Faculty Distinction 2019/20

Celebrating the awards, honors, and recognition of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Elena Aprile

Professor of Physics

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Zainab Bahrani

Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art History and Archaeology

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Dmitri Basov

Higgins Professor of Physics; Chair, Department of Physics

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Pierre-André Chiappori

E. Rowan and Barbara Steinschneider Professor of Economics

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Brent Edwards

Peng Family Professor of English and Comparative Literature

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Bernard Faure

Kao Professor of Japanese Religions and Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Andrew Gelman

Higgins Professor of Statistics and Professor of Political Science

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Saidiya Hartman

University Professor

MacArthur Genius Grant

Brian Metzger

Professor of Physics

Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists

Andrew Millis

Professor of Physics

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science in the Department of Chemistry

Elected to the National Academy of Arts & Sciences

Molly Przeworski

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Systems Biology

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Sarah Sze

Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

By tradition, the Executive Committee hosts this event annually in the fall term to thank the many remarkable faculty who bring such pride and honor to the Arts and Sciences and to Columbia. Due to the COVID pandemic, this event could not be held. We present this 2020 compendium in the spring of 2021 in its place.

It is truly extraordinary to read about the scope of your accomplishments, which reinforces our commitment to support and empower the faculty to continue to work at their highest level.

Carlos J. Alonso

Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Vice President for Graduate Education
Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor in the Humanities

Amy E. Hungerford

Executive Vice President for Arts & Sciences
Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Ruth Fulton Benedict Professor of English and Comparative Literature

James J. Valentini

Dean of Columbia College
Vice President for Undergraduate Education
Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor

Faculty Distinction 2019/20

Celebrating the awards, honors, and recognition of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Elena Aprile

Professor of Physics

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Zainab Bahrani

Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art History and Archaeology

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Dmitri Basov

Higgins Professor of Physics; Chair, Department of Physics

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Pierre-André Chiappori

E. Rowan and Barbara Steinschneider Professor of Economics

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Brent Edwards

Peng Family Professor of English and Comparative Literature

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Bernard Faure

Kao Professor of Japanese Religions and Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Andrew Gelman

Higgins Professor of Statistics and Professor of Political Science

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Saidiya Hartman

University Professor

MacArthur Genius Grant

Brian Metzger

Professor of Physics

Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists

Andrew Millis

Professor of Physics

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science in the Department of Chemistry

Elected to the National Academy of Arts & Sciences

Molly Przeworski

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Systems Biology

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Sarah Sze

Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

By tradition, the Executive Committee hosts this event annually in the fall term to thank the many remarkable faculty who bring such pride and honor to the Arts and Sciences and to Columbia. Due to the COVID pandemic, this event could not be held. We present this 2020 compendium in the spring of 2021 in its place.

It is truly extraordinary to read about the scope of your accomplishments, which reinforces our commitment to support and empower the faculty to continue to work at their highest level.

Carlos J. Alonso

Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Vice President for Graduate Education
Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor in the Humanities

Amy E. Hungerford

Executive Vice President for Arts & Sciences
Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Ruth Fulton Benedict Professor of English and Comparative Literature

James J. Valentini

Dean of Columbia College
Vice President for Undergraduate Education
Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor

Faculty Distinction 2019/20

Celebrating the awards, honors, and recognition of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Elena Aprile

Professor of Physics

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Zainab Bahrani

Edith Porada Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Art History and Archaeology

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Dmitri Basov

Higgins Professor of Physics; Chair, Department of Physics

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Pierre-André Chiappori

E. Rowan and Barbara Steinschneider Professor of Economics

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Brent Edwards

Peng Family Professor of English and Comparative Literature

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Bernard Faure

Kao Professor of Japanese Religions and Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Andrew Gelman

Higgins Professor of Statistics and Professor of Political Science

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Saidiya Hartman

University Professor

MacArthur Genius Grant

Brian Metzger

Professor of Physics

Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists

Andrew Millis

Professor of Physics

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Colin Nuckolls

Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science in the Department of Chemistry

Elected to the National Academy of Arts & Sciences

Molly Przeworski

Professor of Biological Sciences and of Systems Biology

Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Sarah Sze

Professor of Visual Arts in the Faculty of the Arts

Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

By tradition, the Executive Committee hosts this event annually in the fall term to thank the many remarkable faculty who bring such pride and honor to the Arts and Sciences and to Columbia. Due to the COVID pandemic, this event could not be held. We present this 2020 compendium in the spring of 2021 in its place.

It is truly extraordinary to read about the scope of your accomplishments, which reinforces our commitment to support and empower the faculty to continue to work at their highest level.

Carlos J. Alonso

Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Vice President for Graduate Education
Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor in the Humanities

Amy E. Hungerford

Executive Vice President for Arts & Sciences
Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Ruth Fulton Benedict Professor of English and Comparative Literature

James J. Valentini

Dean of Columbia College
Vice President for Undergraduate Education
Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor