Princeton University, rated the best national university in the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, has announced the addition of eight scholars to its faculty. Three of the new hires are women.
Crystal Yang was named professor in the School of Public and International Affairs. She will join the faculty in September 2026. Since 2014, Professor Yang has taught at Harvard Law School, most recently as the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law. Her research interests include empirical law and economics, with a focus on racial bias in criminal justice and algorithmic fairness. Professor Yang holds bachelor’s degrees in statistics and economics, a Ph.D. in economics, and a juris doctorate, all from Harvard University.
Claire Bedbrook was named an assistant professor in the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics. She will join the Princeton faculty in July 2026. Her research focuses on molecular tools for controlling and recording the brain using machine-learning-based protein engineering. Dr. Bedbrook, who specializes in neuroscience, bioengineering, genetics, and aging, earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and holds a Ph.D. in bioengineering from the California Institute of Technology.
Ewin Tang was appointed assistant professor of computer science. She will join the Princeton faculty in September 2026. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in quantum computing at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Tang specializes in quantum computing. Dr. Tang is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in mathematics and computer science. She holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Washington.