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The Princeton Environmental Institute. Environmental Engagement A cross Disciplines. Michael A. Celia Director, Princeton Environmental Institute. Princeton Environmental Institute. Home academic unit for the Carbon Mitigation Initiative
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The Princeton Environmental Institute Environmental Engagement Across Disciplines Michael A. Celia Director, Princeton Environmental Institute
Princeton Environmental Institute • Home academic unit for the Carbon Mitigation Initiative • Founded in 1994, celebrates 25th anniversary next year (PEI/25th and CMI/20th Joint celebration?) • PEI integrates Environmental Research, Teaching, and Outreach across the campus in a unified home. • Princeton University has announced a major new investment in Environmental Studies (PEI).
Princeton Environmental Institute • Research CMI, SOCCOM, Biocomplexity, Grand Challenges • Education PEI-STEP, Certificate Programs, Internships, CFI, EHI • Outreach Taplin Lectures, International Internships
New Initiatives • New Building to house PEI, GEO, EEB • New International Cooperatives (Asia, Africa, Europe, South America) • New Alliances and Focus Areas • “Climate, Water, and Infectious Disease” • “Feeding the World in 2050” • Alliances with: Center for Human Values, Center for Contemporary China, Institute for International and Regional Studies, … • Maintain core strength in Environmental Sciences, especially Climate Science, Water, and Biocomplexity.
https://environment.princeton.edu/ celia@princeton.edu