to our understanding of the…
Jiaxuan Li and Shaunak Modak, fourth year graduate students in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, have received Procter Fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year. The Proctor Fellowship was established in 1912 in memory of Charlotte Elizabeth Procter by her son; this fellowship acknowledges distinguished work in the…
Yan Liang, who is in her final year of the Astrophysical Sciences Ph.D. program, has been selected as a 51 Pegasi b Fellow in Planetary Astronomy by the Heising-Simons Foundation. “The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship recognizes early-career investigators of significant potential and provides them with the opportunity to conduct…
Rodrigo Córdova Rosado, who is in his final year of the Astrophysical Sciences Ph.D. program, has been selected by the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA) to receive the APGA Graduate Student Service Award. The award recognizes Ph.D. and Masters students who have made exceptional contributions in service to Princeton…
Alexandra Amon, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, has been selected to receive a Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics. Recipients of the Sloan Research Fellowship represent the most promising early-career scientists working today.
As a cosmologist, she uses large…
Peter A. Benoliel ’53, long-time member of the Advisory Council for the Department of Astrophysical Sciences, passed away on Monday, February 17th at the age of 93, at his home outside Philadelphia. A native of Philadelphia, Peter graduated in 1953 from Princeton University with a degree in Philosophy and a minor in Chemistry…
Jenny Greene, Professor of Astrophysical Sciences, has been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. This award recognizes Greene’s leadership of the…