Research Directory

Areas

Energy & Environment

Faculty		Research Area
	Aksay, Ilhan Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering A313 Engineering Quad 609-258-4393 iaksay@princeton.edu	Ceramics and glasses; colloidal dispersions; nanoscience and nanotechnology

	Arnold, Craig Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering D410 Engineering Quad 609-258-0250 cbarnold@princeton.edu	Laser processing and transport in materials with particular emphasis on shaping laser-material interactions

	Benziger, Jay Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering A407 Engineering Quad 609-258-5416 benziger@princeton.edu	Fuel cell engineering; chemical reactor design, stability, and dynamics; heterogeneous catalysis

	Bou-Zeid, Elie Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering C326 Engineering Quad 609-258-5429 ebouzeid@princeton.edu	Environmental flows and turbulence, energy models for cities and buildings, boundary-layer meteorology, surface-atmosphere interactions; hydrometeorology; large-eddy simulation; sensor networks

	Carmona, Rene Paul M. Wythes '55 Professor of Engineering and Finance; Professor of Operations Research and Financial Engineering 210 ORFE 609-258-2310 rcarmona@princeton.edu	Mathematical analysis of energy and emission markets; gas and electricity trading; design of cap-and-trade schemes; models and computational methods for the equity and credit markets

	Carter, Emily Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Applied and Computational Mathematics D404A Engineering Quad 609-258-5391 eac@princeton.edu	Alternative energy; energy efficiency; security; solar cells/ photovoltaics; solar fuels/photocatalysis; lightweight alloys for fuel-efficient vehicles and armor; fusion reactor materials; solid oxide fuel cells; biofuel combustion; protective coatings for metals; quantum mechanics simulation tools

	Caylor, Kelly Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering C319B Engineering Quad 609-258-4614 kcaylor@princeton.edu	Ecohydrology; savanna ecology; surface hydrology; landscape ecology; ecological modeling

	Celia, Michael Theodora Shelton Pitney Professor of Environmental Studies; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering E205 Engineering Quad 609-258-5425 celia@princeton.edu	Carbon mitigation; ecohydrology; subsurface hydrology; ecohydrology, numerical modeling, contaminant transport simulation; multiphase flow physics

	Chou, Stephen Joseph C. Elgin Professor of Engineering; Professor of Electrical Engineering B412 Engineering Quad 609-258-4416 chou@princeton.edu	Nanotechnology and nanoscale electronics; optoelectronic; magnetic devices, such as nanoimprint, self-assembly, reactive ion etching, single electron transistors, subwavelength optical elements, patterning of nanoscale organic light emitters and transistors, growth of semiconductors and polymers on nanopatterned substrates, quantized magnetic disks, and giant magnetoresistance

	Debenedetti, Pablo Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science; Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Vice Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science A419 Engineering Quad 609-258-5480 pdebene@princeton.edu	Protein storage and preservation; bioavailability of therapeutic compounds; self-cleaning surfaces; carbon capture and storage; ice formation in the atmosphere; liquid-state theory; theory of the glass transition; theory of nucleation; protein thermodynamics; molecular simulation

	Dryer, Frederick Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering D329D Engineering Quad 609-258-5206 fldryer@princeton.edu	Petroleum and non-petroleum-derived fuels for ground and air transportation and power generation in a carbon-constrained world. Combustion performance and pollutant emissions abatement. Reaction chemistry and models. Gaseous and liquid fuel safety on earth and in space environments.

	Gmachl, Claire Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering; Director of MIRTHE (NSF-ERC) B326 Engineering Quad 609-258-7489 cgmachl@princeton.edu	High performance quantum cascade lasers; innovative quantum cascade laser design; mid-infrared photonics; mid-infrared sensing applications in environment, health, and security; novel semiconductor devices; semiconductor metamaterials.

