Welcome to the home page of thePrinceton Environmental Institute's Center for Environmental BioInorganic Chemistry (CEBIC) Princeton University. CEBIC, an Environmental Molecular Science Institute (EMSI) made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy, officially began its research activities in autumn 1998. The director of CEBIC is François M.M. Morel, Albert G. Blanke Professor of Geosciences at Princeton University.

The establishment of the Center for Environmental BioInorganic Chemistry (CEBIC) at the Princeton Environmental Institute brings together the complimentary expertise of bioinorganic chemists, geochemists, environmental microbiologists, and industrial researchers to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the function, fate, and effect of trace metals in the environment. 23 researchers from Princeton University, Rutgers University, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and San Diego, McGill University, and Exxon Research and Engineering Corporation are participating in CEBIC.