Three students look closely at a model of an architectural structure.

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.

News

Three women stand together; the woman in the center is holding an award plaque.

Annual teaching awards recognize passion, dedication and lasting impact

An origami crane folds and unfolds

This soft robot has no problem moving with no motor and no gears

Rodney Priestley and Z. Jason Ren.

Rodney Priestley, Z. Jason Ren named AAAS Fellows

Aerial view of three tropical storms forming in the Atlantic basin.

Six research projects receive Sustainability of Our Planet funding

Graphic with text "Commendation for Outstanding Teaching".

Faculty commended for outstanding teaching

A structure of metal girders crossing a pond at a sewer plant

Many nations underestimate greenhouse emissions from wastewater systems, but the lapse is fixable

Events

April 24

12:00 pm

2026 Metropolis Student and Postdoc Research Symposium

April 30

12:30 pm

Greening a Gray World: Advancing Design of Complex, Lower-Clinker Cement Systems for Sustainable Infrastructure

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

Liuchi Li portrait

Liuchi Li

Portrait of Ning Lin

Ning Lin

Jyotirmoy Mandal

Denise Mauzerall

Portrait of Reed Maxwell

Reed Maxwell

Portrait of Reza Moini

Reza Moini

Glaucio Paulino

Catherine Peters

Catherine Peters

Amilcare Porporato

Anu Ramaswami

Zhiyong “Jason” Ren

Portrait of Gabriele Villarini

Gabriele Villarini

Claire White

Mark Zondlo