Barry

Rand

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Associate Director for External Partnerships at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Research interests: Understanding and leveraging the electronic and optical properties of thin film materials, particularly semiconductors, for use in emerging applications such as solar cells, light emitting devices, and transistors. Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of electrical engineering, materials science, physics, and chemistry.

Microscope image of tin crystals, showing protruding, jagged, smooth, and stunted 3-dimensional features. — A scanning electron microscope image of tin crystals, stimulated by electricity and growing on a copper surface. A new method developed by Princeton researchers could speed up the process of designing and testing new crystalline materials. Image by Lynn Trahey, Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers harness large language models to accelerate materials discovery

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

Researchers have united two solar technologies to improve both efficiency and stability. (Illustration by Bumper DeJesus)

Linking two solar technologies is a win-win for efficiency and stability

Flat synthetic diamond illuminated by green laser light — Using specially designed diamonds with nitrogen-vacancy centers, researchers at Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a technique to measure noise in a material by studying correlations, and they can use this information to learn the spatial structure and time-varying nature of the noise. In this image, a diamond with near-surface nitrogen-vacancy centers is illuminated by green laser light from a microscope objective lens. Photo by David Kelly Crow

Four engineering professors receive Moore Foundation experimental physics awards

Four engineering students named Goldwater Scholars

Flexible organic solar cells or panels manufactured using inkjet printing. Image by Stock.adobe.com

Insights into energy loss open doors for up-and-coming solar tech

Professor writes on white board while talking with grad student.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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

Faculty member, seated at end of row of colleagues, leads panel discussion.

Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Decarbonizing the world while increasing energy access worldwide

Barry Rand