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UNIVERSITY BULLETINVolume 106, Number 2 Dec. 8, 2016 William G. Bowen 17th president of Princeton dies at 83

USHMA PATEL tion leaders. I feel fortunate to have been in that group. Bill was always ready to offer counsel about the tough- illiam G. Bowen, president of Princeton est issues facing higher education, and he did so with a University from 1972 to 1988 and a leader in combination of knowledge, insight, generosity and wit Whigher education for more than half a century, that will be missed by all who knew him. I owe Bill a died Oct. 20 at his home in Princeton. He was 83. great debt, as do many others who passed through this Bowen was 38 when he was installed in office in University that he loved so dearly.” 1972 as Princeton’s 17th president, succeeding Rob- After retiring from Princeton, Bowen served as the ert F. Goheen. A professor of economics and public president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for affairs, Bowen worked energetically to build the nearly two decades. He wrote a number of acclaimed University’s academic reputation — creating new books about higher education, including a ground- departments, emphasizing the arts and life sciences, breaking work on race and admissions policies. He and attracting first-rate professors — while tripling also collected numerous honors, including a 2012 the size of the endowment. He also continued Goheen’s National Humanities Medal for his work in econom- efforts to diversify the student body and oversaw the ics and higher education. establishment of the residential college system. Bowen was born on Oct. 6, 1933, in Cincinnati, Said Princeton President Christopher L. where he remained through high school. While Eisgruber: “Bill Bowen was a true giant of higher attending Denison University, Bowen was Phi Beta education. First as provost and then as president of Kappa, co-chairman of the student government and Princeton, he enhanced this University’s research Ohio Conference tennis champion. In 1955, he gradu- profile, diversified its student body and added to its ated with a bachelor of arts in economics. resources. He was a formidable leader, conversant Bowen’s years at Princeton began that same year and engaged with every aspect of Princeton’s opera- when he arrived as a doctoral candidate in econom- tions, unflinching in his commitment to excellence, ics. He received his Ph.D. in 1958 and then joined the and fiercely devoted to this University’s defining faculty. Studying labor economics, the economics of values. Bill touched every corner of this great Uni- education, the economics of the performing arts and the versity, and his prodigious energy and intellect have problems of stability and growth, he quickly advanced benefited generations of Princetonians. from an assistant to associate to full professor. “When Bill left the presidency, he expanded his As a professor of economics and public affairs, he sphere of influence still further, writing a series held a joint appointment in the Department of Eco- of landmark books about higher education distin- nomics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public guished by their intellectual vigor, boldly chosen and International Affairs. He continued to teach even topics and genuine impact. Several deserve to be after becoming the University president, leading a considered classics of the field. ‘The Shape of the section of the introductory course “Economics 101.”

River,’ which he co-authored with Derek Bok, may be In 1967, Bowen began a five-year term as pro- Matthews Robert by Photo the most important book ever written about the value vost, serving as a deputy to Goheen, planning and William G. Bowen, president of Princeton University from of affirmative action in collegiate admissions. overseeing the move to coeducation and outreach 1972 to 1988 and a leader in higher education for more than “Bill was ever the teacher, and he mentored large half a century, died Oct. 20 at age 83. Above, Bowen speaks numbers of scholars, policy experts and higher educa- Continued on page 6 at the 1980 Commencement.

F. Duncan Haldane wins Nobel Prize in Physics

MORGAN K ELLY Nobel Prize laureate, “Electromagne- less of the University of Washington received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Phys- tism: Principles and Problem Solving.” and J. Michael Kosterlitz of Brown ics when Eisgruber was a student. pplause and cheers erupted from With his unassuming yet jovial University, who was a visiting profes- “When I was up late at night, strug- the first-year graduate students in demeanor, Haldane, who was awarded sor at Princeton in 1978. gling through difficult problem sets Athe classroom on the lower level the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics early “It’s very gratifying,” Haldane said in Fine Library, I would occasionally of Princeton’s Jadwin Hall as soon as that morning, wore a light smile as in the sitting room of his Princeton seek inspiration by walking through Princeton University physics professor he ambled up to the long stand-alone home the morning that he was notified. the halls of the physics building and F. Duncan Haldane walked in Tues., counter at the front of the room and “It was a sleeper, this work. It’s really gazing at the portraits of the many Oct. 4, to teach his first class as a placed his weathered yellow backpack abstract, but really amazing.” Nobel laureates who had studied in the on top of it. “Thank you,” he said in A currently robust area of condensed department or served on its faculty,” his English accent, lowering his head matter physics, topological phases and Eisgruber said. “I am delighted today in slight bows as the clapping stopped. materials are zero-temperature phases to see this marvelous tradition extended After a pause, he asked, modestly, of matter that exhibit unique proper- as Professor Duncan Haldane becomes “Well, what can I say?” eliciting ties, particularly great stability and the newest addition to this extraordi- laughter from the students. “I guess efficient particle movement. Topo- nary department’s ‘hall of fame.’” we’ll have to double down and learn logical materials are considered key to At the news conference and recep- some electromagnetism and see where finally realizing highly efficient and tion, Haldane’s colleagues reflected it goes,” he said, prompting another powerful quantum computers. on his intellectual heft and congenial round of “Congratulations!” During a packed University news personality, which came out in Hal- Haldane, Princeton’s Eugene Hig- conference in Princeton’s Frick Chem- dane’s often-humorous remarks. When gins Professor of Physics, was one istry Laboratory, Princeton President asked how he’d spend his prize money, of three physicists to be recognized Christopher L. Eisgruber, who majored for instance, Haldane said that most of by the Royal Swedish Academy of in physics as a Princeton undergradu- it would go to the IRS. Sciences this year for “theoretical ate, said that Haldane is part of a “I was really guided in all this by the discoveries of topological phase transi- department that claims numerous tremendous training and mentorship I tions and topological phases of matter.” Nobel laureates, including late- He shares the prize with David Thou- Princeton professor Val Fitch, who Continued on page 8

What’s Pell-eligible students 21 percent of freshman class 3 Board approves 20 appointments to faculty 4 inside? Princeton establishes a center for scholars in Athens 5 PRINCETON PRINCETON 2 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Dec. 8, 2016 Dec. 8, 2016 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN 3

“We had every confidence that the could go to college, and that it wouldn’t courts ultimately would have affirmed be a burden on anyone I loved.” Princeton to assist lower-income the University’s continuing eligibil- Pell-eligible students comprise 21 As Princeton has become more ity for property tax exemption on diverse, Dean of the College Jill Dolan buildings and facilities that support said the University also has created homeowners under tax litigation settlement its educational, research and service percent of Princeton’s freshman class more support structures and resources missions, but we concluded that the to help all students thrive on campus. rinceton University will help a nonprofit organization that provides in 2021 and again in 2022, the same contributions we will make under rinceton University now has one campus life for supporting students make a contribution toward room and For example, during the Freshman lower-income Princeton residents need-based scholarships for graduates of amount it is scheduled to contribute in the settlement agreement are a better of the highest percentages of during “what is probably the great- board but typically pay no tuition. Scholars Institute, approximately 80 Ppay their property tax bills under Princeton High School attending post- 2020, the final year of the University’s expenditure of funds than