James Stone, Professor in the
School of Natural Sciences, and Scott
Tremaine, Richard Black Professor in the School, have been
named Fellows of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
This new accolade honors AAS members for extraordinary...
Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of
Social Science, has been awarded the title of Doctor honoris causa
by the University of Liège.
Nominated by the university's faculty in Social Sciences, Fassin
is cited for “the...
Scott Tremaine, Richard Black
Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, has been awarded the
2020 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship from the American
Astronomical Society.
Selected annually, the Russell Lecturer is chosen on the basis
of a lifetime...
Sabine Schmidtke, Professor in
the School of Historical Studies, has been awarded a Humboldt
Research Award for her academic achievements. The grant will
support Schmidtke's project “Travelling Knowledge: Towards a
Historical Bibliography of the...
Edward Witten, Charles Simonyi
Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, has been elected a
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science.
Other elected scholars include Shirley M. Tilghman, IAS Trustee;
William Nielsen
Brandt...
The Archaeological Institute of America has awarded its 2020
James R. Wiseman Book Award to The Iranian Expanse:
Transforming Royal Identity through Architecture, Landscape, and
the Built Environment, 550 BCE–642 CE (University of
California Press...
Phillip Griffiths, former IAS
Director (1991–2003) and current Professor Emeritus in the School
of Mathematics, has been elected a Foreign Member of the Russian
Academy of Sciences.
The Russian Academy of Sciences is a state academy that aims
to...
Islands of Heritage: Conservation and Transformation in
Yemen (Stanford University Press, 2018), by Nathalie M. Peutz, Wolfensohn
Family Member in the School of Social Science, has been awarded the
Middle East Section Book Award.
Maribel Fierro, Member
(1994–95) and Visitor (2015) in the School of Historical Studies,
has been recognized with the Middle East Medievalists Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Conferred annually, the award recognizes scholars who have
served the field of...
Hirosi Ooguri, former
Visiting Professor (2015) and Member (1988–89) in the School of
Natural Sciences, has been awarded a Medal of Honor with Purple
Ribbon, conferred by Japan's Emperor Naruhito on November 3,
2019.
