Catherine

Peters

George J. Magee Professor of Geosciences and Geological Engineering, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of the Program in Geological Engineering

Research interests: Environmental chemistry and environmental risk assessment; reactions kinetics; reaction rates for a variety of environmental systems; geochemical reactions important for storage of CO2 in deep saline aquifers; time-scales operative for CO2 storage; contamination of water and soils with organic pollutants; non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

A person (face not visible) wearing a white lab coat and blue disposable gloves holds a square lab plate in their left hand. Their right hand holds a pair of tweezers which they are using to pick up one of several small green plants on the plate. — Jonathan Conway, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, received an innovation grant for the project “Engineering symbiotic plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture.” Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

Since 2008, innovation funds have fostered research in AI fairness, sustainable agriculture, drug discovery and more

Matrix of fluorescent particles with pores that open and close — Sujit Datta’s research group received funding to develop leaf-inspired soft materials that someday could allow robots to efficiently transfer water and heat. Shown here are microscopic slices at different depths through a mesoporous thermo-responsive hydrogel that will form the basis of artificial leaf stomata that are programmed to dynamically open and close in response to sunlight or heat. Black circles show large voids in the hydrogel structure; white shows fluorescent particles embedded in the hydrogel matrix.

Artificial leaves, floating breakwaters and musical memories are among recipients of 2021 innovation grants

Engineering faculty take on ‘Grand Challenges’ in the environment

Ramaswami, researcher of urban sustainability, appointed inaugural director of Chadha Center for Global India

Photo of Catherine Peters — Catherine Peters, chair and professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses the future of infrastructure, the urgency of integrating large-scale systems, and the skills students need to solve tomorrow's problems.

Future cities will need a holistic vision ‘for the benefit of the entire society’

Readying for graduation, Princeton engineering students reflect on their senior thesis experience

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

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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

Catherine Peters