Mercer Times

Princeton University recognized the academic achievements of six students with undergraduate prizes during its Opening Exercises on Sunday, September 1.

“I’m honored to be able to celebrate this year’s prize winners,” said Dean of the College Michael D. Gordin. “While Princeton is fortunate to be home to a good many students who are justly proud of their exceptional records of accomplishment, these prize winners stand out."

“In addition to achieving great strides academically, in their wide-ranging programs of study they boldly exemplify the heart of our liberal arts mission,” Gordin added. “My colleagues and I congratulate them warmly and are eager to follow their continued success.”

Ram Narayanan received the Freshman First Honor Prize, awarded annually for exceptional academic achievement as a first-year student. Narayanan, from Scarsdale, New York, attended Horace Mann School in the Bronx and is considering majoring in physics with minors in computer science, materials science and engineering, and applied and computational mathematics. He interned in Princeton's ReMatch+ program and attended the Princeton Summer School on Condensed Matter Physics.

The George B. Wood Legacy Sophomore Prize was shared by Akshat Agarwal and Braeden Carroll. Agarwal, from Princeton, attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North and is majoring in mathematics with minors in history, statistics and machine learning, and applied and computational mathematics. Carroll, from Kinnelon, New Jersey, attended Kinnelon High School and is majoring in civil and environmental engineering with a minor in finance.

The George B. Wood Legacy Junior Prize was awarded to Connie Gong and Caroline Zhao. Gong is from Belmont, California, attended Carlmont High School, and is majoring in sociology with minors in environmental studies and statistics and machine learning. Zhao is from Westfield, New Jersey, attended Union County Magnet High School in Scotch Plains, and is majoring in chemical and biological engineering with minors in finance and computer science.

Ian Henriques received the Class of 1939 Princeton Scholar Award for achieving the highest academic standing at the end of his junior year. Henriques is from Winter Springs, Florida; he attended Seminole High School in Sanford; he majors in electrical and computer engineering with a minor in neuroscience.

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