Three Physicists Honored at Princeton (news item)

<p>Princeton</a> University - American Physical Society names three Princeton fellows</p>

<p>Each year at this time the American Physical Society appoints new Fellows. These individuals tend to be the leading physicists in the world. This year, Princeton had three Fellows, Rajesh Maingi, Raffi Nazikian and Ali Yazdani. Stanford, U. of Florida and U. of Michigan led the nation in this newest class.</p>

<p>Leading Institutions in 2009 Class of Fellows</p>

<p>5--Stanford, U. of Florida, U. of Michigan
4--UC Berkeley, U. of Minnesota
3--Princeton, Harvard, Georgia Tech, U. of Wisconsin, NC State</p>

<p>Within the Ivy League, Princeton and Harvard each had three Fellows. The Ivy League was also represented by Brown, Cornell and Dartmouth which each had one.</p>

<p>Earlier in the fall, the American Physical Society announced the winners of its national awards. Princeton easily led the nation for those awards.</p>

<p>2010 American Physical Society Awards to University Faculty</p>

<p>5---Princeton
2---Berkeley, Rutgers, U. of Michigan
1---Boston U., Brown, CCNY-CUNY, Harvard, Iowa State, Penn, Stanford, UC-Santa Barbara, U. of Colorado, UNC, UVA, U. of Rochester</p>

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<p>For those wishing to learn more about the study of physics at Princeton check the following link:</p>

<p>Physics</a> Department, Princeton University - Home</p>