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MacArthur Award for Ted Zoli
The department is delighted to announce that Ted Zoli, who has been teaching here in CEE for the past 6 years, and who is an alumnus of our department, has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, sometimes known as the "genius grant".
Professor Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe to Receive AGU Bowie Medal
Professor Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe will be awarded the 2009 Bowie Medal, the highest honor awarded by the American Geophysical Union.
Grad Student Minghui Diao is awarded a NASA Earth System Science Fellowship
Congratulations to CEE graduate student Minghui Diao! Minghui has been awarded a NASA Earth System Science Fellowship. Her proposal entitled "Aircraft-Based Measurements of Ice Supersaturated Regions in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere and Comparisons of AIRS Climatologies" is aimed to provide the first in situ high resolution survey of water vapor from the Earth's surface to the upper troposphere and from the Arctic to Antarctica based on the measurement of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) hygrometer on NSF G-V research plane. The proposed water vapor dataset will be compared with NASA AIRS satellite data to help validate satellite observation, as well as being analyzed to help understand ice supersaturations, cloud formation, moisture transport and water vapor feedback, which are critical issues for predicting future climate.
Grad Student Yan Zhang Receives Wu Prize for Excellence
The Princeton Engineering Office of Graduate Affairs is pleased to announce that CEE Graduate Student, Yan Zhang, is the recipient of a Wu Prize for Excellence. It is awarded to engineering graduate students who have performed at the highest level as scholars and researchers, and who will be entering their final year of study this fall. The Wu Prizes for Excellence come from the generous donation of Sir Gordon Y.S. Wu '58. Congratulations, Yan!
CEE Students Win Prizes While on Exchange at Oxford
Two CEE students, Ben Sitler and George Lederman, were awarded prizes in Oxford University's 4th-year project competition. Ben Sitler was awarded a BP100 prize in recognition of his poster "Vertical and horizontal of loading of grillage foundations". George Lederman was awarded a BP50 prize for his "highly commended" exhibit "Novel deployable structures for morphing wings and assault bridges". Ben is in CEE Class of 2010 spending the year in New College, Oxford and George is in CEE class of 2010 spending the year in Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Great job and congratulations to Ben and George!
Katherine Meierdiercks Receives an APGA Teaching Award
CEE graduate student, Katherine Meierdiercks, has been selected by the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA) to receive an APGA Teaching Award for her work as a Quin Morton Teaching Fellow. The award recognizes and honors graduate students who have made a significant contribution to undergraduate teaching. Kate was nominated by Dr. Kerry Walk, director of the Princeton Writing Program. Kate will receive her award and be presented with a $1,000 check on May 30 at APGA's annual Tribute to Teaching reception. Congratulations, Kate.
Professor Kelly Caylor Receives the E. Lawrence Keyes, Jr./Emerson Electric Co. Faculty Advancement Award
Assistant Professor Kelly Caylor has been selected as one of this year's recipients of the E. Lawrence Keyes, Jr./Emerson Electric Co. Faculty Advancement Award. The honor, awarded through the Princeton Engineering School, recognizes promising junior faculty members and carries unrestricted funding of $40,000. Congratulations , Kelly.
Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe Receives the Inaugural Edward O. Wilson Biodiveristy Technology Pioneer Award
Professor Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe receives the 2009 Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Pioneer Award.
Trenton Franz Awarded Dissertation Enhancement Project Grant
The National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering has awarded Trenton Franz a $15,000 grant in support of his dissertation research. Trenton's Dissertation Enhancement Project proposal was titled "U.S. Kenya DDEP: The impact of macropores on the spatial and temporal patters of soil moisture in dryland ecosystems of central Kenya." This funding will be used to support Trenton's dissertation work at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya. Congratulations Trenton!
Kelly Caylor Awarded $1.5 Million NSF CAREER Award
Assistant Professor Kelly Caylor has received the prestigious and highly competitive National Science Foundation CAREER Award. His proposal titled "An Ecohydrological Framework for Understanding land Degradation of Dryland Ecosystems" will be funded for the next five years with total funding of $1.5 million. Please join the department in congratulating Kelly for this truly outstanding achievement.
Brian Ellis selected for the NSF-AEESP Grand Challenge Student Paper Award
The Association of Environmental Engineers and Science Professors has selected Brian Ellis for the highly competitive 2009 NSF-AEESP Grand Challenge Student Paper Award. Brian was selected to receive the award for his paper "Limitations for Brine Acidification due to SO2 Co-injection in Geologic Carbon Sequestration". Brian will receive his award during the Grand Challenge Session on Carbon Capture and Storage at the July AEESP conference. Congratulations Brian!
