Pierre-Thomas Brun

Associate 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

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Affiliations

  • Professor and student work together in lab setting.

    Chemical and Biological Engineering

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    Princeton Robotics