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Peter Jaffé is the William L. Knapp ’47 Professor of Civil Engineering at Princeton University, specializing in Civil Environmental Engineering. His research interests focus on the transformation of pollutants and environmental remediation strategies for contaminated systems. He employs numerical simulation techniques to study denitrification in soils, the impact of rainfall on soil properties, and climate change models. Jaffé investigates biogeochemically mediated dynamics involving trace metals in sediments, wetland soils, and groundwater. He is also engaged in research on the biological reduction of uranium in groundwater and the long-term stability of reduced uranium phases. His work extends to nitrogen processing in urban settings, assessing the coupling of urban hydrology with carbon dioxide sequestration in deep aquifers and potential leaks from shallow soils.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.