Ning Lin Receives 2010 Honorific Fellowship
Congratulations to CEE graduate student Ning Lin! Ning has been awarded the Harold W. Dodds Fellowship for the 2009-10 academic year.
Joe Vocaturo, CEE Lab Supervisor, honored with 2009 President's Achievement Award
Joe Vocaturo was one of five University staff members recognized for their exceptional performance during the annual Service Recognition Luncheon on March 26 in Jadwin Gymnasium.
CEE Chair Receives Teaching Award
Professor Michael Celia was awarded an E-Council teaching award for the Spring 2008 offering of the course CEE 525 -- Introduction to Numerical Methods.
Trenton Franz Receives Student Prize from AGU
CEE graduate student Trenton Franz was awarded the prestigious Student Paper Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Prof. Caylor Receives Equipment Grant
Professor Kelly Caylor has received a LEEF III Grant from LI-COR Environmental Education Fund (LEEF).
Prof. Nordbotten Receives SIAM Geosciences Prize
Prof. Jan Nordbotten, who has a continuing visiting appointment in the CEE Department, is the inaugural recipient of the Geosciences Junior Scientist Prize from the Society of Applied and Industrial Mathematics (SIAM).
Zoe Hoster Wins 3rd Place in Engineering Student Design Competition
CEE Senior, Zoe Hoster won third place in the undergraduate student division of the James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation's Engineering Student Design Competition.
Top Architecture Books of 2008
The "Felix Candela, Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist" book that Professors Maria Garlock and David Billington co-authored has been rated at the top of the list of the "Top Architecture Books of 2008". Congratulations to Maria and David for a truly spectacular publication.
CEE Chair Elected as Fellow of AAAS
Professor Michael Celia, CEE Department Chair and Theodora Sheldon Pitney Professor of Environmental Studies, was recently elected to the rank of AAAS Fellow.
Students Plan Green Makeover for Old Factory
A group of Princeton engineering students is reimagining a 19th-century textile factory as a modern, energy-efficient headquarters for a Trenton nonprofit. Their goal: Save money; save the planet.
Trenton Franz: Ewaso Water Project
Taofik Kolade, class of 2008, created a short movie from Trenton Franz's video diary on his field research in Africa as part of the Grand Challenges Program.
Program Mixes Arts and Engineering
News story in The Daily Princetonian, Wednesday, November 19, 2008 issue about the Engineering and Liberal Arts program offered by the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department.
CEE Undergrad, Ben Sitler, Helps Lead PU Men's Cross Country to Ivy League Championship
CEE Junior Ben Sitler finished fourth (24;24.1) in the Ivy League Heptagonals in New York City.
Peter Jaffe Receives AAEE Certification
Professor Peter Jaffe received Certification by Eminence in the environmental engineering field.
Waterscapes: Images from Space
A team from 3 different institutions was awarded a NASA University Research Center (URC) grant, entitled: "WATERSCAPES: Science of Coupled Aquatic Processes in Ecosystems from Space". Professor Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe is the Co-Principal Investigator from Princeton University.
Candela exhibition explore intersection of art and engineering
A group of students led by Maria Garlock, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Princeton, has spent the past three summers building models and studying how the Spanish-born Candela blended art and engineering.
Grad Student, Luke MacDonald, Traveled to India
CEE graduate student, Luke MacDonald, recently traveled to India to work on developing a sustainable engineering solution that has measurable health impact for the fluorosis epidemic in India , and developing policy mechanisms to improve global provision of clean water and sanitation.
Professor Billington to receive ACEC Distinguished Award of Merit
CEE Professor David Billington will receive the 2008 Distinguished Award of Merit from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
Professor Emeritus Steve Slaby dies
CEE Professor Emeritus Steve Slaby passed away July 5, 2008.
CEE Department Hires Two Assistant Professors in Structural Engineering
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is very pleased to announce the appointment of two new assistant professors in our department: Sigrid Adriaenssens and Branko Glisic.
"Water in Africa" Photo Exhibit
Art in the Cafe presents images from Princeton's "Water in Africa" program in central Kenya. The exhibit, sponsored by the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is in the EQuad Cafe of the Engineering Quad building and will be on display for the summer.
CEE Chair named Theodora Shelton Pitney Professor
Professor Michael Celia, Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named the Theodora Shelton Pitney Professor of Environmental Studies. Prior to becoming chair of the CEE Department, Professor Celia served for seven years as Director of the Program in Environmental Studies, and he remains an active participant in the Princeton Environmental Institute. The Pitney Chair was previously held by CEE Professor Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe.
MIRTHE in Beijing, China
To keep tabs on the day-to-day activities of the MIRTHE crew in Beijing, check out their blog.
