Seven new full professors, each in a different department, will be wearing the orange and black by September 2004. The University Board of Trustees announced their appointments this week.
Manjul Bhargava, a professor of mathematics and the first of the recruits to arrive on campus, has been with the University since July 1, 2003.
The appointments of Erik Sorensen as the Arthur Allan Patchett Professor in Organic Chemistry, Jan Gross as the Norman B. Tomlinson '16 and '48 Professor of War and James Stone as a professor of astrophysical sciences and applied and computational mathematics took effect Sept. 1, 2003.
Joining the University July 1, 2004 will be Brent Shaw, the Andrew Fleming West Professor in Classics, and Thomas Palfrey, professor of politics and economics. And Michael Smith will become a professor of philosophy next September.
Bhargava — math
Bhargava, a Harvard University graduate, earned his doctorate at the University only two years ago. Rarely are full professorships — which are tenured positions — awarded in such a short time.
After earning his doctorate, Bhargava held yearlong visiting faculty positions at both the University and Harvard.
He was flattered that the trustees thought him worthy of a professorship.
"It is a great honor to be part of this absolutely incredible faculty," he said, adding that the students he has encountered so far have been "wonderful."
Bhargava focuses on number theory.
Sorenson — chemistry
Sorenson, who is particularly interested in chemical reactivity and how molecules function in biological processes, echoed Bhargava's enthusiasm.
"I really feel that it's the right place for me, and I don't even mind the snow," he said. He spent the past six years at the Scripps Research Institute in southern California.
Sorenson has been most connected to graduate-level studies, but he said that as time passes he will become more closely involved with teaching undergraduates.
Princeton's undergraduates were, in fact, what Sorenson calls "a strong driving force" in his decision to accept the University's offer.
"I want to become more actively involved with chemical education," he added.
Gross — history
Gross comes to the University from New York University where he was a professor of politics and European studies. Aside from writing several books, Gross has been a professor of sociology at Emory University and an assistant professor of sociology at Yale University.
He was attracted to the University because, he said, "it is a wonderful school, and I'll be able to teach history."
Gross is looking forward to teaching a course on war and society in the 20th century and seminars relating to the Holocaust and Eastern Europe.
Stone — astro. & applied math
Stone, who for the past year has been on leave at Cambridge University, specializes in computational astrophysics. Prior to his acceptance of a professorship at the University, Stone was an astronomy professor at the University of Maryland.
Shaw — classics
Shaw, currently a professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, decided to join the University's ranks to work with the sorts of people the University hosts in the classics and history departments, he said.
Shaw, who was a visiting professor of Greek and Roman history at the University in 1995, taught a freshman seminar which he called one of the most exciting experiences in his life.
"These students are just coming into the University without any preconceptions of what is expected — before they have been influenced," he said of the freshmen, "so it is a wonderful thing."
Shaw, who has stayed in touch with the students in his seminar, said he hopes to teach another freshman seminar at the University.
Palfrey — politics & economics
Palfrey, who currently teaches economics and political science at the California Institute of Technology, comes to the University for two reasons.
"Princeton has a great politics department and a great economics department, and I'm interested in political economy, which is the boundary of those two disciplines," he said.
He added that he will head a new lab for experimental social science, which should be up and running by next year.
Palfrey said he is especially interested in political economy and experimental economics.
Smith — philosphy
Smith returns to the University, where he was an assistant professor from 1985 to 1989, from the Australian National University. He could not be reached yesterday.
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