continu- PPell-eligible students among the est transformation of Princeton’s Princeton also provides support for incoming students spend seven weeks a settlement agreement that ended secondary educational institutions other current seven-year agreement with the ing to incur the considerable costs of nation’s most selective colleges and undergraduate student body since other expenses, such as application fee on campus during the summer to the litigation challenging the Univer- than Princeton University. municipality. litigation,” he said. universities, with 21 percent of the coeducation. Over recent decades waivers for low-income applicants and a experience Princeton’s academic and sity’s property tax exemptions. The In addition, the University will make “Princeton University cares deeply Under the agreement between the freshman Class of 2020 eligible for we have significantly diversified our move-in allowance to help lower-income co-curricular environment before the litigation had been scheduled for trial three annual contributions of $416,700 about preserving the diversity of the plaintiffs and the University, the plain- the federal grants that are awarded to student body in many respects, and students transition to Princeton. fall semester begins. beginning Oct. 17. to the Witherspoon Jackson Develop- Princeton community, and the contri- tiffs agreed to withdraw their pending low-income students. The percentage the substantial increase in Pell-eligible “Princeton’s financial aid program The University also launched a Under the agreement, the University ment Corporation from 2017 through butions we have agreed to make will complaints for tax years 2011, 2014, of Pell-eligible freshmen is triple that students reflects our continuing com- covers the full cost of my education Scholars Institute Fellows Program to will contribute $2 million in 2017 and 2019. The Witherspoon Jackson help to achieve that,” said President 2015 and 2016. The plaintiffs acknowl- of the Class of 2008. mitment to attract and enroll students with grants, generously requiring no support low-income and first-genera- then $1.6 million a year for the fol- Development Corporation is a non- Christopher L. Eisgruber. “We have edged that the agreement “is not to “Socioeconomic diversity is critical from a broad range of socioeconomic contribution from my parents,” said tion college students throughout their lowing five years to a fund that will profit entity, and the funds are to be a long history of contributing to the be construed as an admission that any to this University’s mission,” Princeton backgrounds. This is a core value of Nora Niazian, Class of 2017. “As I four years at Princeton, providing distribute annual payments to Princeton used to aid and facilitate housing and well-being of our community, not only of the University’s exempt property President Christopher L. Eisgruber said. our University, and it is made possible, start my final year at Princeton and mentorship programs, academic work- homeowners who received a home- related needs of economically disad- through our annual unrestricted con- should be subject to taxation,” and “To achieve excellence, we must draw in part, by a financial aid program that look forward to life after college, I am shops, peer-to-peer networks and other stead benefit under the New Jersey vantaged residents in the Witherspoon tributions and targeted contributions they agreed that the settlement “aligns upon the talents of students from all makes Princeton affordable to students so thankful that I have received such resources for navigating college life. Homestead Property Tax Credit Act. Jackson neighborhood and elsewhere for affordable housing, the schools and with the University’s commitment to backgrounds. And to serve society, we at all income levels.” an incredible education and get to Approximately 15 percent of the Class The 2017 distributions will establish a in Princeton. the library, and community services of supporting the affordability and socio- must help to bridge the economic gaps Sixty percent of the Class of 2020 come out of it debt free.” of 2020 are the first in their families to maximum amount per household and The University also agreed to various kinds, but in the educational, economic diversity of the Princeton that divide our country and our world.” receives financial aid. Aid packages Lukas Novak, Class of 2018, said he attend college. any excess after making all eligible dis- make a $3,480,000 annual voluntary cultural and other opportunities we community.” He added: “Research consistently provide grants, which do not have to be was not sure if he could afford college “Our programs are important because tributions will be donated to 101: Inc., contribution to the town of Princeton provide to members of the community. shows that a college education is repaid and do not require loans. This when he was applying to schools. they provide academic mentorship and the single most powerful factor for allows Princeton students to graduate “College never seemed in the cards; community-building opportunities enabling young people to achieve social debt free. In fact, 84 percent of recent the money just wasn’t there,” Novak to lower-income and first-generation mobility. A Princeton education is a seniors graduated with no debt. said. “Princeton’s financial aid offer students, which enable our students to rocket-booster for talented students For the Class of 2020, grants for struck me like a lightning bolt — my thrive at Princeton,” Dolan said. from low-income backgrounds.” students with family incomes up to hope skyrocketed when I saw that I Eisgruber praised the offices of $65,000 covered 100 percent of their Heaney named vice president for advancement admission, financial aid, the dean of tuition, room and board, while students the college and the vice president for with family incomes up to $140,000

K a r i n D i e n s t Heaney will play an integral role in with key University donors and stake- March 2015 as deputy vice president designing the next University cam- holders, as well as the entire alumni for development. More news on the Web evin Heaney, acting vice presi- paign to advance priorities put forth in body. Previously, Heaney worked with the dent for development who joined the strategic planning framework that “I am very grateful to President Oregon State University Foundation Visit the News at Princeton webpage at www.Princeton.edu/main/news for KPrinceton in 2015 after more the University’s trustees adopted earlier Eisgruber for this opportunity and for nearly 10 years. He also has held recent stories, such as: than 20 years in fundraising leader- this year. Princeton’s last campaign — I look forward to working with my development positions at Georgetown, Nominations sought for ship at other universities, has been Aspire — was completed in 2012 and colleagues and Princeton’s remarkable Johns Hopkins and Harvard. • The American Economic Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in named the University’s first vice raised more than $1.75 billion. alumni to help advance the mission of Heaney earned a law degree from the Economics Profession has awarded the 2016 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award to president for advancement, effective As a member of the president’s cabi- this great University,” Heaney said. Boston College, a master’s in higher edu- Distinguished Teaching Award Cecilia Rouse, dean of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public immediately. net, Heaney will play a strategic role in Since March of this year, Heaney cation from Teachers College, Columbia and International Affairs. The award honors an individual who has furthered the In this new posi- working with Eisgruber to maintain has served as acting vice president for University and a bachelor’s degree from status of women in the economics profession through her achievements. tion, Heaney will positive and productive relationships development. He came to Princeton in the University of Cincinnati. he Office of the Dean of the for three or more years are eligible for • The newly formed Committee on Naming, stemming from the Wilson Legacy oversee the Office Faculty invites members of the nomination. Review Committee to advise the Board of Trustees on naming buildings and of Development and community to submit letters of Please send signed letters of nomina- T other spaces “to recognize individuals who would bring a more diverse presence the Office of Alumni nomination for the 2017 President’s tion by Feb. 10, 2017, by mail, to Office to the campus,” has launched a website (namingcommittee.princeton.edu) to Affairs, creating the People Award for Distinguished Teaching. All of the Dean of the Faculty, 9 Nassau seek public comment on a new name for West College and a potential name for first comprehensive current full, associate, and assistant Hall, or by email to the atrium of Robertson Hall. advancement model in professors, senior lecturers, and lectur- [email protected]. Sonya Satinsky, who has more than 12 