Abandoned Wells Can Be ‘Super-emitters’ of Greenhouse Gas
December 9, 2014 ・ John Sullivan, Office of Engineering CommunicationsPrinceton University researchers have uncovered a previously unknown, and possibly substantial, source of the greenhouse gas methane to the Earth’s atmosphere. After testing a sample of abandoned oil and natural gas wells in northwestern Pennsylvania, the researchers found that many…
Risk Analysis for a Complex World
November 18, 2014 ・ Holly WellesU.S.- China Climate Change Agreement
November 17, 2014 ・ Igor Heifetz85 Princeton Undergraduates Share Their Summer of Learning Experiences
October 14, 2014 ・ Holly WellesOn Friday, October 3rd, eighty-five (85) Princeton undergraduates participated in the 7th Annual Summer of Learning symposium to share insights and outcomes from their summer 2014 internships and service experiences. The Summer of Learning Symposium organized by the Princeton Environmental…
FACULTY AWARD: Levin Receives 2014 Luca Pacioli Prize for Interdisciplinary Approach
October 7, 2014 ・ Holly WellesSimon Levin, the George M. Moffett Professor of Biology at Princeton University and PEI associated faculty member, has been awarded the “2014 Luca Pacioli Prize” by the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. The Prize is conferred to internationally renowned scholars…
Fall Foliage Season May Be Later, But Longer On Warmer Earth
September 18, 2014 ・ Wendy Plump for the Princeton Environmental InstituteGrand Challenges News – Fall 2014
September 13, 2014 ・ Igor HeifetzThis past summer with support from PEI and the Grand Challenges Program, 85 undergraduates travelled to destinations in the United States and 11 foreign nations on assignments with faculty-led research projects, academic institutions, NGOs, and government and community service enterprises. As interns,…
Southern Ocean’s Role in Climate Regulation, Ocean Health Is Goal of $21 Million Federal Grant
September 9, 2014 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsProject Selected for Safe and Permanent Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide
August 27, 2014 ・ Brenda MikeoThe U.S. Department of Energy has selected a project led by Princeton University Professor Michael Celia for funding. The project is one of 13 chosen to develop technologies and methodologies for geologic storage of carbon dioxide (CO2). Celia’s project, which is joint with Lawrence…
