Dr. Claire White

Professor

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Biography

Claire White is a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a member of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University. She obtained her B.Eng. and B.Sci. from the University of Melbourne in 2006 and completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the same university in 2010. Dr. White specializes in optimizing engineering environmental materials, particularly focusing on sustainable cements, carbon capture, utilization, and storage. Her research spans multiple length and time scales, employing advanced synchrotron and neutron-based experimental techniques alongside atomic and mesoscale simulation methodologies. She has received numerous awards, including the President's Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University in 2023 and the Gustavo Colonetti Medalist from RILEM in 2019. Claire has also been recognized with a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation in 2016 and the Discovery Early Career Research Award from the Australian Research Council in 2013. She has contributed significantly to the fields of complex materials processing and computational theory.

Research Interests

Awards

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President's Award for Distinguished Teaching

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Gustavo Colonetti Medalist

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Howard B. Wentz Jr. Junior Faculty Award

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CAREER Award

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Discovery Early Career Research Award

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Outstanding Student Research Prize

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Australian Postgraduate Award

Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.