Ilhan Aksay Elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 19, 2010 ・ Chris EmeryIlhan Aksay (Photo: Frank Wojciechowski) Larry Peterson (Photo: Frank Wojciechowski) Gregory Olsen (Photo: Courtesy of Gregory Olsen) Two professors and the entrepreneur in residence in Princeton’s engineering school have been elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, a professional…
Hedin Named as New Director of Undergraduate Program
February 1, 2010 ・ Carol PetersLars Hedin, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Effective Feb. 1, 2010, Lars Hedin, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, will assume the role of Director, Program in Environmental Studies (ENV) at Princeton Environmental Institute. Hedin replaces David Wilcove, who…
Grand Challenges Awards Two New Investigator Grants
January 31, 2010 ・ Carol PetersCraig Arnold, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lars Hedin, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology The Grand Challenges Selection Committee has awarded two 2009 New Investigator Grants. The recipients, Craig Arnold, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and…
Designing a Course, Crafting a Business
January 13, 2010 ・ Ushma PatelEnvironmental entrepreneurship class helps students’ ideas take shape Since childhood, junior Jason Baum has been aware of environmental issues, switching off lights when leaving a room and turning off the water while brushing his teeth. He arrived at Princeton with…
A Note from PEI’s Director
December 31, 2009 ・ Stephen PacalaAt PEI we are approaching 2010 with a fresh sense of optimism. The Institute is strong and vital, as this issue of PEI News clearly illustrates. Inside are articles that reflect the scope and vigor of PEI’s research programs, campus…
ENV Freshman Open House
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersGrand 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…
Internship Program Strengthens Links Between In- and Outside Classroom
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersFrom top to bottom: Melecia Wright ’11 making the artificial substrate she and Thinh Vu ’12 devised during their Development Grand Challenge internship in South Africa; Molly O’Connor ’11 follows a root as part of the mapping process, the spatial…
Meet 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…
