Princeton Weekly Bulletin October 17, 2005, Vol. 95, No. 6 prev next
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• Rethinking engineering education
• Library to make Islamic manuscripts more accessible
Inside
• Students bring lessons learned in Ghana back to campus
• Postdoctoral scholars join interdisciplinary community
• Online vehicle registration offered for first time this fall
• Mammography screening program starts Oct. 24
People
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• People, spotlight, briefs
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Almanac
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• By the numbers
Faculty news
Chaikin transfers to emeritus status
Paul Chaikin
Princeton NJ—Paul Chaikin, the Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics, was transferred to emeritus status in recent action by the Board of Trustees. The change was effective Sept. 1, 2005.
Chaikin joined the Princeton faculty in 1988. A graduate of the California Institute of Technology, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He previously was a faculty member at the University of California-Los Angeles for 11 years as well as a research associate with the Exxon Research and Engineering Co. He also has taught and conducted research at the University of Paris and the Institut Curie in France and has served as a consultant with Exxon and the NEC Institute in Princeton.
Chaikin’s research has focused on colloids—fine particles dispersed in a fluid—and other areas of condensed matter physics. To learn more about the physical properties of colloids, which are used in the technology of a range of materials, two of his experiments were conducted in space on NASA shuttle flights. His recent studies into how particles pack together offer insights for the design of high-density ceramic materials for use in aerospace or other applications.
In 2004 Chaikin was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and has served as North American editor for the Journal of Molecular Electronics. He has written more than 300 scientific papers and is the co-author of the book “Principles of Condensed Matter Physics.”
Faculty selected for endowed professorships
Two faculty members have been named to endowed professorships. They are:
• Stephen Morris, the Harold T. Shapiro *64 Professor of Economics, effective July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2006.
• Lyman Page Jr., the Henry DeWolf Smyth Professor of Physics, effective Sept. 1, 2005.
Faculty submit resignations
The following faculty members have submitted their resignations:
Effective July 1, 2005: Ben Bernanke, the Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, to accept a position on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers; Charles Blanton, assistant professor of English, to accept a position at the University of California-Berkeley; Mark Hansen, associate professor of English, to accept a position at the University of Chicago; James Pryor, associate professor of philosophy, to accept a position at New York University.
Effective Sept. 1, 2005: Boris Altshuler, professor of physics, to accept a position at Columbia University; Patrick Bolton, the John H. Scully ’66 Professor of Finance and professor of economics, to accept a position at Columbia University; Simon Brendle, assistant professor of mathematics, to accept a position at Stanford University; Michael Doran, assistant professor of Near Eastern studies, to accept a position on the National Security Council; Dean Karlan, assistant professor of economics and international affairs, to accept a position at Yale University; Kevin Lehmann, professor of chemistry, to accept a position at the University of Virginia; Weiqing Ren, assistant professor of mathematics, to accept a position at New York University.