existing and develop students need wellness, happiness, and ers who have served at least half time Princeton’s history. In • Princeton University will present its top honors for alumni to Eric Schmidt, Heaney years of experience in health promotion new campus-wide self- and community-care.” leading the new Office executive chairman of Alphabet Inc., and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, president and higher education, joined Princeton programs, messag- Satinsky has a Ph.D. in health of Advancement, of Peru. They will receive the awards and deliver addresses on campus during University Health Services (UHS) in ing campaigns and behavior and a master of public health Heaney will oversee a staff of more Alumni Day activities on Feb. 25. than 180 people. September as director of health promo- strategic initiatives in community health education from “I am delighted that Kevin Heaney tion and prevention services. to support a healthy Indiana University Bloomington. She Princeton’s informal motto recast • Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, assistant professor of African American studies, has agreed to serve as Princeton Satinsky was most recently director of campus environment previously served as an assistant profes- has been awarded the 2016 Cultural Freedom Especially Notable Book Award the Center for Health Promotion at the for students, faculty sor of community health and health University’s first vice president for Satinsky for “From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.” The award, which carries a advancement,” said President Chris- University of Massachusetts Amherst, and staff. education at the University of Kansas, to emphasize service to humanity $50,000 prize, recognizes writers whose nonfiction work is of notable scholarly topher L. Eisgruber, to whom Heaney where she advocated for a healthy cam- Satinsky said she is where she also held a courtesy faculty or journalistic quality, and also has purpose in providing ideological tools to will report. “During his time at pus community and promoted student thrilled to join UHS to support cam- appointment in the Department of inform and support struggles for cultural freedom and social, economic and Princeton, Kevin has shown an abil- well-being through a number of pro- pus programs “that facilitate making Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. racial justice. ity to combine a deep appreciation for grams, initiatives and strategies. healthy choices, reduce negative Prior to that, she served as an associate this University’s distinctive alumni “Sonya is a gifted professional, com- health outcomes and address health instructor and research coordinator at • Waseem Bakr, a Princeton University assistant professor of physics, is one of culture with insights drawn from his pelling leader and a perceptive, warm disparities.” Indiana University’s School of Public 18 early-career researchers nationwide to receive a 2016 Packard Fellowship experiences on other campuses. His person,” said UHS Executive Director “During the interview process for Health, and worked at its Kinsey Insti- for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. professionalism, strategic insight, John Kolligian. “I’m confident Sonya this position, I was so impressed by tute for Research in Sex, Gender and Bakr, who will receive a five-year, $875,000 grant, uses optical microscopy to managerial skills and energetic commit- will advance the student health and the staff’s dedication to a comprehen- Reproduction. study atomic and molecular gases cooled to a few billionths of a degree above ment to Princeton, to its alumni, and learning goals of UHS, our partners sive vision of health and wellness for She earned her B.A. in gender and absolute zero. to achieving the University’s mission and the campus as a whole.” the Princeton community,” she said. women studies from Oberlin College, distinguished him from other strong At Princeton, Satinsky will lead a “Campus health promotion initia- and also worked in New York City as • A study by Princeton University and Harvard University researchers finds that the candidates in an international search. team of health professionals focused tives play a vital role in supporting an outreach and education coordinator average American worker is indifferent to flexible work schedules and instead I look forward to his leadership as on promoting health and resilience Princeton’s academic mission. 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Su s a n P ro m i sl o and the Environment, will join the Martin Jonikas, in molecular biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ja m i e Sa xo n of Seeger’s gifts and the gifts of Seeger Hellenic Fund; Shirley M. “The center enhances the Univer- faculty in winter 2017. A specialist joined the faculty this fall from the Majumdar is a postdoctoral scholar at many alumni attending the reception, Tilghman, president emerita of the sity’s international profile, emphasizes he Princeton University Board in the design of high-performance Carnegie Institution for Science. An Stanford, where he focuses on algo- rinceton University’s tradition of Eisgruber said that one of the reasons University and professor of molecular our increasingly global outlook and of Trustees has approved the power electronics for emerging and expert in enhanced photosynthetic effi- rithms for controlling highly dynamic deep commitment to the humani- the University chose to establish the biology and public affairs; Anastasia showcases areas of excellence for T appointment of 20 faculty mem- high-impact applications, Chen ciency, he was awarded a B.S. from the robots. P ties has long been connected to center in Athens “as we become a more Vrachnos, vice provost, international Princeton scholarship,” Vrachnos said. bers, including three full professors, was awarded a B.S. from Tsinghua Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mikkel Plagborg-Møller, in econom- Greece and Hellenic culture, from international university” is Princeton’s affairs and operations and a 1991 Gondicas added that the Princeton one associate professor and 16 assistant University and a Ph.D. from the Mas- and a Ph.D. from the University of ics, will join the faculty in summer antiquity to the present. On Nov. 1, “extraordinary humanistic tradition alumna; and Kathleen Crown, Athens Center is designed to extend professors. sachusetts Institute of Technology, California-San Francisco. 2017 after completing a postdoctoral the University added a formal home that finds its home here in Athens and executive director of the Humanities international opportunities across where he is a postdoctoral fellow. base for Princeton scholars in Greece in Greece.” Council. academic disciplines. “We have strong Professor Zachary Kincaid, in computer science, fellowship at Harvard. An expert in Yuxin Chen, in electrical engineering, joined the faculty this fall following econometrics, he completed his B.S. with the opening of the Princeton He said these alumni gifts ask the “Thanks to Dimitri Gondicas and interest on the part of colleagues in the Ran Raz, in the Department of Computer will join the faculty in winter 2017. the completion of his Ph.D. at the Uni- at the University of Copenhagen and University Athens Center for Research University “to build upon the study of his inspired colleagues, this research natural sciences and engineering to be Science, will join the faculty in winter Presently a postdoctoral fellow at versity of Toronto. Kincaid conducted Ph.D. at Harvard. and Hellenic Studies. Three years in ancient and modern Greece and to do center will continue to inspire a new part of this new venture, so they can 2017, from the Weizmann Institute the planning, the center is led by the so in a way that understands the broad generation of students and scholars,” engage actively with their counterparts Stanford, where he received his Ph.D., his undergraduate studies at Western Olga Russakovsky, in computer science, of Science, where he has been on the Chen received B.S.E degrees from University and specializes in program University’s Seeger Center for Hellenic influence of Greece in the world. As we Tilghman said. and students in Greece.” faculty since 1994. Raz earned his B.S. will join the faculty in summer 2017 Studies. seek to make this enterprise succeed ... Tsinghua University and an M.S. from analysis and programming languages. from Carnegie Mellon University, and Ph.D. from the Hebrew University the University of Texas. His research “An academic home in Greece we will depend on our connections here of Jerusalem and was a postdoctoral Ralph Kleiner, in chemistry, joined the where she is a postdoctoral fellow. A embodies some of the key goals of in Greece to make this a thriving hub of examines convex and nonconvex faculty this fall. A specialist in chemi- bachelor’s and doctoral degree recipient fellow at Princeton from 1992-94. optimization, structured estimation, the Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund, activity.” Raz’s