	Jaffe, Peter Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering C319E Engineering Quad 609-258-4653 jaffe@princeton.edu	Transport and transformation of pollutants in the environment; remediation of contaminated systems; numerical simulation of denitrification in soils as a function of rainfall and soil properties; climate change models; biogeochemically mediated dynamics of trace metals in sediments, wetland soils, and groundwater; biological reduction of uranium in groundwater; long-term stability of the reduced uranium phases; nitrogen processing in urban settings coupled to urban hydrology; effects of carbon dioxide sequestration in deep aquifers on shallow soils due to potential leaks

	Ju, Yiguang Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Director, Program in Sustainable Energy D330 Engineering Quad 609-258-5644 yju@princeton.edu	Sustainable energy; propulsion; functional nano-materials

	Kahn, Antoine Professor of Electrical Engineering; Undergraduate Departmental Representative B420 Engineering Quad 609-258-4642 kahn@princeton.edu	Molecular and polymer semiconductors; electronic and chemical properties of interfaces; doping in organic thin films; organic-based devices

	Kevrekidis, Yannis Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering A319 Engineering Quad 609-258-2818 yannis@princeton.edu	Complex/multi-scale systems modeling and computation; process dynamics and spatiotemporal pattern formation; fuel cell engineering; nonlinear system identification and control

	Koel, Bruce Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering A311 Engineering Quad 609-258-4524 bkoel@princeton.edu	Structure, Reactivity, and Catalysis of Bimetallic Pt Alloys; Characterizing Reactions of Iron Nanoparticles; Characterization of Novel PEM Fuel Cell Electrodes; Development of Rutherford Backscattering (RBS) as a Probe of Liquid-Solid Interfaces

	Kung, Sun-Yuan Professor of Electrical Engineering B230 Engineering Quad 609-258-3780 kung@princeton.edu	VLSI signal processing; neural networks; digital signal, image, and video processing; multimedia information systems

	Law, Chung Robert H. Goddard Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering D323C Engineering Quad 609-258-5271 cklaw@princeton.edu	Combustion, with applications in propulsion, energy and environmental issues; chemical kinetics; fluid mechanics; heat and mass transfer; high-temperature gas dynamics

	Loo, Lynn Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering A323 Engineering Quad 609-258-9091 lloo@princeton.edu	Organic and polymer electronics; self-assembled monolayers; soft lithography; block copolymers

	Martonosi, Margaret Professor of Computer Science B216 Engineering Quad 609-258-1912 mrm@princeton.edu	Computer architectures and the hardware/software interface, particularly power-efficient systems, hardware-software interface issues, and most recently, power-efficient wireless networks.

	McAlpine, Michael Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering D414 Engineering Quad 609-258-8613 mcm@princeton.edu	Portable energy harvesting; early disease detection; nanoscience and nanotechnology; flexible electronics; hybrid nano-bio sensors; inorganic assembly on plastics; nanoscale materials design; bioassemblies

	Miles, Richard Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering D414 Engineering Quad 609-258-5131 miles@princeton.edu	Hypersonics and advanced laser diagnostics; interaction of lasers, microwaves and electron beams with fluids for energy transfer and flow control

	Mueller, Michael Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. muellerm@princeton.edu	High-fidelity numerical modeling of turbulent combustion. Applications to improving efficiency and performance, minimizing emissions, and reducing cost in reciprogating engines, aircraft engines, and stationary gas turbines.

	Panagiotopoulos, Athanassios Susan Dod Brown Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering A317 Engineering Quad 609-258-4591 azp@princeton.edu	Molecular simulation of fluids, materials and biological systems; Thermodynamic analysis of processes; Ionic liquids and their applications; Computational Material Science

	Peters, Catherine Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering E-417 Engineering Quad 609-258-5645 cap@princeton.edu	Environmental chemistry and environmental risk assessment; reactions kinetics; reaction rates for a variety of environmental systems; geochemical reactions important for storage of CO2 in deep saline aquifers; time-scales operative for CO2 storage; contamination of water and soils with organic pollutants; non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

	Poor, Vincent Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science; Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering C230 Engineering Quad 609-258-1816 poor@princeton.edu	Statistical signal processing; wireless networks; stochastic analysis

