Emily A. Carter

Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, and the Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics; Senior Strategic Advisor for Sustainability Science at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Website: https://mae.princeton.edu/people/faculty/carter

Office: Engineering Quadrangle, D430

Phone: 609-258-5391

Research interests: Quantum mechanical simulation techniques to enable discovery and design of molecules and materials for sustainable energy and carbon dioxide utilization.

News

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Affiliations

  • Student uses drill press while others observe.

    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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

    Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

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    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

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    Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics