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Measuring the human impacts of extreme heat to guide cities’ climate action plans
Since 2008, innovation funds have fostered research in AI fairness, sustainable agriculture, drug discovery and more

Princeton Engineering’s innovation grants began in 2008 with Project X, established by Lynn Shostack in memory of her husband David Gardner, a 1969 Princeton graduate. To date, the program has provided over $26 million in funding for more than 200 research projects. The grants support engineering faculty members in the pursuit of new ideas that push the boundaries of their disciplines and often involve collaborations with researchers in other fields.
Junior faculty awards recognize outstanding teaching and research

The School of Engineering and Applied Science commended seven assistant professors for early-career excellence in research and teaching. This year’s junior faculty award recipients will each receive $50,000 to support their research.
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Retro-reflectors could help future cities keep their cool

By outfitting building walls and roadways in dense urban centers with retroreflective materials, Princeton Engineers found that it could be possible to reduce surface temperatures by up to 36°F, lower surrounding air temperatures by almost 5°F, and cool human skin temperatures by almost a degree Fahrenheit.
Princeton IP Accelerator funding awarded to support promising new technologies

Princeton University has announced support for a series of scientific investigations to boost crop yields, expand pharmaceutical shelf-life, and increase the accuracy of AI medical diagnostics through the University’s Intellectual Property (IP) Accelerator Fund.
A good way to cool a sweltering urban canyon? Put a lid on it.

Researchers found that a specially designed cover can increase airflow into an enclosed space by channeling wind that would otherwise flow over the top.

Climate change likely to drive more floods in some parts of the U.S., fewer in others

Research projects increased flooding along the Eastern Seaboard and less flooding in the Southwest and Northern Great Plains.
Innovation funds support research in robotics, machine learning, climate resilience and more

Princeton Engineering researchers are starting new projects to boost biofuel production by studying microbes from extreme environments, abate urban heat islands through machine learning, and develop new kinds of deployable wings for robots — all funded by the latest round of innovation grants from the school. This year the engineering school awarded more than $2.4 million in annual research grants for 17 projects.