Pierre-Thomas Brun

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Website: https://www.princeton.edu/cbe/people/faculty/brun/

Office: E-Quad, A313

Phone: 609-258-2620

Research interests: Fluid mechanics and elasticity; interfacial phenomenon and capillary effects; desktop experiments and minimal models; instability in soft matter; soft robotics; shape morphing and morphogenesis.

News

  • close-up of laboratory equipment holding a square of synthetic diamond

    Princeton engineers win major physics prizes

  • four images showing progress of dots spreading to form a composite P

    Easy as an inkjet, a new soft printing technique has opened the way for pixelated elastics

  • Portrait of researcher

    Balloons, beadwork and Native heritage are inspiration for materials engineer

  • soft robot grabs a ball

    Tiny bubbles help create soft robotics

  • Matrix of fluorescent particles with pores that open and close

    Artificial leaves, floating breakwaters and musical memories are among recipients of 2021 innovation grants

  • National Science Foundation CAREER AWARDS

    Seven engineering faculty members receive NSF CAREER awards

Research

  • Bioengineering and Health

  • Applied Math

  • Applied Physics

  • Materials Science and Engineering

Primary affiliations

  • Professor and student work together in lab setting.

    Chemical and Biological Engineering