December 2023 - Celebrating Princeton Innovation

Dec. 19, 2023

It has been a busy year at the University - for research and innovation, capital construction and advancements to Net Zero carbon goals, new collaborations at home and abroad, and impressive student accomplishments. With this issue of Capital Connector, we celebrate these successes and take the opportunity to wish our partners in this fine state a happy and healthy holiday season.

Celebrating Princeton Innovation

Celebrate Princeton Innovation event at Frick Hall

Photo by Tori Repp

Princeton Innovation is a campus-wide initiative that aims to benefit humanity through innovation and entrepreneurship. In FY2023, Princeton University researchers received $298 million in external funding for research, disclosed 113 new inventions, filed 183 new patent applications, and were issued 27 U.S. patents. Since 2020, 22 startups have been launched based on discoveries made at Princeton.

"Innovation spans the disciplines at Princeton, not only in the sciences and engineering but in the creative spirit and scholarship of the social sciences and humanities," says Craig B. Arnold, Vice Dean for Innovation. From a patented technology to check the fitness and reliability of battery cells and a new method to improve semiconductor chip manufacturing, to a behavior-centered architectural reinvention of public toilets, Princeton innovations are making an impact. Learn more about Princeton Innovation here.

University News

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (left) and Princeton Vice Dean for Innovation Craig Arnold (center right) pose with CJ Corp. Chief Digital Officer and Head of CJ AI Center Lee Chi-hoon (center left) and the chairman of CJ Group, Sohn Kyung-Shik, after the company and university signed a memorandum of understanding for research.
Photo courtesy of CJ Corp

Trade mission to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan sparks new interest in Princeton research collaborations

Representatives of Princeton University spent more than a week traveling in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan on a New Jersey economic development trade mission led by Gov. Phil Murphy, strengthening ties and seeking new research collaborations with companies there. Read the full story here.

 

 

Photo of NJ Department of Community Affairs Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn Suarez touring Princeton University's TIGER geo-exchange facility with four other people

New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez visits Princeton University

In November, NJ Department of Community Affairs Acting Commissioner Jacquelyn A. Suárez visited campus to learn more about the University’s historic growth and its ongoing efforts to enhance Princeton’s core commitments to excellence in teaching and research. Learn more about construction at Princeton.

 

 

 

Photo of Princeton University Electric Bus

The University’s electric bus fleet is now rolling

In October, Princeton University celebrated the launch of the University's new electric bus fleet and charging facilities. The 17 electric buses are part of a campus-wide plan to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2046 or sooner.

When the last diesel mini-buses are retired later this academic year, Princeton will be the first Ivy League university and one of very few transit or shuttle operations in the country that operates only emissions-free vehicles. Learn more about the fleet and read the full announcement here.

 

Photo of Sam Harshbarger standing outside of Princeton University building

Cranbury, NJ native, Sam Harshbarger wins Rhodes Scholarship

Sam Harshbarger, a Princeton University senior and Cranbury, NJ native, has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. Harshbarger is among 32 U.S. recipients of the prestigious fellowships, which fund two to three years of graduate study at Oxford. Read the full announcement here.

Thank you to Sen. Linda Greenstein and the NJ Senate leadership for presenting Sam with a ceremonial resolution in recognition of this achievement at a recent Senate Voting Session!