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Class of 2014 Erman Eruz Awarded the Scholarship for Engineering and Environmental Science
Dec. 9, 2013

Erman Eruz was awarded the Partner Engineering and Science Inc. Scholarship for Engineering and Environmental Science in October. Partner Engineering and Science Inc. is a national environmental and engineering consulting firm focusing on real estate due diligence. Annually, two awards of $1,250 are made to students, from the Independent…

Princeton University Low-Cost Sensors for the Environment (PULSE) Lab
Dec. 6, 2013

There is a recent story on Princeton University low-cost environmental sensor efforts funded by SEED grants from Project X and Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) featuring our postdoctoral researcher Adam Wolf.

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Prof. Eric Wood Awarded the Alfred Wegener Medal from the European Geosciences Union
Oct. 15, 2013

The department is pleased to announce that Professor Eric Wood has been awarded the Alfred Wegener Medal from the European Geosciences Union.   He is honored for his contributions to the Earth, planetary and space sciences, and will receive his award at the EGU 2014 General Assembly to be held in Vienna from April 27 to May 2, 2014.

The…

Class of 2014 Emily Stinson and Ellen Tung Win Scholarships
Oct. 1, 2013

Two of our department's Class of 2014 seniors, Emily Stinson and Ellen Tung, won scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Emily Stinson was awarded a Wire Reinforcement Institute (WRI) Scholarship.  The Wire Reinforcement Institute's mission is to be the concrete construction industry's leading source for timely, objective,…

Erik Vanmarcke Named Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Sept. 30, 2013
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has elected Professor Erik Vanmarck to be a Distinguished Member of the ASCE at its board meeting in March 2013.
Prof. Branko Glisic Receives Structural Health Monitoring "Person of the Year Award"
Sept. 19, 2013

We are pleased to announce that Professor Branko Glisic received the "Person of the Year Award" at the 9th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM) held at Stanford University in recognition of his accomplishments in this field.

Professor Glisic was selected by the editors and associate editors of Structural Health…

Prof. Eric Wood Elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada
Sept. 18, 2013
The department is pleased to announce that Professor Eric Wood has been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada.
Prof. Maria Garlock Selected to Participate in NAS's 2013 Frontiers in Engineering Education Symposium
Sept. 18, 2013

Professor Maria Garlock has been selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering's 2013 Frontiers in Engineering Education Symposum.  She will be one of 73 of the nation's most innovative, young engineering educators to take part in the Frontiers of Engineering Education (FOEE) symposium.

Faculty members who are…

Flood risk study receives $2.3 million Rockefeller Foundation grant
Sept. 13, 2013
Princeton researchers are part of a flood risk study that has received $2.3 million in funding from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Podcast by Scientific American on Recent Paper on Heat Waves by Elie Bou-Zeid and Dan Li
Aug. 5, 2013
Scientific American made a short podcast on a recent paper on heat waves by Professor Elie Bou-Zeid and graduate student Dan Li.