ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Researchers Use Hydrogels to Harvest Clean Water
‘If we really put effort in making this environment more green, more sustainable, we can do it,’ says Xiaohui Xu
THE LATEST
Professor Brenden Lake Zeroes In Where Machine and Human Intelligence Meet
‘One of the biggest scientific mysteries is how our own minds work,’ Lake says
Students Rebuild Heating System at Rockefeller College
Students retrofitted a cross-section of a wall into an ideal…
After AI Allegations, Class of 2026 Picks a New Jacket
Student petition demanded a jacket created by humans, and the…
Young Alumni Shake Up the Business World With AI
Two teams of recent Princeton alumni are behind companies at…
Research
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.
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
Princeton Aerospace Alumni Stick a Lunar Landing on First Attempt
Tom Markusic *02 co-founded Firefly Aerospace, whose Blue Ghost lander carried 10 payloads to the moon
PROFILES
See all
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’
PAW IN PRINT
March 2026
Mascots across generations; biome breakthroughs; international students make new plans.
Newsletters.
Get More From PAW In Your Inbox.
