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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Civil and environmental engineering research at Princeton addresses fundamental questions associated with the built environment, the natural environment, and interactions between the two. Focus areas include design of civil engineering systems; water resources and the hydrologic cycle, civil engineering materials, environmental and structural monitoring; air quality and water quality; urban environments, including smart cities; the impacts of climate change on water resources and natural hazards; impacts of energy technology on the environment; and structural art and design.

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Faculty

Sigrid Adriaenssens

Joshua Atkinson outdoor portrait

Joshua Atkinson

Portrait Elie Bou-Zeid

Elie Bou-Zeid

Ian Bourg

Michael Celia

Maria Garlock

Portrait of Branko Glisic

Branko Glišić

Jürgen Hackl

Portrait of Peter Jaffé

Peter Jaffé

Ryan Kingsbury portrait

Ryan Kingsbury

Portrait of Ning Lin

Ning Lin

Jyotirmoy Mandal

Denise Mauzerall

Reed Maxwell

Portrait of Reza Moini

Reza Moini

Glaucio Paulino

Catherine Peters

Catherine Peters

Amilcare Porporato

Anu Ramaswami

Zhiyong "Jason" Ren

Gabriele Villarini

Claire White

Mark Zondlo