Claire Gmachl

Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical and Computer EngineeringInterim DirectorAndlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Research interests: 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.

A woman in a lab coat and safety goggles prepares to place a test tube into a machine for analysis. — As part of her research on lunar cement, Ph.D. student Sophia Bergen uses an optical emission spectrometer to measure the concentrations of different ions in a sample. Photo by Tori Repp/Fotobuddy

Innovation grants could help build a moon base, block food-borne illness, and map the brain

Brian Kernighan, left, and Claire Gmachl, right

Gmachl and Kernighan recognized for outstanding service and mentorship

Four people share a stage during a panel discussion. — From left to right, Sarah Gasda, Noah McQueen, Erika La Plante, and Emily A. Carter, took center stage during the panel entitled “Next-Generation Technologies for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage.” (Photos by Lori M. Nichols)

Andlinger Center meeting spotlights next-decade technologies and design approaches for the clean energy transition

Iain McCulloch named Andlinger Center director, joins Princeton faculty

Three people in a room with industrial equipment. Two are looking up at machines in front of them; the other is looking at the people next to him and smiling. — Curtis Hillegas (left), associate CIO of Research Computing, gave a tour of Princeton’s High-Performance Computing Research Center to formerly incarcerated students as part of a summer internship program in STEM research. Bridgett vonHoldt (center), an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, directs the program; Claude McDougal (right) was one of this year’s four interns. Photos by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy

Formerly incarcerated students dive into engineering research

Participants at the teaching awards ceremony — Engineering students recognized outstanding performance at the annual Teaching Awards ceremony. Here, E-Council member Sakhi Shah ’24, left, presents the award to Niki Abbasi, a graduate student in mechanical and aerospace engineering. Photos by Frank Wojciechowski

Engineering students celebrate excellence with annual teaching awards

Professor writes on white board while talking with grad student.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Improving human health, energy systems, computing and communications, and security