primary research area is cal biology and synthetic polymers, from Stanford, Russakovsky focuses established in 1979,” said Dimitri The center — located in the Stanley and information theory and wireless he earned his A.B. from Princeton on artificially intelligent systems that complexity theory, with emphasis on communications. Gondicas, founding director of the J. Seeger ’52 House, a 1930s-era town- proving lower bounds for computa- and Ph.D. from Harvard, and was reason about the visual world. Seeger Center and a 1978 alumnus. house in downtown Athens renovated tional models. Maurizio Chiaramonte, in civil and envi- a postdoctoral fellow at Rockefeller S. Matthew Weinberg, in computer “Creating the Princeton Athens Center by Nasos Antachopoulos and Yannis ronmental engineering, will join the University. was consistent with the vision of our Younis of Athens-based A6Architects Yoram Singer, in the Department of science, is a postdoctoral fellow at faculty in winter 2017. A postdoctoral benefactor, Stanley J. Seeger ’52, — features conference facilities, a semi- Computer Science, will join the faculty Andrew Leifer, in physics and the Princeton and will join the faculty in research associate at Princeton since whose legendary generosity made it nar room, offices, study spaces, informal in fall 2017 from Google Research, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, winter 2017. An expert in algorith- 2016, Chiaramonte specializes in com- possible for Princeton to be a world common areas and a terrace with a view where he has served as senior research joined the faculty this summer. An mic game theory, Weinberg received putational mechanics. He earned his leader in Hellenic studies.” Every year, of the Parthenon in the distance. Situ- scientist since 2005. Having earned associate research scholar and lecturer his B.A. from Cornell University and Ph.D. from Stanford University, M.S. the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies ated down the street from Aristotle’s his B.S. and M.S. from the Technion at Princeton since 2012, Leifer earned Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Insti- from the University of Washington supports more than 100 Princetonians Lyceum in a historic, diverse neighbor- and Ph.D. from the Hebrew Univer- his Ph.D. from Harvard and B.A. tute of Technology. and B.S. from the University of Maine. for study and research in Greece, said hood, the center is close to libraries, sity of Jerusalem, Singer was on the from Stanford. His research combines Arlene Wong, in economics, will join Gondicas. museums and archaeological sites. faculty of Hebrew University from Gregory Conti, in politics, will join the techniques from neuroscience, physics, the faculty in summer 2017. A current Princeton President Christopher L. The reception included remarks by 1999-2007. faculty in fall 2018. His work explores engineering and computer science to scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Eisgruber participated in the ribbon- Seeger Trustee Peter R. Brown, the His research focuses on the foun- the philosophy of toleration and study the dynamics of neural circuits Minneapolis, Wong earned her B.Com. cutting ceremony and greeted the 55 Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor dations of machine learning and freedom of opinion, systems of repre- in awake moving organisms. from the University of New South guests including faculty, students, of History, Emeritus, on behalf of the perception. sentation, and deliberative democracy. Anirudha Majumdar, in mechanical Wales and Ph.D. from Northwestern Conti earned his B.A. from the friends, and more than 30 undergradu- Seeger family, and a performance by

and aerospace engineering, will University. Her areas of focus include Photo by Kostas Mpekas Joshua Winn, in the Department of ate and graduate alumni spanning Nikos Michailidis, a native of Greece University of Chicago and Ph.D. from join the faculty in fall 2017. Having macroeconomics, monetary econom- Astrophysical Sciences, joined the fac- more than 50 years. and 2016 graduate alumnus in anthro- President Christopher L. Eisgruber (second from right) leads the ribbon cutting at the Nov. 1 Harvard. received his B.S. from the University ics, household consumption and labor ulty this fall from the Massachusetts “This is the first time Princeton pology and Hellenic studies, who sang opening reception for the new Princeton University Athens Center for Research and Hellenic of Pennsylvania and Ph.D. from the dynamics. Institute of Technology, where he has University has opened a research and a Greek folk song that he composed Studies with, from left, Seeger Trustee Mary O’Boyle; Christopher Cone, chair of the Seeger taught since 2006 and earned his B.S. scholarship center anywhere outside for this occasion, accompanied by the Board of Trustees; Dimitri Gondicas, founding director of Princeton’s Seeger Center for and Ph.D. He completed a postdoctoral of the United States,” said Eisgruber, pontic lyra. Hellenic Studies; and Seeger Trustee Shirley M. Tilghman, president emerita of the University fellowship at Harvard University. Class of 1983. Acknowledging the Also attending were Christopher and professor of molecular biology and public affairs. Every year, the Seeger Center for Winn specializes in how planets form “extraordinary generosity and vision” Cone, president of the Stanley J. Hellenic Studies supports more than 100 Princetonians for study and research in Greece. and evolve, seeking to answer the age- old question of whether there are other Whang named Princeton’s next vice planets capable of supporting life. Associate professor president for facilities Laurence Ralph, in anthropology and African American studies, will join University kicks off holiday outreach service initiatives the faculty in fall 2017 with continuing E m i ly A ro n s o n the world,” Whang said. “President will outline a 10-year guide for near- tenure. The John L. Loeb Associate Eisgruber and Executive Vice Presi- term growth within a 30-year horizon embers of the University com- Green. Scheduled to appear are: University community members also information about these organiza- Professor of the Social Sciences at yuJung Whang, vice president dent Williams have entrusted me with of its possible evolution. munity have the opportunity Acapellago, eXpressions, Footnotes, may support the Send Hunger Packing tions and donations needed, visit the Harvard, where he has taught since of infrastructure, properties and the incredible opportunity and respon- Whang also will collaborate with to share the holiday spirit Gospel Ensemble, Juggling Club, The Program, which provides school-aged Community and Regional Affairs 2011, Ralph completed his B.A. at the Kplanning at Cornell University, sibility to steward our campus into the University leaders on developing capital M through a series of community service Katzenjammers, Kindred Spirit, Más children in need with nutritionally website (community.princeton.edu) or Georgia Institute of Technology and has been named Princeton Univer- next decade and beyond.” funding plans and oversee the execu- initiatives and special events. Flow, Nassoons, Old NasSoul, Roaring sound, easy-to-open meals to get them contact Erin Metro at 609-258-5144 or Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. sity’s next vice president for facilities. Whang has led Cornell’s Division of tion of new construction and renovation 20, Sympoh, Tigerlilies, Umqombothi through the weekend. [email protected]. His work examines the nexus of criti- Whang, who has 35 years of experi- Infrastructure, Properties and Planning projects. Collection drives for food, personal and Wildcats. The event is free and Additionally, campus and local cal medical and political anthropology, ence in facilities management, campus since 2006, where he leads more than Prior to his work in higher edu- hygiene products and other items open to the public, and attendees are nonprofit groups are participating in Additional efforts African American studies, and the planning and architecture, will start 1,000 employees, and is responsible cation, Whang was an architect at A “Holiday Hoops” food drive will encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped initiatives to collect donations includ- In addition, community members emerging scholarship on disability. Jan. 23. for more than 15 million square feet of design, planning and engineering com- As vice president for facilities, building space over 2,000 acres. He panies, including time as senior project offer fans free admission, with the toy to be donated to local children. ing books, games, gift certificates, can start saving men’s and women’s donation of two nonperishable food business attire for the annual gently Assistant professors Whang will lead the departments also has served in a number of strategic architect at CUH2A Architects and Through Wednesday, Dec. 14, food, personal care items, toys, winter responsible for the planning, devel- advisory roles at Cornell, including as a