Conversations With Chairs and Directors
In this monthly series, chairs and directors talk about what is new and distinctive in their departments or centers at Princeton Engineering.
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Collaboration and fundamental questions drive vision for a new era of technology
Sharad Malik, the George Van Ness Lothrop Professor in Engineering and chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering, discusses research at the dawn of a new technological paradigm, and the skills that will shape the future of innovation.
From mechanics and materials to robots and rockets, a department with outsized ‘intellectual breadth and impact’
Howard Stone, the Donald R. Dixon '69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and chair of the department, highlights innovative faculty and students, and research that bridges many fields of science and engineering.
Data-driven problem-solving, 'the modern form of a liberal education'
Ronnie Sircar, chair and professor of operations research and financial engineering (ORFE), speaks about new courses and expanding opportunities to tackle complex problems using data and computation.
Cross-sector partnerships advance climate solutions, broaden education
Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, Director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and the Theodora D. ’78 and William H. Walton III ’74 Professor in Engineering, discusses the innovations needed to meet the challenges of a changing climate.
Wide collaborations and a 'close-knit community of scholarship' catalyze advances
Athanassios Panagiotopoulos, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and chair of the department, highlights developments in bioengineering and materials science, and new efforts to optimize the learning environment for students.
Dramatic growth, interdisciplinary research, and offering 'boutique education at scale'
Chair Jennifer Rexford on the computer science department’s dramatic growth, interdisciplinary research, and offering “boutique education at scale”
