Q&A: The Making of ‘The Great Immensity’
May 15, 2010 ・ Carol PetersWhile exploring the Panama Canal in a small tourist boat, Steve Cosson and Michael Friedman were startled by a massive container ship suddenly passing by, rocking them violently in its wake. Painted on the hull in Chinese characters, its name…
Scientists Call for ‘Climate Intervention’ Research With ‘Humility’
March 26, 2010 ・ Eli KintischCarbon Mitigation Initiative (CMI) Hosted 9th Annual Meeting February 9 and 10, 2010
February 11, 2010 ・ Carol PetersColleagues from BP, Harvard and Princeton Focused on Domestic and International Climate Policy Despite a powerful winter storm affecting much of the Northeast, the 9th CMI Annual Meeting was held at Princeton University on February 9 and 10, 2010. The…
Research & Center Fall/Winter 2009
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersCarbon Mitigation Initiative Craig Arnold, associate professor of MAE, becomes acting co-director of CMI while Rob Socolow is on sabbatical during 2009–2010. CMI announces new members of the CMI Advisory Council: Dallas Burtraw, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future; Michael…
Grand Challenges Highlights: Fall/Winter 2009
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersNow in its third year of funding, the Grand Challenges Initiative, administered by PEI in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson School and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has created a diverse research and scholarship endeavor. Below are a…
Interview with Bernard Haykel
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersPEI and the Oil, Energy and the Middle East Initiative Collaborate to Solidify Princeton’s Role as World Leader in this Field “PEI has been the principal benefactor and academic supporter of this initiative. Without this support, it would be impossible…
Princeton Sustainability
December 31, 2009 ・ Shana WeberRuthie Schwab, a member of the class of 2009, tended the summer squash in the organic garden students created in summer 2008 north of Forbes College. With help from several University departments and funding from the High Meadows Foundation, the…
PEI Robert Socolow Offers Perspective On Climate Change
December 7, 2009 ・ Chris EmeryRobert Socolow (Photo: Frank Wojciechowski) Name: Robert Socolow Title: Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, co-director of the Carbon Mitigation Initiative and director of the Siebel Energy Grand Challenge. Scholarship: Assessing which technologies and policies might be effective in reducing…
