Dr. Mariangela Lisanti

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Biography

Mariangela Lisanti is a professor of physics at Princeton University and a research scientist at the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the Flatiron Institute. As an astroparticle theorist, she leads a research group at Princeton focusing on the nature of dark matter. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard University, graduating summa cum laude in 2005, and went on to complete her Ph.D. at Stanford University in 2010. Lisanti joined the Princeton faculty in the Department of Physics in 2013. She is also a faculty fellow at the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science and a participating faculty member at the Center for Statistics and Machine Learning. Over the years, she has received numerous awards and honors, including the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University and the Simons Investigator Award from the Simons Foundation. Currently, she chairs the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative for the Princeton Physics Department.

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Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.