Engineers (now part of HDR Archi- items, to the Dec. 14 Princeton Univer- donations of nonperishable food items jackets and sleepwear. Participating used clothing drive planned for Janu- Rhae Lynn Barnes, in history, will join opment, operation member of the president’s senior leader- tects and Engineering) in Princeton. sity basketball game. The Princeton and personal hygiene products for organizations are Crisis Ministry of ary. Details will be announced at a the faculty in fall 2018. Currently a and maintenance of ship team and co-chair of the President’s Whang is on the board of directors men play Saint Joseph’s at 5 p.m. in the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank Princeton and Trenton, Senior Care later date. postdoctoral fellow at the University Princeton’s campus. Sustainable Campus Committee. of the Association for the Advancement Jadwin Gym. All donations go to sup- will be collected at several campus Ministry of Princeton, HomeFront, The outreach initiatives are spon- of Southern California, Barnes’ area of He will oversee the Before he joined Cornell, Whang of Sustainability in Higher Education port the Mercer Street Friends Food sites. A list of locations and needed One Simple Wish, Princeton Human sored by the Office of Community and focus is American cultural and intel- management and spent 17 years at Rutgers University and was a founding member of the Bank. donation items can be found online Services, Princeton Nursery School, Regional Affairs, the Graduate School, lectual history. She earned her B.A. at strategic development in facilities management and capital New Jersey Higher Education Partner- A “Holiday Jam” featuring student (community.princeton.edu/news/ Princeton Young Achievers, SAVE, the Department of Athletics, the the University of California-Berkeley of the University’s planning. ship for Sustainability. He graduated performances will be held at 6:30 p.m. university-kicks-holiday-outreach- the YWCA Princeton St. Nicholas Department of Facilities, and Confer- and Ph.D. at Harvard. buildings and lands, At Princeton, Whang will continue from Syracuse University with a bach- Friday, Dec. 9, on the Palmer Square service-initiatives). Project and Womanspace. For more ence and Event Services. Pierre-Thomas Brun, in chemical and Whang including Princeton’s Princeton’s strong commitment to elor’s degree in architecture. biological engineering, will join the forthcoming 2026 sustainability in the design, construc- Whang succeeds Vice President for faculty in fall 2017 from the Massachu- Campus Plan, real tion and operation of the campus, and Facilities Michael McKay, who retires setts Institute of Technology, where he estate functions and commitments to will help oversee development in the at the end of this year after a nearly has been an instructor since 2014. Prior sustainability. context of the next campus plan, which 40-year career at Princeton. to his postdoctoral fellowship at École “KyuJung Whang is a nation- Celebrate Princeton Invention, held Nov. 10, honored more than Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ally recognized leader who brings to 350 Princeton faculty members, staff researchers and students Brun earned his B.S.E. and M.S.E. this campus an exceptional record of Employee retirements who over the past year have made discoveries or advances in at École Polytechnique, M.Phil. at professional achievement, a thorough the natural sciences and engineering that have the potential to Cambridge, and Ph.D. at the Sorbonne. understanding of academic values and His research focuses on the dynamics of a deep commitment to sustainability,” be developed into technologies valuable to the public. fluids and flexible solids. President Christopher L. Eisgruber Effective Oct. 1: in the Office of the the Department of Mechanical and President, department office support Aerospace Engineering, senior techni- Princeton students, from left, Daniel Wood, Class of 2018; Nicholas Buchholz, in economics, will said. “We are fortunate that he has III Angela Cassaro, after 18 years; in cal support staff II Robert Sorenson, join the faculty in summer 2017 after chosen to come to Princeton.” Vivek Dinodia, Class of 2017; and Arnab Banerji, Class of the Princeton Plasma Physics Labora- after 40 years; in the Library, senior completing a postdoctoral year at Whang will serve as a member of 2019, demonstrate a new social app called Hubble that tory (PPPL), administrative assistant bibliographic specialist Sandra Tonn, Princeton. He received undergraduate the president’s cabinet and will report II Terry Greenberg, after 36 years; in after 27 years. connects friends on college campuses based on their location. degrees from the University of Chi- to Executive Vice President Treby PPPL, boiler operator Andrew Styner Sr., Effective Nov. 20: in Campus Dining, cago and his Ph.D. from the University Williams. after 42 years. food service worker Mercedes Camacho- The event brings together University researchers with scientists of Texas. Buchholz’s areas of focus are Whang said he is looking forward to Effective Nov. 1: in the School of Melendes, after 14 years. industrial organization and applied joining the Princeton community with and executives from industry and the investment community Architecture, assistant school admin- Effective Dec. 1: in the Office of microeconomics. great enthusiasm. who can help transition findings from University laboratories to “The Princeton University campus istrator Francine Corcione, after 17 Design and Construction, senior proj- companies with the expertise to develop them into products Minjie Chen, in electrical engineering is known to be one of the most beau- years; in the Library, librarian III ect manager Thomas Emmons, after 46 and the Andlinger Center for Energy tiful and iconic college campuses in Deborah Follansbee, after 39 years; in years. and services. 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and recruited a number of stellar faculty members, President Bowen including molecular biologist Shirley M. Tilghman, Faculty obituaries Continued from page 1 who became the University’s 19th president in 2001. Bowen also excelled in his roles as a financial officer REMEMBERING and fundraiser. The Princeton University Investment PRESIDENT BOWEN Michael Danielson, who helped modern- chair of the undergraduate program, the burgeoning world of Chinese stud- light. When these articles were trans- Company, which manages the University’s endowment efforts toward underrepresented students, expanding ize the study of local government in two positions that are central to the ies at Princeton, mentoring students lated into Chinese and published in accounts, was established, and the endowment grew financial aid and working to form the Priorities Com- A campus memorial service will be the United States and abroad, died academic excellence of the Wilson who went on to hold major positions at the leading literary journal of Taiwan, from $625 million to $2 billion during Bowen’s tenure. mittee, a committee of faculty, students and staff that held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, Sept. 22 in Princeton, New Jersey. He School.” a range of universities. they became widely popular, heralding The reports he wrote on managing the needs of the serves as the mechanism for recommending fiscal and was 82 years old. In all, Danielson wrote 11 books, “[Professor Kao] was a true ‘master,’ a new trend in structuralist criticism university in an age of financial restraint were circu- in the Princeton University Chapel. programmatic priorities. Danielson, the B.C. Forbes Profes- including “Home Team: Professional knowing how to teach students; at the there. But Kao himself preferred the lated widely by the American Council on Education. In 1972, he became president. His installation sor of Public Affairs, Emeritus, and Sports and the American Metropolis” same time, the way he taught a student formulation of these ideas contained Bowen announced his resignation in 1987, citing remarks described the University’s ideals in terms professor of politics and public affairs, and “Profit and Politics in Paradise: always aligned with that individual’s in his own article “The Aesthetics of his 20 years in Nassau Hall and the need for new and that still ring true: “We are now, as we have long emeritus, joined the Princeton faculty The Development of Hilton Head life, making him very Regulated Verse,” and he went on to fresh perspectives in charting the University’s path. been, a center of learning — a place to which new in 1962 and transferred to emeritus Island.” Danielson’s best-known book, memorable,” said extend his conception of the Chinese He looked upon his time at Princeton as challenging the economic challenges facing higher education and students, with new enthusiasms and new perspec- status in 2005. Born in New York City, “The Politics of Exclusion” (1976), set Kang-i Chang, the “lyric vision” from T’ang Regulated and exceedingly rewarding. how technology might help address them. tives, come