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From crystals to climate: New ‘gold standard’ timeline connects volcanic eruptions to climate change .
Princeton geologists use tiny zircon crystals to rewrite the timeline for the eruptions of the Columbia River flood basalts, a series of massive lava flows that coincided with an ancient global warming period 16 million years ago.
Science at sea: Bess Ward teaches and researches from the Pacific Ocean .
Bess Ward had to find a way to teach her undergrads while aboard a research vessel off the Mexican coast for five weeks.
China’s energy policies require integrated, strategic approach to balance air quality, carbon emissions and water scarcity goals .
To address its severe air pollution, China is attempting a shift from coal to natural gas and is considering a variety of sources, including domestic and imported gas options as well as creating its own synthetic gas from coal.
External Partnerships
Princeton faculty members collaborate with colleagues throughout the world to carry out important, cutting-edge research and scholarship.
Celeste Nelson (center), a professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton, worked with a research team including Victor Varner and Mei Fong-Pang to examine how fluid pressure helps control the rate of development of embryonic lungs.
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Princeton researchers collaborate across academic fields and across the globe. The campus is home to numerous interdisciplinary research collaborations and centers.
Facilities and Labs
From high-performance computing to electron microscopy, the University provides researchers with access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.