The Simpson International Building

Four faculty members named to endowed professorships

By the Office of Communications on July 2, 2018, 3:28 p.m.

The Simpson International Building is home to Princeton University's international initiatives, including the new M.S. Chadha Center for Global India.

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Four faculty members have been named to endowed professorships, effective July 1, 2018.

  • Michael Flower, the David Magie ’97 Class of 1897 Professor of Classics.
  • Amilcare Porporato, the Thomas J. Wu ’94 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
  • Salvatore Torquato, the Lewis Bernard Professor of Natural Sciences.
  • Leeat Yariv, the Uwe Reinhardt Professor of Economics.

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