again each year to work with scholars Danielson received his bachelor’s and the stage for analysis of the growing Malcolm G. Chace Verse to Chinese narrative literature, “It was at Princeton, as a graduate student, that His 2011 book, “Lessons Learned: Reflections of who are engaged in the age-old pursuit of knowl- master’s degrees from Rutgers Uni- distinctions between cities and sub- ‘56 Professor of East in his 1977 article “Lyric Vision in I came to appreciate the excitement, the pure joy, of a University President,” draws upon his leadership edge. It is our conviction that in this process of versity and his Ph.D. from Princeton. urbs, said Paul Lewis, who earned his Asian Languages and the Chinese Narrative Tradition: A scholarship — the special pleasure to be derived from of Princeton and offers insights into the challenges learning and of discovery much more is gained than From 1956 to 1959, he served as an Ph.D. from Princeton in 1994 and is Literatures at Yale reading of Hong-lou Meng and Ju-Lin new ideas. Later, I learned how satisfying it could be that almost every college or university president faces command of disciplines and intellectual power … intelligence officer in the U.S. Air now associate professor in the School University. Wai-shih.” to work hard for causes in which I believe so deeply, — from cultivating relationships with trustees and The fostering of personal values, a sense of continu- Force. of Politics and Global Studies at Ari- Kao Yu-kung Through all these years, Kao nur- in company with colleagues of extraordinary ability recruiting administrative team members to setting Kao ing obligation to others — these too are part of the Danielson’s scholarship focused zona State University. (alternate spelling tured the second love of his intellectual and dedication,” he said at the time. “And it is here academic priorities and fundraising. idea of this University.” on urban policy and planning, with “‘The Politics of Exclusion’ was a Gao Yougong) was born in 1929 in and spiritual life: classical ballet and that I have formed the friendships of a lifetime.” With Derek Bok, former president of Harvard In his 15 years in office, Bowen exhibited bound- a particular interest in the politics of thorough examination of the problem Shenyang (Mukden), Manchuria. modern dance. From training as a One of those friends was 1958 Princeton alumnus University, Bowen wrote a pioneering study on the less energy and attention to detail. In addition to economic development. He also served of the ‘exclusionary zoning’ of subur- After attending Nankai Middle School dancer in his own right, he proceeded and trustee Gordon Wu. In 1993, a new building use of race-sensitive admission policies, “The Shape handling University matters, teaching, fundraising as chair of the Department of Politics bia, through which many suburbs were in Chongqing (Chungking) during to acquire a profound knowledge and for materials science and engineering research on of the River: Long-Term Consequences on Consider- and trips to testify before Congress or travel overseas, and associate dean of the Woodrow able to remain exclusive upper- and the war years and then in Peking, Kao appreciation of the aesthetics of dance Prospect Avenue was named in Bowen’s honor as ing Race in College and University Admissions.” The he found time to play tennis and squash. Wilson School of Public and Inter- middle-income enclaves in an era when entered the Law School of Beijing in all its forms, and became a familiar requested by Wu, Bowen Hall’s major donor. book, published in 1998, examined the academic, Bowen presided over the creation of the residential national Affairs, among many other the urban poor, particularly racial University in 1947. When Kao’s family figure in New York circles of dancers After leaving Princeton, Bowen continued to be employment and life histories of more than 45,000 college system, a 63 percent growth in the size of posts. minorities, were seeking residential moved to Taiwan in 1949, he continued and dance critics. involved in academia. From 1988 to 2006, he served students who attended 28 academically selective U.S. the faculty, the establishment of 46 endowed profes- “He was a very fine scholar of urban opportunities outside of segregated his studies at National Taiwan Univer- In 1978-79, he received an invita- as the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Founda- colleges and universities, addressing issues raised by sorships and the construction of five new buildings. government and American institu- inner-city areas,” Lewis said. sity, majoring in Chinese literature. tion to come back to National Taiwan tion. At the foundation, he created several important critics of race-sensitive policies. They concluded that He also oversaw the creation of the departments of tions,” said Ezra Suleiman, the IBM Danielson was in high demand as Upon receiving his B.A. in 1954, University to teach literary theory. new programs, such as an in-house research program the policies succeeded in educating minority stu- comparative literature, molecular biology, computer Professor in Inter- an adviser for undergraduates’ senior Kao pursued his advanced studies at The Chinese articles that grew out of to study doctoral education, collegiate admissions, dents and in creating diverse learning environments. science and electrical engineering, as well as the pro- national Studies and theses, Lewis said. Harvard, in the same class as a number his lectures were collected in a major independent research libraries and charitable non- “Equity and Excellence in American Higher Edu- grams in women’s studies, applied and computational professor of politics. “For years, Mike had a highly cov- of brilliant young emigré-intellectuals book published in 2004 under the profits, thereby improving the organization’s ability cation” (2005) expanded on Bowen’s commitment mathematics, population studies and the ancient “He was an excellent eted corner office on the top floor of who were to become leading figures in title “Essays on the Chinese Literary to award grants in those areas. Under his leadership, to the importance of seeking diversity in building world. chair of the Depart- Robertson Hall, where students could the flowering of transplanted Sinologi- Canon and the Study of Literature.” the foundation also sponsored the creation of the faculty and student bodies. The arts also flourished with his encouragement ment of Politics at a sit on a comfortable sofa and take in a cal learning in the United States. The invaluable contributions of Kao Mellon International Dunhuang Archive, the JSTOR The official citation for the National Humanities — academic programs in the creative arts were time when the depart- scenic vista of the campus while get- Kao earned his doctoral degree in to the academic training of a genera- electronic archive of academic journals and the ART- Medal awarded by U.S. President Barack Obama expanded, and Alexander Hall (home of Richardson ment was beginning ting detailed advice on their papers 1962 in pre-modern Chinese history tion of scholars of Chinese literature stor digital database of art works. honored Bowen “for his contributions to the study Auditorium), the Princeton University Art Museum to expand and so was or career options — and maybe even with a dissertation, under the direction in the United States and abroad is “President Bill Bowen was an extraordinary of economics and his probing research on higher and 185 Nassau St. (now home to the Lewis Center Danielson responsible for set- borrowing a book from the extensive of Yang Lien-sheng, on “The Rebellion matched only by the profound and last- leader at Princeton and in the broader higher educa- education in America. While his widely discussed for the Arts) were expanded or renovated. ting a new direction collection in Mike’s office,” Lewis said. of Fang La,” a crucial topic for both ing impact he had, on a personal level, tion community for over 50 years,” said President publications have scrutinized the effects of policy, In the course of a major investment in the life sci- for the department. In that regard, he Danielson is survived by his wife, the political and the literary history of on so many lives. Emerita Shirley M. Tilghman, who led the Univer- Dr. Bowen has used his leadership to put theories ences, the University built Lewis Thomas Laboratory was responsible for many fine hires. Linda Danielson; daughter, Jessica the Song Dynasty. At the same time, Kao is survived by his elder sister, sity from 2001 to 2013 and is a Princeton professor into practice and strive for new heights of academic He was also known for his decency Danielson; sons, Jeffrey and Matthew he continued to deepen his lifelong Chun Juan Kao Wang, his nieces Effie of molecular biology and public affairs. “His endur- excellence.” and for being a warm and concerned Danielson; sister, Holly Clevely; and immersion in the study of Chinese Wang Petersdorf and Vivian Wang, ing commitment to excellence in teaching and Bowen received numerous