Rising sea levels will boost moderate floods in some areas, severe floods in others
June 8, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyA Princeton and Rutgers study suggests that sea-level rise will increase boost the occurrence of moderate flooding in cities along the southeastern coast, while areas that have little history of severe flooding are likely to experience a greater uptick in the number of severe, or even historically unprecedented, floods.
Princeton researchers visit Texas wind farm for a first-hand look at growing energy sector
May 30, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyPrinceton University researchers visited the BP-owned Sherbino Mesa II Wind Farm to understand the technical and financial aspects of wind power.
Zebras, peppers and philosophy: PEI Discovery Day showcases diversity of student research in environmental studies
May 17, 2017 ・ Morgan KellyPrinceton University seniors and graduate students exhibited their environmental-studies research during PEI Discovery Day on May 10.
Princeton Energy and Climate Scholars program co-hosts climate conference for local high schools
May 9, 2017 ・ Levi Golston, Princeton Energy and Climate ScholarPECS and the Princeton Day School hosted the Student Climate Change Conference for 18 local high schools.
RESEARCH HONOR: Coverdale receives ESA Graduate Student Policy Award
April 3, 2017 ・ Office of CommunicationsGraduate student Tyler Coverdale, participant in PEI’s Grand Challenge Program, one of six nationwide to receive a Graduate Student Policy Award from The Ecological Society of America.
Baldwin Wins Student Paper Award from American Meteorological Society’s Board on Environment and Health
February 21, 2017 ・ Sarah M. BinderPEI-STEP fellow, Jane Baldwin, wins AMS Student Paper Award for her work on quantifying the risk of compound heat wave events.
Shared Traits of Abandoned Gas, Oil Wells Could Aid Cheaper, More Effective Cleanup
November 17, 2016 ・ John Sullivan, Office of Engineering CommunicationsA research team including Princeton scientists has identified the specific attributes of abandoned gas and oil wells that still leak large amounts of methane.
Four Graduate Students Awarded 2016 PEI-STEP Environmental Policy Fellowships
August 29, 2016 ・ Joanna M. Foster ’08 for the Princeton Environmental InstituteThe PEI-STEP Program provides participating graduate students with an enhanced skill-set and interdisciplinary perspective, making them more effective and versatile to address environmental problems in careers as scientists, educators, policy makers, and business professionals.
Nine Students Have Been Selected To Join PECS
August 29, 2016 ・ Joanna M. Foster ’08 for the Princeton Environmental InstituteRepresenting seven diverse departments, nine newly selected students will contribute a wide range of climate- and energy-related expertise to the existing group of Princeton Energy and Climate scholars.
