Princeton University

Bonnie Bassler is a pioneer and global leader in discovering the astonishing ways that bacteria communicate. In January, she was awarded the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony.

Agustín Fuentes studies the behaviors of humans and our evolutionary ancestors. His research spans 2 million years and four continents.

Adriaenssens is an engineering innovator, designing lightweight, elegant and resilient structures for sustainable buildings, bridges and other infrastructure.

Benjamin’s scholarship explores the relationship between technological innovation and social equity. She is the author of 2022’s “Viral Justice” and the new “Imagination: A Manifesto.”

Cheng’s "Ornamentalism" advances a groundbreaking theory about Asiatic femininity in western culture and is an impetus for an upcoming exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum called Monstrous Beauty, opening March 2025.

Currie applies economics expertise to children’s health, development and well-being.

Narayanan studies the societal impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Okeke-Agulu is a celebrated artist, critic, curator and historian of African and African Diaspora art. He is director of Princeton’s Africa World Initiative.

Rustow uses machine learning to decipher thousands of Arabic and Hebrew fragments preserved in a medieval Cairo synagogue. A new NEH grant supports an expansion of the project.

2023 Global Economy Prize winner Wantchekon came of age as a pro-democracy student activist in Benin. He was a keynote speaker and co-host for the recent World Bank-UN Refugee Agency conference on forced displacement.