CEE Faculty and Students Lead Reunion Activities
David Billington, Gordon Y. S. Wu Professor of Engineering and Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering, will be hosting two reunions events on Friday, May 30. In addition, Ted Segal, a CEE Graduate Student will serve on a panel discussion about the activities of Engineers Without Borders.
Video Interview with Professor Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe discussing paper published in Nature Magazine
Professor Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe and a group of Princeton researchers have invented a method for turning data about rainfall and river networks into accurate assessments of fish biodiversity.
Catherine Peters Appointed to EPA Science Advisory Board Environmental Engineering Committee
Professor Catherine Peters has been appointed to serve a three year term on the EPA's Science Advisory Board Environmental Engineering Committee.
Ted Segal Awarded SOM Foundation's 2008 Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship
The Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Foundation is pleased to announce that Ted Segal has won the SOM Foundation's 2008 Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship.
Princeton CEE Faculty Ranked #1
As published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Princeton is ranked "first" in both Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering.
Rodriguez-Iturbe Named to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been named a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
CEE Department Hires New Assistant Professor
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Zondlo as an assistant professor in our department.
CEE Chair Shares IPCC Nobel Prize
Professor Michael Celia was a contributing author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report titled "Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage".
CEE Alumni Featured
CEE alumni Antonio Lacayo '07 and Sara Piaskowy '07 are two of the 24 alumni featured on the Admissions Office home page. These are two of our many alumni who make us very proud to be part of CEE at Princeton!
CEE Resarchers Created Experimental Mini-tsunamis in Oregon
Professor Julie Young and two graduate students from the Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept. spent the summer creating model-scale tsunamis at Oregon State University's Tsunami Wave Basin, the largest experimental facility dedicated to the study of tsunamis in North America.
CEE Researchers Find Cities Incite Thunderstorms
Professor James Smith's work with graduate student Alexandros Ntelekos is featured on the Princeton University homepage. According to their research, summer thunderstorms become much more fierce when they collide with a city than they would otherwise be in the open countryside.
CEE Researchers Contribute to Important Report on Climate Change Impacts
Professor Eric Wood and Research Associates Justin Sheffield and Lifeng Luo were important contributors to the recent report issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists entitled Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast.
CEE Department Hires Two Assistant Professors
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is very pleased to announce the appointment of two new assistant professors in our department: Kelly Caylor and Elie Bou-Zeid.
Professor George Scherer Receives Brunauer Award from the American Ceramic Society
Professor George Scherer and his student, John Valenza *05 have received the Brunauer Award from the Cements Division of the American Ceramic Socity for the best paper on cement/concrete published by ACerS in the past year. The award is for their feature article on salt scaling, which was based on John's thesis research. Congratulations to George and John - an award very well deserved!
Professor Peter Jaffe Lectures at Universities in South Korea
During the week of June 3rd to the 9th, Professor Peter Jaffe visited South Korea to give lectures at five (5) universities.
Dr. Jan Nordbotten Awarded Grant from the Young and Outstanding Researchers Scheme
Dr. Jan Nordbotten, Visiting Professor at Princeton University and Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Bergen, Norway, has been awarded a grant from the Young and Outstanding Researchers (YFF) Scheme for his project “Modelling Transport in Porous Media over Multiple Scales”.
Class Day Awards for 2007
Class Day Awards for 2007 was presented on Monday, June 5th in the Friend Center, and attended by family and friends.
Powell Draper Receives the APGA Teaching Award
The Graduate School and the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA) has awarded an APGA Teaching Award to Powell Draper, a graduate student in the Mechanics, Materials and Structures area of CEE for his work as an assistant in instruction. This award honors those graduate students who have made a significant contribution to undergraduate teaching. Powell will be recognized at the annual Tribute to Teaching dinner on Friday, June 1st.
Kira Schiavello Receives 2007 Sol Seid Award for Excellence
The Professional Engineers in Construction of New Jersey is pleased to announce that Kira Schiavello, Class of 2008, has received the 2007 Sol Seid Award for Excellence.
CEE Chair Michael Celia Awarded the 2008 Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer Honor
The National Ground Water Association has chosen Michael Celia as the 2008 Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer. The prestigious honor, awarded annually since its establishment in 1986, supports the travel of one expert to share his or her work in lectures at universities throughout the world.
Sara Piaskowy Awarded Undergraduate Research Symposium's Grand Prize
Sara Piaskowy, Class of '07, won the Grand Prize and Engineering Award at the Undergraduate Research Symposium for her research in bayside flooding in low elevation regions of Seaside Park, N.J., resulting from their proximity to overflowing storm sewers. She was one of 52 undergraduates who presented their research before a group of faculty judges.
