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FACULTY HONOR: Seven named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Seven Princeton faculty members have been named fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are among 228 leaders in scholarship, business, the arts and public affairs elected this year in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.  

Salutatorian Iriza speaks Latin but converses in math and music .

Alexander Iriza's dedication to the study of math at Princeton as well as his exceptional scholarship led to his being named salutatorian for the Class of 2014. Iriza will continue the University tradition of delivering a speech in Latin at Commencement on Tuesday, June 3.

Pioneer of global optimization Christodoulos Floudas dies .

Princeton University emeritus professor Christodoulos "Chris" Floudas, who applied the disciplines of mathematics and chemical engineering to complex systems that include protein folding and fuel refining, died Aug. 14 while vacationing with his family in Greece. He was 56.

Nineteen faculty members transfer to emeritus status .

Nineteen Princeton University faculty members were transferred to emeritus status in recent action by the Board of Trustees. Transfers are effective July 1, 2017.

Seven receive Guggenheim Fellowships .

Seven Princeton faculty members are among the 186 artists, scholars and scientists selected from more than 3,000 applicants for 2005 Guggenheim Fellowships.

FACULTY AWARD: Holmes named industrial and applied math society fellow .

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has named Philip Holmes, Princeton's Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, to its 2011 class of fellows for his "extensive contributions to nonlinear dynamics."

Schmidt Fund awards go to projects with transformative potential .

Three projects with the potential for broad impacts in science and technology have been selected to receive support from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.