Princeton University - Physics

Congratulations to Hichem Bouchamaoui who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor James Olsen. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors James Olsen, Mariangela Lisanti, and Simone Giombi.

Congratulations to Taozhi Guo who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Shinsei Ryu. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Shinsei Ryu, Biao Lian, and Joshua Shaevitz.

Congratulations to Grace Sommers who received her PhD written under the direction of Professor David Huse. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors David Huse, Waseem Bakr, and Shinsei Ryu.

Congratulations to Carolina Figueiredo who received her PhD written under the direction of Professor Nima Arkani-Hamed. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Nima Arkani-Hamed, Lyman Page and Igor Klebanov.

A major gift from the Leinweber Foundation has established the Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics at Princeton University.

With this gift, Princeton will become the ninth member of the Leinweber network for theoretical physics, which is focused on advancing curiosity-driven research on the theoretical principles underlying the physical universe.

Read the full announcement: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/06/22/princeton-joins-powerhouse-network-theoretical-physics-major-gift-leinweber

Congratulations to Hyunsoo Ha who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor David Huse. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors David Huse, Shinsei Ryu, and Lawrence Cheuk.

Undergraduate student Ram Narayanan named Goldwater Scholar

Lilia Burtonpatel and Ram Narayanan named Goldwater Scholars Now in its 40th year, the annual award supports the "nation’s next generation of researchers in science, engineering, and mathematics” according to the Goldwater Scholarship Foundation.

Congratulations to Chase Goddard who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor William Bialek. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors William Bialek, David Schwab, and Andrew Leifer.

Congratulations to B. Andrei Bernevig, Leslie Schoop and Joshua Shaevitz for receiving funding from the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Tech Fund

Read more here: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2026/05/12/eight-promising-projects-receive-schmidt-transformative-technology-fund-awards

Congratulations to Connor Holland who received his PhD written under the direction of Professor Lawrence Cheuk. Principal examiners in attendance were Professors Lawrence Cheuk, Waseem Bakr, and David Huse.