Greater cloud formation over forests suggests replanting may cool the planet more than thought
August 9, 2021 ・ Liana WaitPlanting trees and replenishing forests are among the simplest and most appealing natural climate solutions, but the impact of trees on atmospheric temperature is more complex than meets the eye. One question among scientists is whether reforesting midlatitude locations such…
2021 Hack Graduate Award recipients take on water issues from bacterial gels to plant diversity in arid climates
June 15, 2021 ・ Morgan KellyThe High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) has selected 11 Princeton University graduate students as 2021 recipients of the Mary and Randall Hack ’69 Graduate Awards for Water and the Environment. The awardees are Avery Agles, Tairan An, Shashank Anand, Jianshu…
Climate change could mean fewer sunny days for hot regions banking on solar power
October 7, 2020 ・ Morgan KellyWhile solar power is a leading form of renewable energy, new research suggests that changes to regional climates brought on by global warming could make areas currently considered ideal for solar power production less viable in the future. Princeton-based researchers…
Connected virtually, working globally: PEI engaged more than 100 undergraduates in virtual environmental internships for summer 2020
September 9, 2020 ・ Morgan KellyPrinceton senior Ben Alessio had planned to spend his summer internship with the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) in the laboratory of Professor Howard Stone conducting experiments related to diffusiophoresis, an important process by which particles are transported through water. But…
Water, drought and flooding
August 11, 2020 ・ Molly SharlachPrinceton’s vital research across the spectrum of environmental issues is today and will continue to be pivotal to solving some of humanity’s toughest problems. Our impact is built on a long, deep, broad legacy of personal commitment, intellectual leadership, perseverance…
CMI Best Paper Awards recognize postdoc, graduate student published research
May 5, 2020 ・ Holly WellesThe Carbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) recognized Jane Baldwin, a past postdoctoral fellow in the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), and Samantha Hartzell, a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering, at the CMI Annual Meeting for outstanding published research. Baldwin received…
Full video of Princeton Environmental Forum now available
December 5, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyVideo is now available of the Oct. 24-25 Princeton Environmental Forum featuring Princeton faculty and alumni environmental leaders in a series of discussions addressing urgent environmental issues for the 21st century, including climate change science and policy, the protection of…
Amilcare Porporato receives EGU Dalton Medal for fundamental contributions to ecohydrology
November 29, 2019Amilcare Porporato, the Thomas J. Wu ’94 Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering and the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), has received the 2020 John Dalton Medal from the European Geosciences Union for his…
At the frontline: Princeton Environmental Forum addresses environmental crises of the 21st century
October 31, 2019 ・ Denise Valenti and Tom GarlinghouseIn response to the urgent environmental challenges facing the planet, Princeton faculty and alumni who are actively working to protect the environment gathered for the Princeton Environmental Forum held on campus Oct. 24-25. They came with knowledge, questions and an…
