Six Princeton University faculty members and arts fellows, along with nine alumni, have been awarded the prestigious 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships. These awards, given by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, support outstanding scholars in diverse fields including the creative arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities.
Among the recipients from Princeton are Maria Chudnovsky, Thomas Conlan, Yuniya Edi Kwon, Rhodri Lewis, Carolyn Rouse, and Peter S. Shin. As stated by the Foundation, the fellowships acknowledge “prior career achievement and exceptional promise.”
Maria Chudnovsky, a professor in mathematics, was recognized for her contributions to mathematics, notably in graph theory and combinatorics. She has been part of the Princeton faculty since 2015 and is currently teaching a graduate seminar in discrete mathematics.
Professor Thomas Conlan, specializing in medieval Japanese history, is a recipient in Asian studies. Conlan has been with Princeton since 2013 and is currently instructing courses related to Japanese history.
Rhodri Lewis, a senior research scholar in English, received the fellowship for his work in literary criticism. His focus is on the literary and cultural histories of the 16th and 17th centuries. Lewis joined Princeton in 2017.
Carolyn Rouse, awarded in the field of anthropology, researches topics such as social inequality and medical anthropology. In addition to her academic work, she is noted for her role as a documentary filmmaker and has been part of Princeton since 2000.
Arts fellows recognized include Yuniya Edi Kwon and Peter S. Shin in music composition. Kwon, a current Princeton Arts Fellow, is known for her interdisciplinary work as a composer, violinist, and vocalist. Shin, a 2025-26 Hodder Fellow, focuses on compositions that integrate Korean and American themes.
Princeton alumni who received the fellowships are Laura Beers, Angela Esterhammer, Kellen Funk, Katherine Ludwig Jansen, Katie Kitamura, Annette Yoshiko Reed, Accra Shepp, James Morton Turner, and Carla Williams, covering fields such as intellectual and cultural history, English literature, law, fiction, religion, photography, and more.
This year marks the 100th class of Guggenheim fellows, with 198 scholars from the United States and Canada chosen for their demonstrated expertise and promise.
