Claire White

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Research interests: Long-term behavior of low-CO2 concrete, and the mineralization processes during CO2 capture and storage. Durability of alkali-activated cements; atomic and nanoscale morphology of cementitious materials; reaction kinetics of cement formation; amorphous carbonate materials; combined modeling/experimental methodologies; Monte Carlo methods; ab-initio calculations; total scattering analysis.

A woman in a lab coat and safety goggles prepares to place a test tube into a machine for analysis. — As part of her research on lunar cement, Ph.D. student Sophia Bergen uses an optical emission spectrometer to measure the concentrations of different ions in a sample. Photo by Tori Repp/Fotobuddy

Innovation grants could help build a moon base, block food-borne illness, and map the brain

Innovation funds support advances in artificial intelligence, bioengineering, materials science and more

Recycled cements drive down emissions without slacking on strength

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Faculty commended for outstanding teaching

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Engineers reveal the secrets behind green graphene

Engineering faculty recognized for excellence in teaching

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fundamental insights into the built and natural environments, and interactions between the two

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Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Decarbonizing the world while increasing energy access worldwide