honorary degrees, colleague.” brother, Peter Danielson. literature and apply himself to the and his nephew Andrew Wang. research and to access for all students drove his work including one from Princeton in 1987. He was a Cecilia Rouse, dean of the Wilson study of several European languages at Princeton as well as his leadership of the Mel- member of the American Philosophical Society and Kao Yu-kung, Princeton University This obituary was abbreviated from School, the Lawrence and Shirley and Japanese, while also pursuing his lon Foundation. He leaves a remarkable legacy for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bowen professor emeritus of East Asian stud- Katzman and Lewis and Anna Ernst broad interest in parallel civilizations, the original version written by Tsu-Lin Princeton to build upon.” was also chairman of the board of Ithaka Harbors, ies and a leading scholar of Chinese Professor in the Economics of Educa- with a minor in Roman history. Mei, professor of Asian studies, emeri- Bowen continued to carry out work related to the Inc., and on the Boards of Overseers of Teachers literature, died Oct. 29 in Brooklyn, tion, and professor of economics and During the 1960s and ’70s, Kao tus, at Cornell University, and Andrew impact of technology and higher education through his Insurance and Annuity Association and College New York. He was 87 years old. public affairs, sent condolences on wrote a series of influential articles in Plaks, professor of East Asian studies association with ITHAKA, which provides services to Retirement Equities Fund. He also served on the Kao’s academic career was anchored behalf of the school to Danielson’s fam- collaboration with his lifelong friend and comparative literature, emeritus, the academic community centered on digital technolo- boards of American Express, JSTOR, Merck & Co. at Princeton, where he arrived after a ily and loved ones. and colleague Tsu-Lin Mei: “Tu Fu’s at Princeton University. As a Ph.D. gies, and which he co-founded in 2004 with Kevin Inc., and NCR Corporation, and was chair of the brief stint at Stanford University from “While at Princeton, Professor ‘Autumn Meditations’”; “Syntax, Dic- Guthrie, a member of Princeton’s Class of 1984. Rockefeller Trust Committee, which oversees the 1960 to 1962, and taught in the Depart- student at Princeton, Plaks took courses Danielson was devoted to University tion and Imagery in T’ang Poetry”; Bowen has published widely on higher educa- Rockefeller family trusts. ment of East Asian Studies (formerly from Kao. Mei and Kao were graduate service, which is evident in the roles and “Meaning, Metaphor and Allusion tion and is the author or co-author of more than 20 Bowen is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen; their Oriental studies) until his retirement students together at Harvard Univer- he held,” Rouse said. “For example, he in T’ang Poetry,” which put the Chi- books. Earlier this year, he co-authored, with Michael children David Bowen of Scarsdale, New York, and in 1999. Over the course of nearly four sity and co-authors of several articles. served as associate dean and faculty nese lyric tradition in new conceptual McPherson, a book called “Lesson Plan: An Agenda Karen Bowen-Imhof of Antwerp, Belgium; and five decades, he was a pivotal presence in for Change in American Higher Education.” His 2013 grandchildren. Bowen was buried in the Presidents’ 1 book “Higher Education in a Digital Age” focuses on Plot at Princeton Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Princeton University Archives Faculty news

The Board of Trustees has approved Resignations • Yuliv Sannikov, professor of econom- • Winston Soboyejo, professor of mechani- the following faculty moves. Nine members of the faculty have ics, to accept a position at Stanford cal and aerospace engineering and the submitted their resignations, effective University. Princeton Institute for the Science and Promotions July 1 unless otherwise noted: • Hyun Song Shin, Hughes-Rogers Profes- Technology of Materials, to accept Five faculty members were promoted • Kelly Caylor, associate professor of civil sor of Economics, to accept a position a position at Worcester Polytechnic effective July 1, except where noted. and environmental engineering and at the Bank for International Settle- Institute, effective Sept. 1. Professor — B. Andrei Bernevig, physics, the Princeton Environmental Institute, ments, effective Aug. 1. effective Sept. 1. to accept a position at the University Associate professor — Emmanuel Abbe, of California-Santa Barbara, effective electrical engineering and applied and Sept. 1. computational mathematics; Zeev Dvir, • Valentin Haddad, assistant professor of Employee obituaries 2 computer science and mathematics; economics, to accept a position at the Photo courtesy of the Princeton Weekly Bulletin, March 8, 1976 Federico Marcon, East Asian studies and University of California-Los Angeles. history. • Harrison Hong, the John H. Scully The following is an updated list of Rodney Templon, 63 (1982-2014, Assistant professor — German Giecze- ’66 Professor in Finance, professor University employee obituaries. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory); wski, politics, effective Feb. 1, 2017. of economics, to accept a position at Doris Wells, 82 (1956-1996, Office of the Columbia University. Endowed professorships Current employees Dean of the Faculty). August 2016: Ryan Fowler, 26 (2015- Three faculty members have been • Laura Landweber, professor of ecology September 2016: Nancy Carnes, 69 2016, Landscape Grounds Shop). 4 named to endowed professorships and evolutionary biology, to accept a (1987-2002, Office of the Dean of the

Photo by Denise Applewhite Denise by Photo September 2016: Gary Grainger, 67 effective July 1, except where noted. position at Columbia University. Graduate School); Robert Delany, 71 (2015-2016, Princeton Plasma Physics • Adam Meirowitz, the John Work Gar- (1962-2008, Princeton Plasma Phys- 1 Bowen is shown here in 1963 as an associate professor. 2 At Alumni Day in 1976, • Thomas Funkhouser, the David M. Sie- Laboratory); Thomas Hilley, 52 (2005- ics Laboratory); William Kineyko, 85 gel ’83 Professor in Computer Science, rett Professor in Politics, to accept a 2016, Office of the Controller). Bowen (from right) stands with Pyne Prize winners Sonia Sotomayor and J. David Germany; position at the University of Utah. (1979-1996, Princeton Plasma Phys- effective Sept. 1. ics Laboratory); Claudette Latsko, 78 Eric Lander, Freshman First Honor Prize winner; and University Trustee R. Manning Brown. Retired employees • Elizabeth Harman, the Laurance S. • Naphtali Meshel, assistant professor of (1994-2004, University Health Ser- 3 A professor of economics and public affairs, Bowen continued to teach after becoming July 2016: Harry Hart Jr., 86 (1973- Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy religion and Judaic studies, to accept a vices); Rose Redmond, 96 (1975-1988, University president, as seen in this 1985 image. 4 Princeton presidents Harold T. Shapiro 1991, Maintenance). and the University Center for Human position at Hebrew University, effec- Office of Development). (1988-2001), Christopher L. Eisgruber (2013-present), Shirley M. Tilghman (2001-2013) August 2016: Ruth Cook, 84 (1981- Values. tive Sept. 1. October 2016: John Grabowski, 90 and Bowen (1972-1988) gather in the Nassau Hall Faculty Room before Eisgruber's 1992, Office of Development); Richard (1977-1990), Princeton Plasma Physics • Brooke Holmes, the Robert F. Goheen installation as president in 2013. A University-commissioned portrait of Bowen by Everett Hawley, 87 (1964-1994, Maintenance); Laboratory). 3 Professor in the Humanities, Professor Photo by Robert Matthews Robert by Photo Raymond Kinstler can be seen in the upper left corner of the photo. of Classics. PRINCETON 8 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Dec. 8, 2016 Haldane Continued from page 1

had from my adviser [Philip Anderson, the Joseph Henry Professor of Physics, Emeritus, 1977 Nobel laureate in phys- ics, and Haldane’s graduate adviser] who really inspired me,” Haldane said. “In fact, I had two opportunities at Cambridge — one to work with Phil, and one to go into string theory, which was about 10 years before its time. Luckily, I chose the right path.” He also discussed his brief career in chemistry as a student, saying: “After a few experiences in the chemical or biology lab, I decided I should not let myself near any kind of nasty chemi-

cals or radioactive materials, so after Applewhite Denise by Photo having a few spills on myself I decided Humor and celebration filled the day as Haldane participated in a news conference. Haldane, Princeton's Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics, I was going to be a theorist.” was joined on stage by (from left): Lyman Page, the James S. McConnell Distinguished University Professor in Physics and department chair; “This is a very special award and Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber. for us. In a department of unusu- ally creative people, Duncan stands ter Prize, which honors “outstanding said. “I have hope that we’ll have a Haldane said that he learned from out,” said Lyman Page, the James S. theoretical or experimental” work. materials revolution in a similar way physicists such as Anderson that the McDonnell Distinguished University A second paper published in 1988 that we had a revolution with the tran- best science can happen when people Professor in Physics and department in the journal Physical Review Letters sistor in the ‘40s and ‘50s. There is follow unclear intellectual paths to see chair. “In the broader theoretical com- used a theoretical model of two- huge promise to this area of research.” where they lead. munity of physicists, he is known for dimensional materials to show that He attributed Haldane’s accomplish- “The power of simple models, the his extraordinarily deep insights and small materials could have topological ments to his enthusiasm for physics. power of stripping things down — mathematical elegance. properties, which would negate the “There is nothing he enjoys more than [Anderson] taught me the power of “In personality, you’ll see Duncan need for huge magnetic fields. Haldane to work 14 to 18 hours a day just doing reducing everything to the simplest is lighthearted and funny. He laughs a showed that in topological materials, physics,” Bernevig said. “The way he possible idea and following it to where lot. He has an ironic sense of humor he particles move in one-way directions thinks about things is unlike any other it could go,” Haldane said. sometimes shares at faculty meetings. separated in the middle much like person — his process is highly uncom- “You don’t wake up in the morning He tries hard to feign administrative the lanes of a divided highway. This mon, which is probably why he came and say, ‘I’m going to find something incompetence, but in the end he always means quantum information could be up with so many of the amazing things big today,’” he said. “You have to be in comes through to help and support his transported at any angle without being he has. He does not come up with the right place at the right time with colleagues and friends,” he said. “Dun- degraded, Haldane said. things in consecutive order — it is in the right background to notice that you can is a reminder of the importance of While intriguing to theorists, how- flashes of brilliance.” found something big. Nature is more environments and communities like ever, Haldane’s work “sat around as an M. Zahid Hasan, a Princeton remarkable than we think. Until you Princeton where the pursuit of knowl- interesting toy model for a very long professor of physics whose creation of imagine something is possible, you’re edge at the forefront of science can time — no one quite knew what to do topological insulators helped confirm going to miss it.” flourish. His exotic ideas came from his with it,” he said. Then in 2007, nearly a Haldane’s models, said the Nobel win Haldane likewise encourages his purely intellectual pursuit going back quarter-century after his paper in 1983, is “exciting news” for the field. “This students to confront scientific chal- some 30 years.” University of Pennsylvania researchers is recognizing the early work in this lenges with an open and enthusiastic Haldane, who joined Princeton’s produced three-dimensional crystals field,” he said. “These ideas may be mind, said Jie Wang, one of Haldane’s faculty in 1990, was honored for work exhibiting the qualities Haldane had abstract, but you can find a topological graduate students. he began in the early 1980s, shortly theorized — which came as a pleasant insulator in a rock, that is, in naturally “Discussing with him has always after he received his Ph.D. in physics surprise to Haldane. occurring materials as well as ones been enjoyable and inspiring,” he from the University of Cambridge in “I put in the first paper that this is we make in the lab. I can point to a said. “He is energetic, full of enthusi- 1978 — the last two years of which unlikely to be anything anyone could piece of rock and tell you that these are asm and is patient to students. What he completed as a visiting student at make — I kicked myself for not notic- topological. These Nobel laureates cre- is more, during the discussions, he Princeton. A paper published in the ing it before,” he said, laughing. “Now, ated a revolution in condensed matter always brings his deep thoughts, journal Physics Letters A in 1983 that toy model is like the hydrogen physics, in materials science.” inspiring conjectures as well as used a “toy model” to explore the atom for topological materials — it The 2016 Nobel physics prize empha- detailed calculations to us. meeting place of normal matter and turned out to be the first example of sizes the importance of theoretical “From him, I gradually realized that topological matter in a single layer of a topological quantum matter.” physicists, and their collaborations with to be a good physicist — brave ideas one-atom thick sheet of carbon known In the decade since Haldane’s work experimental and materials scientists, and detailed work, none of them could as graphene. was materialized, topological materials Haldane said. “It’s a vindication of be omitted,” Wang said. “‘How to do The controversial paper bucked have become one of the most popular ideas as opposed to measuring things or physics’ is probably what I will learn the conventional wisdom about how fields in condensed matter physics, doing brute-force calculations,” Hal- from him in the future.” magnets behave, Haldane said. “At said B. Andrei Bernevig, a Princeton dane said. “After it became clear that Rajeev Erramilli, a member of the the time, it made a big stir because professor of physics who often works these were real materials and not just Princeton Class of 2018 and physics people said it’s nonsense, it has to be with Haldane. theorists’ dream materials, the field [of major, said, “It’s amazing to be an wrong,” he said. “It was blocked for “Topological insulators is now one of topological materials] exploded.” undergraduate in a place where there publication, but I knew it was right.” the biggest fields in physics, one of the Robert Cava, Princeton’s Russell are so many people doing such amaz- The paper eventually earned Haldane biggest in condensed matter physics. Wellman Moore Professor of Chem- ing and incredible work and getting the American Physical Society’s 1993 Because of his work, a lot of new mate- istry, works with Haldane to create international recognition. Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Mat- rials have been discovered,” Bernevig materials based on his theoretical “President Eisgruber commented models. that when he was an undergradu- “Duncan came to talk to me 15 or 20 ate in physics here, [Val Fitch was a] years ago when he wrote his paper on Nobel Prize winner, and that was one the topological physics of honeycomb of the most memorable moments for lattices or something like that, and was him — that definitely parallels what’s asking me if I could think of a way to happening right now,” Erramilli said. put it in a material. I think it is one of “I haven’t lived the rest of my life yet, those cool conversations you have in but I’m sure I’ll remember this.” life with people,” Cava said. Throughout the day, Haldane was “The theorist points us in a direction asked why, after being woken up and you never know where it is going around 4:30 a.m. by a phone call from to lead,” he said. “It is a beautiful kind Sweden, then spending the morning of three-way thing with the theorists speaking with press and many well and the experimentalists and the mate- wishers, would he still take 90 minutes rials makers.” to teach a class. “I have for several years in the back “It’s a matter of duty and pride to go of my mind thought that Duncan back and do one’s job,” Haldane said really deserved the prize because of during the reception in the Frick Lab. the absolutely fundamental nature of “All these graduate students who come his work,” said Anderson, Haldane’s in, they have hopes and I think any graduate adviser. one of them can discover something “The area of topological materials tremendous and new and possibly win has been very much at the forefront [of a Nobel Prize.” condensed matter physics] for the last Earlier, when asked the same ques- half-dozen or more years, and this has tion in his office, Haldane said, “This attracted the attention of people out- can be an inspiration for students. Photo by Denise Applewhite Denise by Photo side the field,” Anderson said. “There This, winning a Nobel Prize, has to be Haldane in Princeton’s Jadwin Hall teaching his first class as a Nobel laureate, has been a real explosion of exciting the dream of most of the people who “Electromagnetism: Principles and Problem Solving.” As Haldane entered the room, his new results, but the fundamentals start off in physics. And everyone has a students erupted in applause and cheers. were laid by Thouless and Haldane.” chance.”