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Our Faculty

At the Head of the Class

Princeton faculty are renowned leaders in their fields, extraordinary teachers and dedicated mentors.

Faculty Profiles

June Huh
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Mathematics. Awarded the 2022 Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, in recognition of his work in combinatorics.

Kristina Olson
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Psychology. A MacArthur Fellow and NSF emerging scientist award winner, Professor Kristina Olson is a scholar of how gender identity develops in children and how children think about social groups.

Eddie Glaude Jr.
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African American Studies and Religion. Author of "Democracy in Black," and scholar at the intersections of race, politics and religion.

Amaney Jamal
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Politics. Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs, and explorer of Middle East politics, gender and Islam.

Janet Currie
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Economics and Public and International Affairs. Expert on health and wellbeing, and explorer of the building blocks of children's success.

Clifford Brangwynne
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Chemical and biological engineering. His research has changed how scientists understand cellular organization by linking biology with materials science and engineering,

Facts & Figures

  • 1,267

    Faculty, including full time, part time and visiting

  • 77%

    Tenured professorial faculty

  • 1,709

    Research funding awards

  • 5:1

    Student to faculty ratio

  • 31

    Faculty and staff Nobel Prize winners

Faculty in the News

Award

Four professors receive Moore Foundation experimental physics awards .

Princeton University researchers Nathalie de Leon, Julia Mikhailova, Barry Rand and Jeff Thompson were honored with grants to support research into quantum computing, advanced solar cells and laser-based sensing technologies, as well as efforts to foster inclusive research communities. 

Board approves new faculty appointments .

Two full professors and four assistant professors have been newly appointed to the Princeton University faculty.

New study shows in real-time what helps mammals survive a natural disaster .

A massive cyclone transformed the ecosystem of Gorongosa National Park, providing useful lessons for wildlife managers around the world.

Scholarship with the Power to Surprise
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In her book "The Injustice of Place," the Princeton sociologist shows that the nation's most disadvantaged places are rural, not urban.

Faculty members at Princeton Research Day

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