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

News
-
Better lithium production on a string
-
Formerly incarcerated students dive into engineering research
-
Four engineering professors receive Moore Foundation experimental physics awards
-
Like facial recognition for atoms, image distinguishes elements by electron orbitals
-
Engineers reveal the secrets behind green graphene
-
Innovation funds support research in robotics, machine learning, climate resilience and more
Events
-
September 27
12:00 pm
Heterogeneous Catalysis by Mineral Surface in Prebiotic Chemistry and the Transition from Geochemistry to Biochemistry
-
October 27
8:30 am
Next Decade Technologies for the Energy Transition
-
October 31
3:00 pm
O-JAWS (Oscillating Jet Assisted Wet Spinning): A Structured Microfiber Production Methodology
-
November 01
4:00 pm
Intelligentsia of Nano-Architected Hierarchical Materials
-
November 15
4:00 pm
Combining Advances in Catalysis and Flow Reactors to Program Polymer Structure and Depolymerization of Commodity Plastics
Faculty
-
Ryan P. Adams
Computer Science
-
Craig Arnold
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton Materials Institute
-
Ravindra Bhatt
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Ian Bourg
Civil and Environmental Engineering
High Meadows Environmental Institute
-
Clifford Brangwynne
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Bioengineering Initiative
-
Pierre-Thomas Brun
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Emily A. Carter
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
-
Stephen Chou
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Daniel J. Cohen
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
-
Emily Davidson
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Nathalie de Leon
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Pablo Debenedetti
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Adji Bousso Dieng
Computer Science
-
Jason Fleischer
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Tian-Ming Fu
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bioengineering Initiative
-
Maria Garlock
Civil and Environmental Engineering
-
Claire Gmachl
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
David Graves
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Mikko Haataja
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
-
Kelsey Hatzell
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
-
Andrew Houck
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Jerelle Joseph
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Bioengineering Initiative
-
Yiguang Ju
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
-
Antoine Kahn
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Andrej Kosmrlj
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
-
Sun-Yuan Kung
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Lynn Loo
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
-
Marcella Lusardi
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Princeton Materials Institute
-
Stephen Lyon
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Jyotirmoy Mandal
Civil and Environmental Engineering
-
Forrest Meggers
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Architecture
-
Reza Moini
Civil and Environmental Engineering
-
Celeste Nelson
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Athanassios Panagiotopoulos
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Rodney Priestley
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Barry Rand
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
-
Richard A. Register
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Alejandro Rodriguez
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Michele L. Sarazen
Chemical and Biological Engineering
-
Kaushik Sengupta
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Mansour Shayegan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Aditya Sood
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton Materials Institute
-
Howard Stone
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
-
James Sturm
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Jeffrey Thompson
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Hakan Tureci
Electrical and Computer Engineering
-
Claire White
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
-
Saien Xie
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Princeton Materials Institute
-
Nan Yao
Princeton Materials Institute