ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Dasgupta ’00 and Philippe *18 Awarded MacArthur Fellowships
Known informally as ‘Genius Grants’, award recognizes ‘creative individuals with a track record of excellence,’ according to the foundation.
THE LATEST
Grant Uncertainty Continues to Impact Research at Princeton
Three weeks after his $10 million microchip project was announced, principal investigator Kaushik Sengupta received a stop-work order
Media Literacy Students Learn What to Believe in Era of AI
Journalism professor Joe Stephens stressed that consumption and interpretation of…
Government Restores Half of Suspended Research Grants to Princeton
President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 tells PAW, ‘We continue to talk…
‘He did not want me growing up in a country run by gangsters’
Why a father in Nazi Germany sent his son to…
Princeton Aerospace Alumni Stick a Lunar Landing on First Attempt
Tom Markusic *02 co-founded Firefly Aerospace, whose Blue Ghost lander…
Research
Researchers Tout Role of Federal Funding
In the face of federal funding cuts, these Princeton researchers are speaking out
New Study Examines the Cause of Racial Disparities in C-sections
Janet Currie *88, Princeton professor of economics and public affairs, led the research
Princeton Engineers Use Wireless Signals to Pinpoint Fruit Ripening
“The food waste problem is huge,” says assistant professor Yasaman Ghasempour
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Summer in South Pacific Led to Two Alums’ New Book on Phosphorous
Jack Lohmann ’19 wrote the new book White Light, and Alice Maiden ’19 created the illustrations with linocut prints
Prerna Ramachandra ’14 Integrates Technology and Storytelling at New Yahoo Creators
In her latest career pivot, Ramachandra is helping manage Yahoo’s new lifestyle content platform
Cindy Han ’22 Is Working to Protect Artists From Theft by AI
Han’s start-up, Trufo, is building cryptographic watermarks that can’t be separated from images and videos
Tavish Rice ’20 Built a Better Pill Case
‘Ikigai is a great example of starting the design process with understanding a need’
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