Francois Morel Reveals Impacts of Ocean Acidification on the Marine Food Chain
January 14, 2010 ・ Jessica MarshallMeet Dr. Kate Hadley Baker
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersProfile: Fall 2009 BP Vann Visiting Fellow “I seek ways to strengthen the BP-Princeton relations, especially outside of the Carbon Mitigation Initiative, which I think is already well cared for. There are many Princeton programs that Potentially inform BP’s thinking…
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…
Trenton Franz Awarded Funding from Walbridge Fund
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersTrenton Franz This past spring, Trenton Franz, a third year Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Walbridge Fund Graduate Award in Energy and Environmental Research. Franz’s research focuses on…
Princeton Takes Significant Steps Toward Achieving Sustainability Goals
November 11, 2009 ・ Ruth StevensIn its first report since adopting a Sustainability Plan in February 2008, Princeton University states that on-campus greenhouse gas emissions have decreased for the first time since the University’s energy-efficient cogeneration plant was installed in 1996. While the decrease in…
Denitrification, Its Importance Once Diluted, may be Back on Top, Princeton-Led Team Says
September 2, 2009 ・ Kitta MacPhersonAfter more than a decade of inquiry, a Princeton-led team of scientists has turned the tables on a long-standing controversy to re-establish an old truth about nitrogen mixing in the oceans. For decades, scientists thought they had a handle on…
New ‘Princeton Guide to Ecology’ Explores Topics from Climate Change to Community Organization
August 17, 2009 ・ Jennifer Greenstein AltmannSimon Levin (Photo: Denise Applewhite) In his new book, “The Princeton Guide to Ecology,” Princeton professor Simon Levin has tapped more than 130 experts to compile a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the major subjects and concepts in ecology. The…
Sustainability Projects Funded through High Meadows Gift
April 28, 2009 ・ Ruth StevensThe second round of initiatives seeking to improve sustainability on Princeton’s campus have been funded under the auspices of the University’s Sustainability Plan. Supported by a gift from the High Meadows Foundation, the 16 projects range from a study of…
Princeton-Led Team Finds Secret Ingredient for the Health of Tropical Rainforests
December 9, 2008 ・ Kitta MacPhersonA team of researchers led by Princeton University scientists has found for the first time that tropical rainforests, a vital part of the Earth’s ecosystem, rely on the rare trace element molybdenum to capture the nitrogen fertilizer needed to support…
