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P E O P L E
Awards
The National Academy of Sciences gave its Award in
Mathematics to Professor of Mathematics and Applied and
Computational Mathematics Ingrid Daubechies for
"fundamental discoveries on wavelets and wavelet expansions
and for her role in making wavelet methods a practical basic
tool." It also gave a Troland Research Award to Assistant
Professor of Psychology Elizabeth Gould for
"discoveries about neurogenesis in adult mammals and its
modulation by hormones, neuro-transmitters and
experience."
Trustees promote, reappoint assistant professors
At its January 29 meeting, the board of trustees acted on
promotions and appointments of assistant professors.
Promotion
In English, Joanna Magali Picciotto has been promoted to
assistant professor for a term of three and a half years
beginning February 1. She studies 17th-century
literature and the relation between literature and science
in the period. An instructor at Princeton since 1998, she
holds a 1990 BA from Columbia University and a 1999 PhD from
the University of California, Berkeley.
Reappointments
The following assistant professors were reappointed for
three years, beginning July 1:
In Art and Archaeology, Anne Bouché; in Chemical
Engineering, Lynn Russell; in Classics, Andrew Feldherr
and John Ma; in Computer Science, Adam Finkelstein; in
Economics, Paul Willen; in English, Mark Hansen; in
Geosciences, Thomas Duffy; in Molecular Biology, Joseph
Tsien; in Philosophy, Delia Graff; in Politics, Patrick
Deneen and Keith Whittington; in Religion, Leora
Batnitzky; and in Romance Languages and Literature, Yolanda
Miguel.
The following assistant professors were reappointed for
one year, starting July 1:
In Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Hope Hollocher; in
English, Oliver Arnold; in Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, Mary Wornat; in Physics, Vipul Periwal and Eric
Prebys; in Psychology, Gordon Moskowitz; and in Romance
Languages and Literature, Ricardo Krauel.
Senior lecturer
In East Asian Studies, Fumiko Nazikian was reappointed
for three years effective July 1.
Faculty resignations
The following faculty members have submitted their
resignations.
Effective January 1: Associate Professor of Anthrolopogy
Vincanne Adams to accept a position at the University of
California, San Francisco.
Effective February 1: Assistant Professor of Physics Mark
Chen to go to Queen's University, Canada and the Canadian
Institute for Advanced Research.
Effective July 1: Professor of Electrical Engineering and
Princeton Materials Institute Mordechay Segev to go to the
Technion, Israel.
Effective September 1: Paul M. Wythes '55 Professor of
Engineering and Finance Halil Soner to accept a
position at Koc University, Turkey.
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