	Prevost, Jean-Herve Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering E232 Engineering Quad 609-258-5424 prevost@princeton.edu	Computational solid mechanics; wave propagation and transient effects in porous media; nonlinear constitutive theories; dynamic instabilities and localization of deformations in solids; thermoelasticity; electro-magneto-solid interaction effects; finite element methods; geotechnical engineering; earthquake engineering; centrifuge soil testing; topology optimization; delayed fracture in MEMS; cracks propagation in microstructures

	Rodriguez-Iturbe, Ignacio James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering C319A Engineering Quad 609-258-2287 irodrigu@princeton.edu	Ecohydrology; hydrogeomorphology and surface hydrology; modelling of interacting hydrologic, ecologic,and geomorphological dynamics; hydrologic controls of biodiversity in river basins and savannas; soil moisture dynamics in space and time; hydrologic and ecologic dynamics of wetlands

	Scherer, George William L. Knapp '47 Professor of Civil Engineering; Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials E319 Engineering Quad 609-258-5680 scherer@princeton.edu	Durability of infrastructure; damage to materials by frost and salt; conservation of art and architecture; transport in porous materials; nucleation and growth kinetics; relaxation processes; sol-gel processing

	Smith, James Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director, Program in Geological Engineering; Director, Program in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources C319G Engineering Quad 609-258-4615 jsmith@princeton.edu	Hydrology, hydraulics and hydrometeorology of extreme floods; development of technologies for measuring rainfall from weather radar; stochastic modeling of the space-time structure of rainfall and microphysical studies of extreme rainfall from organized systems of thunderstorms; examined the heterogeneity of hydrologic response in urbanizing watersheds; the stability of the channel-floodplain system in urban drainage networks and the hydraulics of extreme floods in urban rivers

	Smits, Alexander Eugene Higgins Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering D218 Engineering Quad 609-258-5117 asmits@princeton.edu	Turbulence; fluid mechanics; behavior of turbulent boundary layers at subsonic, supersonic and hypersonic speeds; response of boundary layers to extra strain rates and other strong perturbations; Mach and Reynolds number effects on turbulence; shockwave/turbulent boundary layer interactions; flow control; Taylor-Couette flows; fluid-structure interaction; sports ball aerodynamics and the development of new and improved measurement techniques

	Soboyejo, Winston Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials D404B Engineering Quad 609-258-5609 soboyejo@princeton.edu	Biomaterials and nanoparticles for disease detection and treatment; MEMS and BioMEMS; fatigue and fracture of materials; alternative energy systems; affordable infrastructure

	Socolow, Robert Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 139 Guyot Hall 609-258-5446 socolow@princeton.edu	Global carbon management; the hydrogen economy; and fossil-carbon sequestration; efficient use of energy, renewable energy, nuclear energy; the nitrogen cycle.

	Sturm, James William and Edna Macaleer Professor of Engineering and Applied Science; Professor of Electrical Engineering; Director, Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials 320 Bowen Hall 609-258-5610 sturm@princeton.edu	Physics and technology of semiconductor devices for both microelectronics and large-area electronics; silicon-based heterostructures and three-dimensional integration; organic semiconductors; flat panel and flexible displays

	Wagner, Sigurd Professor of Electrical Engineering B422 Engineering Quad 609-258-4631 wagner@princeton.edu	Devices, processes, and materials for large-area electronics, which is also called macroelectronics or giant electronics; flat panel displays, rigid, flexible or foldable electronics shaped to cover irregular surfaces, electronic skin and e-textiles; environmental aspects of electrical engineering

	Wood, Eric Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering C319H Engineering Quad 609-258-4675 efwood@princeton.edu	Hydroclimatology with an emphasis on land atmospheric interactions; terrestrial remote sensing; seasonal hydrologic climate forecasts, including land-climate teleconnections; terrestrial water and energy balances and fluxes over a range of spatial and temporal scales; remote-sensing research focuses on estimating the hydrologic and energetic states of the terrestrial system; validating satellite retrievals on land surface states

	Zondlo, Mark Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering C330 Engineering Quad 609-258-5037 mzondlo@princeton.edu	Climate; atmospheric sciences: sensors and remote sensing; cloud formation; the role of aerosol particles in atmospheric chemistry and air quality