Amundson Lectures (2026)
Speaker: Howard A. Stone
Professor at Princeton University
About the Speaker: Howard A. Stone is the Neil A. Omenn '68 University Professor of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. He served as Department Chair from
2014 to 2023. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UC Davis (1982) and
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Caltech (1988), where he studied under L. Gary
Leal. After a postdoctoral year at Cambridge University, he spent two decades on the
faculty at Harvard University, where he became the Vicky Joseph Professor of Engineering
and Applied Mathematics, before joining Princeton in 2009. His academic lineage traces
through Andreas Acrivos to Neal Amundson, connecting him directly to the legacy this
lecture series honors.
A world leader in fluid dynamics, Stone's research bridges engineering, chemistry, physics, and biology, addressing fundamental problems in microfluidics, multiphase flows, physicochemical hydrodynamics, and biological systems. His contributions have been recognized through election to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, and the Royal Society (Foreign Member). He was the inaugural recipient of the G.K. Batchelor Prize in Fluid Dynamics (2008) and received the APS Fluid Dynamics Prize (2016). Equally dedicated to teaching, Stone earned Harvard's highest teaching honors and continues this commitment to excellence at Princeton.
For more information about this speaker, please visit: https://mae.princeton.edu/people/howard-stone
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