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    • Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering EducationEnabling students across Princeton to realize their aspirations for addressing societal problems
    • Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of MaterialsMultidisciplinary research driving advances in materials science and photonics
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    • Bioengineering and HealthUnderstanding and solving problems in living systems
    • Cities and the Future MetropolisMaking metropolitan areas healthy, sustainable, and resilient
    • Data ScienceSpanning engineering, science, math and social sciences
    • Energy and the EnvironmentDesign and analysis to protect digital tools and infrastructure
    • Materials Science and EngineeringEngaging in broader implications of technology
    • Robotics and Cyberphysical SystemsAdvancing innovative, safe, and ethical use of robotic systems

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Robert Prud'homme

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Office: A301 E-Quad

Phone: 609-258-4577

Research Interests: Flow in porous media; micro and nanofluidic phenomena; rheology; colloidal dispersions; polymer engineering

Research Areas

Bioengineering and Health

Materials Science and Engineering

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