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James Stone

Professor
School of Natural Sciences

Computational Astrophysics

Affiliation

Natural Sciences

Home Institution

Institute for Advanced Study

James Stone has developed novel numerical algorithms that have shaped the field of computational astrophysics and ushered in a new era of precision simulations with a wide range of applications. Stone's research is focused on fluid dynamics, particularly magnetohydrodynamics, for which he has developed some of the most powerful and widely used astrophysical codes. He has contributed groundbreaking methods to address some of the field's most challenging problems, resulting in foundational insights into the nature of giant molecular clouds, the evolution of accretion disks, the process of planetary migration, and the phenomena of radiation transport.

Dates at IAS

Faculty
School of Natural Sciences

Degrees

University of Illinois
Ph.D.
1990
Queen's University, Kingston
M.Sc.
1986
Queen's University, Kingston
B.Sc.
1984

Honors

Memberships: American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Astronomical Society; American Physical Society; International Astronomical Union; National Academy of Sciences
2019
Kavli Lecturer, University of Cambridge
2018
Dirk Brouwer Career Award, American Astronomical Society
2013
Fellow, American Physical Society
2011
Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, American Physical Society
1995
Graduate Research Board Award, University of Maryland
1990–92
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship

Appointments

Princeton University, Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Chair 2016–19; Lyman Spitzer Jr. Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics 2016–19; Professor 2003–19; Associate Chair 2007–09
Princeton University, Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics
Professor 2003–19
The Princeton Institute for Computer Science and Engineering
2009–2017
Associate Director, then Director
Princeton University, Fund for Canadian Studies
2014–2016
Director
University of Cambridge
2002–2003
Professor of Mathematical Physics (1978)
University of Maryland
1991–2003
Professor of Astronomy 2001–03; Associate Director, Graduate Program in Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation 2001–02; Associate Professor of Astronomy 1997–2001; Assistant Professor of Astronomy 1991–97
Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
1998–1999
Senior Visiting Fellow