The Beat Goes On…
Matthew Weber attended Princeton Montessori through the end of Junior II when that was the highest level of the school at the time. He went on to graduate from Princeton Day School and then Amherst College before being awarded his PhD from Princeton University in psychology and neuroscience in 2009.
He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where he is still studying cognitive neuroscience, specifically how the maturation of higher cognitive functions like attention and short-term memory might make adults worse than children in some learning contexts. He is applying for a teaching/research post in cognitive research at Princeton, Rutgers, and some universities further afield.
Matt always showed a particular affinity for writing and was known among his friends as the one who would always immerse himself in writing or reading assignments in his classroom. Oftentimes he had to be coaxed away to complete other work. That trait is still evident as he has published several short stories and has also written a novel which he is hoping will soon be picked up by an agent.
His biggest accomplishment in the last few months, however, is becoming a father! He and his wife Shin-Yi welcomed baby Una in September of 2011. He reports that she is eating and sleeping well, and doing all the things a young infant is supposed to do. We wonder if she is already showing an affinity for books like her dad.
