Materials science and engineering research integrates advances in theory and experimental breakthroughs, via a deeply interdisciplinary approach and extensive collaborations with industry. This work is aided by world-class facilities for imaging and analysis and nanofabrication. Areas of strength include bio- and bioinspired materials, computational materials science, materials for sustainable energy, mechanics of materials, nanotechnology, photonic materials and devices, polymers and soft materials, processing, quantum materials and structures, semiconductors and electronic devices, sustainable materials, and synthesis.
Materials Science and Engineering

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Junior faculty awards recognize outstanding teaching and research
Faculty
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Ryan P. Adams
Computer Science
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Craig Arnold
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials
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Ravindra Bhatt
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Ian Bourg
Civil and Environmental Engineering
High Meadows Environmental Institute
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Clifford Brangwynne
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Pierre-Thomas Brun
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Emily A. Carter
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
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Stephen Chou
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Daniel J. Cohen
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Emily Davidson
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Nathalie de Leon
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Pablo Debenedetti
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Adji Bousso Dieng
Computer Science
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Jason Fleischer
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Maria Garlock
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Claire Gmachl
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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David Graves
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Mikko Haataja
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Kelsey Hatzell
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
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Andrew Houck
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Yiguang Ju
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Antoine Kahn
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Andrej Kosmrlj
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Sun-Yuan Kung
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Lynn Loo
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
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Stephen Lyon
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Forrest Meggers
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Architecture
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Reza Moini
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Celeste Nelson
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Athanassios Panagiotopoulos
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Rodney Priestley
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Robert Prud’homme
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Barry Rand
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
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Richard A. Register
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Alejandro Rodriguez
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Michele L. Sarazen
Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Kaushik Sengupta
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Mansour Shayegan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Howard Stone
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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James Sturm
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Jeffrey Thompson
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Hakan Tureci
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Claire White
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
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Saien Xie
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Nan Yao
Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials