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Andlinger Center for Energy and the EnvironmentCorporate Affiliates ProgramContact: David Langiulli | [email protected]
Andlinger Center Mission
To develop the solutions needed to ensure our energy and environmental future
Why Princeton?
“Princeton in the Nation’s Service and In the Service of All Nations”
•Research in broader context and across disciplines
• Train next generation of leaders
•Advise government
SCIENCE
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
ENGINEERING&
ARCHITECTURE
ECONOMICS
POLICYBEHAVIOR
Andlinger
Center
Research Connections
Vision
EducationIntellectual Community
Center for cross-disciplinary research• Engineering• Natural Sciences• Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs• Architecture• Materials Institute, Environmental Institute• National Labs and other federally funded centers
Intellectual Community
Technical Solutions to Ensure our Environmental Future
Nucleate New Research and Educational Activities
• Seed innovative research, graduate fellowships, undergraduate
internships
• Highlight seminars, certificate programs, science/policy
graduate training
• New faculty to spearhead new efforts
• Engage industry and the corporate community
Building the Andlinger Laboratory
• 129,000 gross square feet
• Designed to LEED silver standards
• Cleanroom and imaging & analysis: micro-nano fabrication, packaging, organics, industrial collaboration, instructional
• Research Labs: photonics, solar cells, energy storage and conversion, ecohydrology, flux tower, wet and dry teaching labs, industrial collaboration, others TBD upon faculty hires
• 200 seat lecture hall, meeting rooms, classrooms
• Faculty, staff, visitor, postdoc, and student space
• Administrative office and facilities support
Vision: Energy and Environment Solutions for the 21st Century
Energy Efficiency:
Buildings
Industry
Vehicles
Behavior
Cheap, fuel flexible,
durable fuel cells
Wasteheat
recovery
Clean hydro-fracking of natural gas:
replace coal for electricity
&for transportation
Electric vehicles(reduce oil imports,provide electricity
storage)
Cheap solar,wind, waterelectricity
Safer nuclear power
Biofuels from algae,
biomass waste, or bacteria
CO2 capture and
sequestration
Grid scale storage
Solarfuels
Superconducting transmission
Fusion power
TimeNear-term Medium-term Long-term
Economics, Policy, Behavior
Climate Adaptation & Environmental Pollutant Detection and Remediation (Air, Water, Soil)
Smart grid
Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Training
To produce future leaders for the global workforce:
• Engineers and scientists who are attuned to the socio-political climate associated with issues of energy and environment
• Policy makers and economists who are savvy in the latest thinking in the science and engineering of energy research
Proposed Curriculum
Appreciate human
psychology
Develop breadth in energy,
environment & policy
Develop depth in field of study
Become practitioners in
the field
Pre-Year 1 Years 1 – 3 ≥ Year 4 Time-to-degree
GPIC project 4 core + 2 technical courses
dissertation
research
summer internship
GYA missions & ambassadorship
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Corporate Affiliates Program
• Discover, develop, and transfer to industry practical and transformative solutions
• Propose sound and viable policies, and develop robust and quantitative economic models
• Inform corporate leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs on global energy and environmental landscapes
• Provide preferential access to Princeton’s expertise• Transform education through close teacher-
practitioner-student interactions
Close Interactions with Faculty and Students
• Opportunity to sponsor targeted research and/or engage teams on specific projects– Preferential IP rights
• One-on-one interaction with faculty experts• Direct recruitment of students and post-
doctoral fellows• Sponsorship of summer student internships
Committed Member Companies
• PSEG (charter member)Kevin Quinn, VP of Strategy, as visitor-in-residence (01
– 09/12)Anne Hoskins, Senior Vice President (09/12 – 06/13)
• DuPont (general member)
• Lockheed Martin (general member)
• currently in negotiation and discussion with numerous other companies
Membership Structure
• Charter member: $500,000/yr; two-year commitment
• General member: $100,000/yr; two-year commitment
• Affiliate member: $10,000/yr; restricted to small companies <
100 employees
Synergize 2012
Reasons to Join Us
• Synergy – Princeton’s interdisciplinary approach to research and education enable collaborations across intellectual and geographic boundaries
• Talent – Early and unparalleled access to Princeton talent pool
• Vision – Focus is on high-impact, long-term research projects that are pertinent to but cost- and risk-prohibitive in many industries
• Voice – Opportunity to influence the strategic direction of program
• Care – A curated experience of Princeton’s energy and environment assets