Climate scientist Robert Socolow receives the 2023 John Scott Award
November 28, 2023 ・ Tom GarlinghouseRobert Socolow, emeritus professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University and longtime member of High Meadows Environmental Institute’s Associated Faculty, has been awarded the prestigious John Scott Award for his decades-long contributions to reducing human impacts on the…
Luc Deike receives the François Frenkiel Award for innovative paper on bubbles and breaking waves
November 28, 2023 ・ Tom GarlinghouseLuc Deike, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute, was recently awarded the François Frenkiel Award from the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics for a paper entitled “Capillary driven fragmentation of large…
New study shows in real-time what helps mammals survive a natural disaster
November 17, 2023 ・ Liz Fuller-WrightWhen Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park in May 2019, one of nature‘s deadliest forces encountered one of the most technologically sophisticated wildlife parks on the planet. Princeton researchers and colleagues from around the world documented the effects…
Navigation on the Mississippi has worsened for decades
November 16, 2023 ・ John SullivanShifting water levels have driven a significant decline in navigation conditions in recent decades along the Mississippi River, a primary engine of commerce in the United States, research from the federal government and Princeton University shows. The researchers examined changing…
Ammonia Fuel Offers Great Benefits but Demands Careful Action
November 7, 2023 ・ Colton PooreAmmonia, a main component of many fertilizers, could play a key role in a carbon-free fuel system as a convenient way to transport and store clean hydrogen. The chemical, made of hydrogen and nitrogen (NH3), can also itself be burned…
HMEI’s Summer Internship Symposium Highlights Students’ Summer Fieldwork
November 6, 2023 ・ Tom GarlinghouseOn September 15, the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) hosted the 16th Annual Summer of Learning Symposium. “The Symposium is something we hold every fall,” said Emily Ahmetaj, Internship Program Manager HMEI. “It highlights the work of students who participate…
Princeton University’s High Meadows Environmental Institute and Lewis Center for the Arts and The Civilians theater company announce The Next Forever inaugural artist commissions
November 3, 2023Kareem Fahmy and AriDy Nox will participate in one-year residencies at Princeton to develop their commissioned pieces exploring how dynamic storytelling can engage vital environmental subjects Princeton University’s High Meadows Environmental Institute and Lewis Center for the Arts and The…
HMEI Welcomes Kevon Rhiney as 2023-2024 Barron Visiting Professor
October 24, 2023Kevon Rhiney, Associate Professor of Geography, Rutgers University – New Brunswick, has been named the 2023-24 Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and the Humanities in the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI). His current research investigates the…
Chemist Marissa Weichman wins Packard Fellowship to study one of the least- understood aspects of climate change
October 24, 2023 ・ Wendy PlumpMarissa Weichman, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded a 2023 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for her proposal to study atmospheric aerosols and their potential role in climate change. Weichman is…
