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Headshot of Jeffrey Neaton Jeffrey Neaton
Dept of Physics
condensed matter theory, materials physics, nanoscience, physical chemistry, Electronic Structure Theory, Transport, Hard-Soft Interfaces, Complex Oxides, renewable energy, energy conversion
Costas Grigoropoulos Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
heat transfer, laser materials processing, nano-manufacturing, energy systems and technology
Don Tilley in his office T. Don Tilley
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic, organometallic, polymer and materials chemistry, transition metal compounds, catalysis, new chemical transformations, advanced solid state materials, renewable energy, solar fuels
Susan Marqusee Susan Marqusee
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Molecular & Cell Biology
amino acids, determinants of protein structure and folding, biophysical, structural and computational techniques, translocation, protein synthesis
Naomi Ginsberg photo 2026 Naomi Ginsberg
Dept of Chemistry
Dept of Physics
condensed matter physics and material science, physical chemistry, statistical mechanics, biophysics, atomic molecular and optical physics
Geoege A. Brooks George A. Brooks
Dept of Integrative Biology
exercise & environmental physiology, metabolism, lactate shuttle, crossover concept, lactate, lactic acidosis, traumatic brain injury, obesity, diabetes, Warburg Effect in cancer, aging biology, isotope tracer technology, arterial-venous difference measurements, clamp technology, muscle biopsies, cell culture, mitochondrial biogenesis, energy substrate partitioning, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, fatty acid reesterification, menopause
Nitash Balsara in his lab Nitash P. Balsara
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
electrochemical energy conversion, polymer properties, small angle scattering, nanoscale and microscale sciences
Ali Javey sitting in lab with equipment in background Ali Javey
Division of Electrical Engineering (EECS)
nanotechnology, low power electronics, flexible electronics and sensors, nanofabrication, energy harvesting and conversion, programmable matter
headshot of Van P. Carey Van P. Carey
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
mechanical engineering, use of machine learning to develop high performance energy conversion and thermal management technologies, micro-to-nanoscale modeling of the thermophysics of multiphase systems, waste plastic transport in environmental watersheds, waste plastic recycling
Peidong Yang Peidong Yang
Dept of Chemistry
materials chemistry, solid state chemistry, nanoscience, energy science, semiconductor nanowires, nanophotonics, artificial photosynthesis, electrochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis
Per Peterson Per F. Peterson
Dept of Nuclear Engineering
nuclear engineering, heat and mass transfer, reactor thermal hydraulics, nuclear reactor design, radioactive waste, nuclear materials management
Omar Yaghi in lab Omar M. Yaghi
Dept of Chemistry
Reticular Chemistry, metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, Carbon Capture, gas storage systems, water harvesting from desert air
headshot of Christopher Dames Christopher E. Dames
Dept of Mechanical Engineering
nanostructured materials, thermal rectification, graphene, microscale heat transfer, nano scale heat transfer
Neil K. Razdan in outdoor setting Neil Razdan
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
catalysis, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics
Kwabena Bediako in lab Kwabena Bediako
Dept of Chemistry
inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, electrochemistry, quantum transport, optoelectronics, low-dimensional and nanoscale structures
Shannon in lab Shannon Boettcher
Dept of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Dept of Chemistry
electrochemistry, materials chemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, hydrogen generation, electrolysis, batteries, membrane science
Polly L Arnold Polly Arnold
Dept of Chemistry
synthetic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, actinide, rare earth catalysis
Headshot Vaughn Sarah E. Vaughn
Dept of Anthropology
anthropology, Science and Technology studies, environment, Expertise, climate change, historicism, theories of liberalism, Caribbean/Latin America
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