November 3, 2021 -- Today we received the sad news that Eric Wood died last night, after three years fighting cancer.
Eric Franklin Wood was the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1947. He joined Princeton's faculty in 1976. He transferred to emeritus status…
Dr. Z. Jason Ren is the winner of the 2021 Paul L. Busch Award. With the $100,000 research prize, Dr. Ren will develop an inventory and digital tools to easily measure and track greenhouse gas emissions from the wastewater sector. On October 7 at 3 PM ET join the webcast showcasing Dr. Ren’s research and the work he will conduct using the…
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Princeton University invites applications for tenure track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor with a focus on three emerging areas: (1) environmental engineering with a focus on water, climate, or environmental biotechnology, (2) robotics with a focus on autonomous…
The research focuses on the development of a new generation of 3D-printed cementitious materials with enhanced performance. Layered, 3D-printed concrete components are being developed in infrastructure and housing construction. However, broad adoption of these components by the construction industry is impeded by less-than-satisfactory…
Detoxifying persistent chemicals:
Through a collaboration with a leading chemical company, researchers at Princeton will explore a promising mechanism for breaking down long-lived contaminants in wastewater treatment plants. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which may have human health implications, contain carbon-fluorine…
Lauren Dreier was paging through a 19th century book by the German architect Gottfried Semper when she spotted some intriguing patterns inspired by lace. A professional artist and designer who often incorporates technology into her work, Dreier, who is also a doctoral candidate at the School of Architecture at Princeton University, decided to…
Concussions are widespread form of injury in sports medicine with life-long consequences. Recent discoveries demonstrated long-term neurodegenerative diseases in former football players related to concussions occurred earlier in their life. While context for occurrence of concussion is known (hit in the head), its exact mechanism of occurrence…
We are pleased to announce that CEE Graduate student Julie Kim wins DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Award. She is one of the 78 outstanding U.S. Graduate Students and the selection was based on merit peer review by external scientific experts.
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science has selected 78…