Sigrid

Adriaenssens

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research interests: Bridges: new structural (mobile) typologies; pre-stressed tension structures: splines and membranes; shells: textile reinforced shells, adaptable formwork, shape optimization; historic structures: restoration and upgrading methodologies; durability: life-cycle design of new infrastructure; efficiency: form-finding techniques, structural optimization, with applications in energy efficiency and human health.

Expanding its role as a campus-wide hub, the Keller Center grows its leadership team

Colorful wall of robotic flowers, backlit. — Swarm Garden interactive architecture exhibition, Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University, Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Swarm Garden brings robotic flowers to life

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

Masonry arch exhibited in Venice — Augmented reality guided construction on an arch based on a Rennaissance algorithm. Photos by the Form Finding Lab

Renaissance algorithm meets augmented reality at Venice Biennale

A structure of looping ribbons — Researchers have developed new math tools to describe how creases affect looping structures. Images courtesy of the researchers

A new twist on a classic math formula speeds work with looping structures

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

Sigrid Adriaenssens