List of faculty members at the Institute for Advanced Study

The Institute for Advanced Study is a private institution in Princeton Township, New Jersey, designed to foster pure cutting-edge research by scientists in a variety of fields without the complications of teaching or funding, or the agendas of sponsorship.

Some of the world's most renowned thinkers have been affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study. This list includes current and former Faculty members, as well as Directors, and dates in parentheses indicate the individual's tenure at the Institute:

Name, field (years at IAS)

• Stephen L. Adler, theoretical physicist (1969–2010; Emeritus, 2010-)
• J. W. Alexander, topologist (1933–1951)
• Andreas Alföldi, historian and archaeologist (1956–1965; Emeritus, 1965–1981)
• Danielle Allen, political theorist (2007-)
• Michael Atiyah, mathematician (1969–72)
• Nima Arkani-Hamed, particle physicist (2008-)
• John N. Bahcall, astrophysicist (1971–2005)
• Arne K. A. Beurling, mathematician (1954–1973, Emeritus 1973-1986)
• Yve-Alain Bois, art historian (2005-)
• Enrico Bombieri, mathematician (1977-2011; Emeritus, 2011-)
• Armand Borel, mathematician (1957–1993; Emeritus, 1993–2003)
• Jean Bourgain, mathematician (1994-)
• Glen W. Bowersock, historian (1980–2006; Emeritus, 2006-)
• Caroline Walker Bynum, historian (2003-2011; Emerita, 2011-)
• Luis Caffarelli, mathematician (1986–1996)
• Angelos Chaniotis, historian (2010-)
• Harold F. Cherniss, historian of philosophy (1948–1974; Emeritus 1974-1987)
• Marshall Clagett, historian (1964–1986; Emeritus, 1986–2005)
• Giles Constable, historian (1985–2003; Emeritus, 2003-)
• Patricia Crone, historian (1997-)
• José Cutileiro, historian and diplomat (2001–2004)
• Roger Dashen, physicist (1969–1987)
• Pierre Deligne, mathematician (1984–2007; Emeritus, 2008-)
• Nicola Di Cosmo, historian (2003-)
• Freeman J. Dyson, physicist and mathematician (1953–1994; Emeritus, 1994-)
• Edward M. Earle, politics, military, foreign affairs (1934–1954)
• Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist, (1933-1946: Emeritus 1946-1955)
• John Huxtable Elliott, historian (1973–1990)
• Didier Fassin, anthropologist (2009-)
• Patrick J. Geary, historian (effective January 1, 2012)
• Clifford Geertz, anthropologist (1970–2000; Emeritus, 2000–2006)
• Felix Gilbert, historian (1962–1975; Emeritus, 1975–1991)
• James F. Gilliam, historian (1965–1985; Emeritus, 1985–1990)
• Peter Goddard, mathematical physicist (Director 2004-)
• Kurt Gödel, mathematician (1946–1976; Emeritus, 1976–1978)
• Hetty Goldman, archaeologist (1936–1947; Emeritus, 1947–1972)
• Peter Goldreich, astrophysicist (2004–09; Emeritus, 2009-)
• Oleg Grabar, historian (1990–98; Emeritus, 1998–2011)
• Phillip A. Griffiths, mathematician (Director, 1991–2003; Professor, 2004–09; Emeritus, 2009-)
• Christian Habicht, historian (1973–1998; Emeritus, 1998-)
• Harish-Chandra, mathematician (1968–1983)
• Ernst Herzfeld, archeologist and Iranologist (1936–1944)
• Albert O. Hirschman, political scientist (1974–1985; Emeritus 1985-)
• Helmut Hofer, mathematician (2009-)
• Lars Hörmander, mathematician (1964–1968)
• Piet Hut, astrophysicist (1985-)
• Jonathan Israel, historian (2001-)
• Ernst H. Kantorowicz, historian (1951–1963)
• Carl Kaysen, economist (Director 1966-1976)
• George F. Kennan, historian (1953–1974; Emeritus, 1974–2005)
• Robert P. Langlands, mathematician (1972–2007; Emeritus, 2007-)
• Irving Lavin, art historian (1973–2001; Emeritus, 2001-)
• T. D. Lee, physicist (1960–1962)
• Stanislas Leibler, physicist and biologist (2009-)
• Arnold J. Levine, biologist (2004-2011; Emeritus, 2011-)
• Elias A. Lowe, paleographer (1936–1945; Emeritus 1945-1969)
• Robert D. MacPherson, mathematician (1994-)
• Juan Maldacena, theoretical physicist (2002-)
• Avishai Margalit, George F. Kennan Professor (2006-2011)
• Eric Maskin, economic theorist (2000-)
• Jack F. Matlock, Jr., historian and former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1996–2001)
• Millard Meiss, art historian (1958–1974; Emeritus 1974-1975)
• Benjamin D. Meritt, historian (1935–1969; Emeritus 1969-1989)
• John Milnor, mathematician (1970–1990)
• David Mitrany, political scientist (1933–1953)
• Deane Montgomery, mathematician (1951–1980; Emeritus 1980-1992)
• Marston Morse, mathematician (1935–1962; Emeritus 1962-1977)
• J. Robert Oppenheimer, physicist (Director, 1947–1966)
• Abraham Pais, physicist (1950–1963)
• Erwin Panofsky, art historian (1935–1962; Emeritus 1962-1968)
• Peter Paret, historian (1986–1997; Emeritus, 1997-)
• Tullio E. Regge, physicist (1965–1981)
• Winfield W. Riefler, economist (1935–1949)
• Marshall Rosenbluth, physicist (1967–1982)
• Peter Sarnak, mathematician (2007-)
• Joan Wallach Scott, gender historian (1985-)
• Nathan Seiberg, theoretical physicist (1997-)
• Atle Selberg, mathematician (1951–1987; Emeritus, 1987–2007)
• Kenneth M. Setton, medieval historian (1968–1984; Emeritus 1984-1995)
• Carl L. Siegel, mathematician (1945–1951)
• Thomas Spencer, mathematician (1986-)
• Walter W. Stewart, economist (1938–1950; Emeritus 1950-1958)
• Bengt Strömgren, astronomer and astrophysicist (1957–1967)
• Richard Taylor, mathematician (effective January 1, 2012)
• Homer Thompson, archeologist (1947–1977; Emeritus, 1977–2000)
• Scott Tremaine, astrophysicist (2007-)
• Kirk Varnedoe, art historian (2002–2003)
• Oswald Veblen, mathematician (1932–1950; Emeritus, 1950–1960)
• Vladimir Voevodsky, mathematician (2002-)
• John von Neumann, mathematician and more (1933–1957)
• Heinrich Von Staden, historian (1998–2010; Emeritus, 2010-)
• Michael Walzer, philosopher of society, politics, and ethics (1980–2007; Emeritus, 2007-)
• Robert B. Warren, economist (1939–1950)
• André Weil, mathematician (1958–1976; Emeritus, 1976–1998)
• Hermann Weyl, mathematician (1933–1951; Emeritus 1951-1955)
• Morton White, philosopher and historian of ideas (1970–1987; Emeritus, 1987-)
• Hassler Whitney, mathematician (1952–77; Emeritus, 1977–1989)
• Avi Wigderson, mathematician (1999-)
• Frank Wilczek, physicist (1989–2000)
• Edward Witten, mathematical physicist (1987-)
• Ernest Llewellyn Woodward, historian (1951–1960; Emeritus 1961-1971)
• C. N. Yang, physicist (1955–1966)
• Shing-Tung Yau, mathematician (1980–1984)
• Matias Zaldarriaga, astrophysicist (2009-)