Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University

Our core bottleneck is manufacturing capacity, not technology. In its biomanufacturing workshop, the Andlinger Center explored potential solutions to current manufacturing challenges and envisioned how future biomanufacturing systems could use early-stage technologies.

Industry, academic, government experts convene to work toward biomanufacturing strategy Experts from academia, industry, finance, government, and NGOs convened at Princeton University to develop a strategy framework that addresses the interconnectedness of current biomanufacturing scale-up challenges and a future industry that’s efficient, competitive, and enduring.

Our May ACEE newsletter is live! Ara Partners joins E-ffiliates, faculty receive funding through Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund. A new study new study sheds light on the “resource curse.” And more.

https://mailchi.mp/princeton.edu/acee-news-may2026

Step into a cool pavilion and discover the cutting-edge sustainable cooling technologies being explored at the Andlinger Center and put into action right here on campus!

The Coolest Spot on Campus: Experience radical ways to be cooled - Princeton Reunions Sponsored by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

A new study led by Princeton University sheds light on the “resource curse” – a phenomenon whereby a resource-rich region has paradoxically struggled with limited economic growth and unstable political institutions. Postdoctoral research associate at the Andlinger Center, Nusrat Molla, and her team are the first to formally explore different theories for why the resource curse happens.

The “Resource Curse”: Princeton-led Study Shows Why Natural Resource Abundance can be a Double-Edged Sword Princeton-led study examines the complexities of translating natural resource wealth into economic prosperity; higher social and human capital and institutional safeguards are critical in avoiding the “resource curse” that comes along with extraction.

How do we decarbonize concrete? Join Kimberly Kurtis (Georgia Tech) for an Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar on advancing lower‑clinker cement systems for sustainable infrastructure: April 30 at 12:30 pm

Greening a Gray World: Advancing Design of Complex, Lower-Clinker Cement Systems for Sustainable Infrastructure - Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Andlinger Center Highlight Seminar Series with speaker Kimberly Kurtis of Georgia Institute of Technology

Our April ACEE newsletter is live!� Z. Jason Ren and Dean Rodney Priestley are named AAAS Fellows. Andlinger Center faculty and a former distinguished postdoctoral fellow receive grants from the Sustainability of Our Planet fund. And more. Catch the latest research highlights, news, and events shaping the future of energy and the environment.�https://mailchi.mp/princeton.edu/acee-news-april2026

Z. Jason Ren has been elected a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for “pioneering contributions to water-energy-climate nexus research, advancing resource recovery and decarbonization science, and national and local leadership in advancing implementation of water technologies.”

Z. Jason Ren named AAAS Fellow Z. Jason Ren has been elected a Fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

What’s the future of energy? Our speaker, Andrew Holland, an expert in energy, climate change, and infrastructure policy, has been at the forefront of this technology. Join him tomorrow for his talk.

https://acee.princeton.edu/events/highlight-seminar-andrew-holland/

Great news for our Andlinger Center associated faculty! They’ve been awarded grants through the Sustainability of Our Planet fund. This fund, which started in 2021, is all about finding, creating, and using sustainable solutions to tackle issues like how we get natural resources, climate change, changes in land use, and other human actions that harm the environment and pollute our planet.

Read all about it: https://acee.princeton.edu/acee-news/six-research-projects-receive-sustainability-of-our-planet-funding/

Our March newsletter features:

✅ New research led by Claire White explores techniques to bolster the strength of common cement alternatives.

✅ Peter Jaffé receives faculty service honor.

✅ A study led by Z. Jason Ren urges countries to modernize evaluation techniques for emissions data.

And more: https://mailchi.mp/princeton.edu/acee-news-march2026