Pablo

Debenedetti

Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research interests: Protein thermodynamics; ice nucleation in the atmosphere; liquid-state theory; theory of the glass transition; theory of nucleation; molecular theory of water and aqueous systems.

Black-and-white illustration with portrait and the words "William B. Russel 1945-2023"

William Russel, groundbreaking engineer, cherished mentor, and tireless dean who championed graduate students, dies at 77

close-up of laboratory equipment holding a square of synthetic diamond — Nathalie de Leon, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has pioneered the effort to use diamonds as platforms for quantum engineering. Photo by David Kelly Crow

Princeton engineers win major physics prizes

Ice nucleation — Researchers at Princeton University combined artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics to simulate what happens at the molecular level when water freezes. The result is the most complete yet simulation of the first steps in ice “nucleation,” a process important for climate and weather modeling. Image by Pablo Piaggi, Princeton University

Artificial intelligence broke the ice in simulating how water freezes

Research to return to Level 1 (Normal Operations)

Craig Arnold speaking at lectern. — Craig Arnold speaks at the 2022 Princeton Materials Symposium. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski

Craig Arnold appointed vice dean for innovation

Panelists at the symposium — Panelists from industry and academia discussed the myriad ways materials science serves as a foundation for research. Photos by Frank Wojciechowski

Materials symposium highlighted research and industry cooperation

Professor and student work together in lab setting.

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Advancing human health, energy, materials science, and industrial processes

Pablo Debenedetti