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Timeline 2021-2022
The Andlinger Center drives impact in three key areas: research in excel, external partnerships in engage, and educational offerings in inform.
excel engage inform 2021
July
Anu Ramaswami leads a study that examines energy use in urban areas and offers a roadmap for cities to create equitable solutions. August September October November December
Claire Gmachl becomes interim center director after Lynn Loo steps down to join the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation in Singapore as its first chief executive officer.
Holly Caggiano and Fernando Temprano-Coleto join as Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows to work on the social barriers to deploying clean energy projects and novel remediation techniques for tiny microplastics, respectively.
The Andlinger Center awards Christos Maravelias the Grant for Innovative Research in Energy and the Environment to develop new energy system models.
The Andlinger Center holds the 2021 Annual Meeting focusing on corporations in the race to net-zero emissions with keynote speaker Thomas Thune Andersen of Ørsted.
The Water Research Foundation awards Z. Jason Ren the 2021 Paul L. Busch Award for his major contributions in the water quality industry.
Princeton University releases the final report of its Net-Zero America study and a digital tool that gives state-level policymakers access to the data to inform local decisions.
Google discusses the impacts of 24/7 carbon-free electricity procurement, the topic of a report published by the ZERO lab led by Jesse Jenkins.
José Avalos, Minjie Chen, and Kelsey Hatzell discuss net-zero carbon emissions in the transportation sector, during the 2021 Princeton Engage conference.
The Andlinger Center welcomes NV5, an infrastructure engineering firm, and ClearPath, a nonprofit advancing clean energy innovation, to Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership (E-ffiliates).
The timeline represents select highlights of the events and activities of the past year and does not reflect all milestones.
2022
January February March April
Emily Carter, the former dean of engineering and the inaugural director of the Andlinger Center, returns to the Princeton University faculty and takes science advisor role at PPPL.
Energy conglomerate, GE, and GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer in North America, join E-ffiliates.
Princeton University names Claire Wayner, sustainable energy certificate student, co-winner of the 2022 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate.
Deloitte, the largest professional services organization in the world, joins E-ffiliates.
E-ffiliates welcomes Google, Siam Cement GroupChemicals, the chemicals business of an integrated petrochemical company in Thailand, and Orion Industrial Innovation, an industrial transformation firm.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine appoints Emily Carter to chair a study on how to turn carbon from a pollutant into a useful commercial product.
Z. Jason Ren and Harry Warren lead a hydrogen workshop, Opportunities in Hydrogen RDD&D, bringing together academics, government, and industry to explore collaborative research interests.
ECP, a leading investor across energy transition, electrification, and decarbonization, joins E-ffiliates. May
Program for Sustainable Energy undergrad, Sydney Hughes, receives Senior Thesis Prize for her research relating to carbon capture.
Emily Carter engages alumni during Princeton Reunions with her talk, “Transforming Carbon Dioxide for a Sustainable Future.” June
The ninth annual E-ffiliates Retreat, hosted by the Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership, focuses on how the science of decision-making could be harnessed to accelerate corporate action.
The Andlinger Center holds its second Young Global Leaders education module, “Advancing the Global Energy Transition.” July
2022-2023 Maeder Graduate Fellows named: Shannon Hoffman, who will use specially engineered yeast in sustainable meat production, and Joanna Schneider, who will study how to use nanoparticles to clean water.
Andlinger Center Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows present their research during the seminar series, New Light: Rising Stars in Energy and the Environment.
