Research

Faculty Books

Q&A: Engineering Professor Yiguang Ju on Electric Vehicles

Ju says EVs are the future, but the technology’s not there yet

Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Takes on Sustainability Science

The PPPL has catalyzed its own change and decided to venture beyond fusion

Q&A: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Director Steve Cowley *85 on Fusion and Climate

‘We really need fusion to achieve net zero carbon emissions’

Psychology Professor Erik Nook Studies Joy and Happiness

‘We maintain these myths that happiness should be the be-all and end-all of our lives,’ Nook says

Princeton Economics Lab Seeks to Reduce Global Poverty

J-PAL is addressing gender inequality, climate change, and more

Princeton Biologists Watch How Bees React to Isolation

Sarah Kocher’s lab set out to better understand social development

Mathematicians Tied to Princeton Prove Stability of Black Holes

‘In a sense you are proving that these things are real,’ says mathematics professor Sergiu Klainerman

Economist Leah Boustan ’00 Is Busting Myths About Immigrants

Boustan’s new book shows immigrants help grow the economy and spur new innovations

Kinohi Nishikawa Studies Black Literature Through Book Design

Faculty Book: Gene Andrew Jarrett ’97 on Paul Laurence Dunbar

Jarrett details the celebrations and struggles of the “poet laureate of his race”

Research: Mica Sviatschi Uncovers Ways to Prevent Gender Violence

Princeton Researchers Join Worldwide Study to Understand How Dogs Age

New Cancer Research Branch Examines Role of Diet in Treatment

Princeton is now home to the newest branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Faculty Books

Neuroscience Researchers Study Trauma at the Border

Professor and student study the mental-health effects of family separation

Faculty Books

Study Finds Gender Imbalance in Engineering Class Participation

‘We weren’t engaging women nearly as much as we were engaging men,’ says Nikita Dutta *21

Princeton Researchers Show How a Conventional War Can Turn Nuclear

The Science & Global Security team had no idea how relevant their simulation would be years later

Professor Yibin Kang’s Research Seeks to Disrupt Cancer Metastasis

Kang wanted to know if there was a way to predict whether a patient’s cancer would return and spread

Faculty Books

New Book Details Thomas Mann’s Time at Princeton

Mann’s time at Princeton left a permanent mark on his work

Princeton Engineering Professors Address Climate’s Impact on Water

Climate change is altering the distribution of water worldwide

Economics Study Shows the Racial Health Gap Is Closing

Life expectancy differences have narrowed — but there are challenges