Water in Africa: CEE Graduate Students Perform Field Research in Kenya
The "Water in Africa" project is a multidisciplinary effort that combines field research with computations and theory, and focuses on the central role that water plays in the water-limited ecosystems of the African savannah.
Valencia awards Professor Rodriguez-Iturbe the "blusa del agua"
The Tribunal de las Aguas de Valencia in Spain has bestowed upon Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe its highest honor, the "blusa del agua," in recognition of his contributions to the science of water.
Study of Coastal Disasters Yields Surprising Findings, Arresting Images
Two of the world's worst natural disasters in recent years stemmed from different causes on opposite sides of the globe, but actually had much in common, according to Professor Julie Young. One of the research team's surprising conclusions: when it comes to the damage they wreak, hurricanes and tsunamis can bring surprisingly similar forces to bear.
Architecture/CEE Team Wins 2007 Latrobe Prize
Guy Nordenson from ARC and our own Jim Smith, along with Stan Allen (Dean of ARC), CEE alum Michael Tantala, and several others, put together a proposal that has won the 2007 Latrobe Prize. This is a biannual $100,000 research fellowship given by the College of Fellows of the AIA. The award was made on Friday, February 9, 2007 in Washington, DC. Congratulations to all, and special thanks to Jim for leading this effort to build strong ties between CEE and Architecture. The title of the proposal was "On the Water: The New York and Jersey Upper Bay Infrastructure, Water Systems, and Movement Corridors". The proposal is part of the new Center for Urbanism. Please join me in congratulating Jim for this terrific achievement.
CEE Grad Student Receives an Excellence in Teaching Award
Congratulations are in order for Katherine Meierdiercks, CEE Graduate Student, who received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the Princeton University Engineering Council for her outstanding work as an AI.
CEE Grad Students Organize Sustainability Workshop
New Jersey's water, air and other ecosystem services are under immense pressure from suburbanization and new population growth. At the same time, future growth and prosperity of New Jersey is dependent on the supply of ecosystem services such as clean water and air. How can New Jersey develop in an environmentally sound manner?
Professor Eric Wood Awarded the 2007 Dalton Medal from EGU
Professor Eric Wood has been awarded the 2007 Dalton Medal from the European Geosciences Union. The award ceremony will take place at the Spring meeting of the EGU, where Professor Wood will also deliver the Dalton Lecture. Please join in congratulating him for this very well-deserved award.
Professor George Scherer and Quark Park
Five engineering faculty members including Professor George Scherer were among ten Princeton University scientists who teamed up with local sculptors, architects and landscape architects to create the phenomenon known as Quark Park.
Professor Maria Garlock Receives Junior Faculty Award
Professor Maria Garlock Receives the E. Lawrence Keyes, Jr./Emerson Electric Co. Junior Faculty Award.
Two CEE Alumni Receive Prestigious Awards from the American Concrete Institute
Sarah Billington, '90 and Eric Hines, '95
CEE Professor Receives Grant for Risk Analysis Center
Professor Erik VanMarcke, a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received a $3 million grant to start a center for risk analysis within the Engineering School at Princeton.
CEE Alumnus Receives Prestigious M. King Hubbert Award
Dr. Mary Hill, a researcher at the U.S. Geological Survey, was awarded the prestigious M. King Hubbert Award at the 2005 Ground Water Expo.
CEE Researchers Host Workshop on CO2 Sequestration
Researchers in the CEE Department organized and hosted a workshop at Princeton University focused on computational modeling of geological sequestration of CO2.
CEE Professor Receives 2005 AGU Hydrologic Sciences Award
Professor Michael Celia, Chair of the CEE Department, received the 2005 Hydrologic Sciences Award from the Hydrology Section of the AGU in a ceremony on December 5, 2005. The ceremony took place during the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, held in San Francisco. The award recognizes outstanding research contributions to the hydrologic sciences. Professor Celia joins fellow CEE faculty members Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe and Eric Wood as recipients of this prestigious award.
CEE Hosts Workshop on Green Design, Sustainability, and Education
The CEE Department hosted a workshop on incorporation of green design and sustainability.
CEE Postdoc Named to List of 100 Young Adults Who Will Become Influential Leaders in Bergen, Norway
Dr. Jan Nordbotten has been named to the list of the top 100 young adults who will become influential leaders in Bergen.
CEE Professor Becomes Knapp Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor George Scherer has been named as the inaugural holder of the William L. Knapp Class of 1947 Professorship in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Professor Scherer is Director of the MMS Program in CEE, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and is a distinguished teacher. For more information, click here: Knapp Report.
Sinead Mac Namara Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
Congratulations are in order for Sinead MacNamara, CEE Graduate Student, who received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the Princeton University Engineering Council for her outstanding work as an AI in CEE 366 Design in Reinforced Structures.