Elie

Bou-Zeid

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research interests: Environmental flows and turbulence, energy models for cities and buildings, boundary-layer meteorology, surface-atmosphere interactions; hydrometeorology; large-eddy simulation; sensor networks

Two women and a man standing in front of an auto-rickshaw on a city street. — Anu Ramaswami with Dhanasree Durairaj, a local Chennai intern with Princeton University, and Amir, an auto- rickshaw driver. Photos courtesy of the researchers

Measuring the human impacts of extreme heat to guide cities’ climate action plans

A white drone in flight — Image courtesy of Princeton University Broadcast Center

Drone-assisted laser scanners pinpoint gas leaks from the air

Pedestrians crossing the street in New York City. — Pedestrians crossing a street in New York City (image from adobe.stock.com).

Retro-reflectors could help future cities keep their cool

Hazy sunlight filtering through ranked skyscrapers — Photo by iStock

A good way to cool a sweltering urban canyon? Put a lid on it.

Foam board with a pinned grasshopper specimen, with wings extended, and four rows with different colors and shapes of synthetic wings under investigation for flying robots. — A team led by Pierre-Thomas Brun and Aimy Wissa is studying the structures and capabilities of grasshopper wings and flying fish fins. An innovation grant will allow the researchers to test different types of foldable wings and model their performance. Photos by Tori Repp/Fotobuddy

Innovation funds support research in robotics, machine learning, climate resilience and more

Jovan Aigbekaen holding a metal box containing air quality sensors used for his senior thesis research. — Jovan Aigbekaen, an electrical and computer engineering major, focused his senior thesis research on developing technology to improve mobile measurements of air quality and geolocating them to sites like highways, buildings, parking lots and green spaces. Photos by Kevin Birch

Thesis work analyzed air quality on the move

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

Elie Bou-Zeid