Michael A. Celia

Michael A. Celia is an American retired civil engineer.

A native of Eaton, Pennsylvania, Celia graduated from Lafayette College before completing two masters degrees, a PhD, and postdoctoral research at Princeton University. Celia began his teaching career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then returned to Princeton in 1989 at the invitation of Eric Franklin Wood.[1] Celia chaired the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 2005 to 2011,[2] was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008,[3][4] a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering in 2018,[5][6] and became Theodora Shelton Pitney Professor of Environmental Studies[7] before retiring with emeritus status in 2025.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Michael Celia". Office of the Dean of the Faculty, Princeton University. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Michael Celia". Princeton Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism & the Humanities. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ "AAAS fellows" (PDF). American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ MacPherson, Kitta (24 December 2008). "AAAS selects three fellows at Princeton". Princeton University. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  5. ^ "National Academy of Engineering Elects 80 Members and 22 Foreign Members". United States National Academy of Engineering. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Professor Michael A. Celia". United States National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Michael Celia". Princeton University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Retrieved 21 December 2025.