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Senior thesis revealed new ways to cut carbon emissions on Princeton’s campus

For his senior thesis project, Harry Shapiro synthesized more than two million data points on campus energy use, developing a mathematical model to help reduce costs and carbon emissions. The model aims to optimize the University’s hour-by-hour dispatch of its various energy sources — an increasingly complex challenge as Princeton moves toward its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2046.
Princeton research is pursuing a sustainable future for New Jersey and the world

Princeton research now underway in New Jersey is studying the impact of coastal storms, extreme heat and even the action of wind turbines, guarding against lead contamination in cities, breaking down toxins with a bacteria native to the Assunpink wetlands, helping Garden State farmers, and more.
Innovation funds support advances in bioengineering, machine learning and materials science

This year’s engineering school Innovation Research Grants are funding efforts to allow computers to use walls as mirrors to peer around corners, build hearing aids that better isolate sounds, and create a safe, long-lasting fire-retardant spray. The projects number among 19 awardees of annual research grants awarded for 2022.
What climate choices should cities make? A Princeton data tool helps planners set priorities.

A new tool for city planners helps them design a portfolio of actions that encompasses compact development, smart electric mobility, electric heating systems, mass timber construction, urban reforestation, and technologies that allow resources to circulate efficiently through the food, waste and energy sectors.
Nordenson elected to National Academy of Engineering

Guy Nordenson, a professor of architecture and affiliated member of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, which is among the highest honors awarded to engineers.
Civil engineering student pursues policy and design, leads campus network of Black engineers

By building knowledge in structural design, history and policy, Princeton engineering student Jayla Cornelius hopes to work toward sustainable infrastructure and environmental justice.
Part Fourteen: Hello, World

From making cities more sustainable and cooler, to combatting climate change and a global pandemic, to raising the next generation of programmers, Princeton Engineering carries on a hundred-year tradition of global impact.

Part Eleven: Building Big, Building Small

Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering… That’s what they are known by today, but over time the departmental names have shifted with the needs of society. Electrical engineers from Princeton have built the smallest microchips and the biggest companies. Civil engineers here have built “structural art” that combines high functionality with dazzling beauty.

Emerging Scholars join CITP’s community of tech and society researchers

Three recent university graduates joined Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy this fall as the inaugural class of Emerging Scholars, a program aimed at helping people start careers that combine technology and public policy.