Eli Harari: Engineering after Princeton

By Michael E. Wood on Aug. 19, 2010, noon

SanDisk Corp. founder Eli Harari, who earned his Ph.D. at Princeton in 1973, describes how a successful inventor changes the world by pushing innovation.

Eli Harari, who earned a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton in 1973, describes how a successful inventor recognizes a need and changes the world by pushing innovation. In this video profile by engineering alumnus Michael Wood, Harari recalls how his research experience at Princeton influenced his work as founder and chief executive officer of SanDisk Corp.

Engineering after Princeton: Catherine Toppin .

In this profile, 2002 alumna Catherine Toppin discusses how her Princeton engineering education helped prepare her for a thriving career as a patent attorney.

Video: Global lessons from Princeton's microclimate .

In mapping the microclimate of Princeton's campus, Elie Bou-Zeid, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, hopes to better understand how local environments affect the global climate -- and vice versa.

Princeton chemist Edward C. Taylor, inventor of anti-cancer drug, dies at 94 .

Edward C. Taylor, a Princeton University chemistry professor whose research into butterfly wing pigments led to the development of a cancer-fighting drug used worldwide, died Nov. 22 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was 94.

Celebrating innovation: Event honors faculty inventions and entrepreneurial spirit .

Each year, the campus hosts the Celebrate Princeton Innovation reception to honor University inventors and their research teams, and to bring campus researchers together with the external community of entrepreneurs, investors, industry partners, business organizations and others who participate in the innovation ecosystem in New Jersey.

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.

Showcasing student engineers' diverse pursuits .

In an effort to communicate the breadth of achievements and interests of its students, Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science has created a series of posters and an online gallery profiling more than 30 graduate and undergraduate students.