NASA awards Hatzell a grant to improve batteries for space missions : Read Story NASA has awarded an early career grant to Kelsey Hatzell to help develop new rechargeable batteries for solar powered orbital missions and missions to the surface of Mars. Read Story Fixing a hidden flaw could unlock better batteries for electric vehicles : Read Story Solid-state batteries could play a key role in electric vehicles, promising faster charging, greater range and longer lifespan than conventional lithium-ion batteries. Read Story Automation speeds the search for stable proteins : Read Story Princeton Engineering and Rutgers University have found a way to design stable proteins in a fraction of the time of current state of the art. Read Story Nature inspired strong, lightweight material for planes, buildings and bone implants : Read Story Material coming from a Princeton research lab is full of holes — but that's a good thing. Read Story Princeton research is pursuing a sustainable future for New Jersey and the world : Read Story When it comes to understanding and protecting the environment, New Jersey provides fertile ground for Princeton University researchers. Read Story 1 / 5 Start animation ▶ ︎ ︎ As the world continues to undergo rapid urbanization with an increasing human impact on the earth, a deeper understanding of natural resources and the development of advanced engineered materials are both critical to address the needs of energy, environment, and sustainability. Scholars in the Princeton Materials Institute study natural and synthetic materials and material systems in the context of advanced technology for renewable energy, infrastructure, water treatment, storage, and other key societal areas. In the quest for solutions to these challenges, our materials research community expands knowledge in associated disciplines such as, materials under extreme conditions in earth and planetary sciences, or the study of materials used in the arts, architecture, and technology throughout history. Associated Faculty Craig B. Arnold Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Vice Dean for Innovation in the Office of the Dean for Research. Co-Leader, Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation. Elie R. Bou-Zeid Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Director, Program in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources. Ian C. Bourg Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute. Minjie Chen Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Samuel A. Cohen Director, Program in Plasma Science and Technology, P.I., Magnetic Nozzle & FRC Experiments. Lecturer with the rank of Professor in Astrophysical Sciences. Sujit S. Datta Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Emily C. Davidson Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Luc Deike Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute. Jie Deng Assistant Professor of Geosciences Thomas S. Duffy Professor of Geosciences. Chair, Department of Geosciences. Claire F. Gmachl Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Associate Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Interim Director, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Head of Whitman College. John T. Groves Hugh Stott Taylor Chair of Chemistry. Professor of Chemistry. Mikko P. Haataja Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Acting Director, Program in Materials Science and Engineering. M. Zahid Hasan Eugene Higgins Professor of Physics Kelsey B. Hatzell Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Peter R. Jaffé William L. Knapp '47 Professor of Civil Engineering. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Antoine Kahn Vice Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science. Stephen C. Macaleer '63 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science. Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Bruce E. Koel Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Andrej Košmrlj Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Chung K. Law Robert H. Goddard Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo Theodora D. '78 and William H. Walton III '74 Professor in Engineering. Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Jyotirmoy Mandal Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Reza Moini Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Satish C. Myneni Professor of Geosciences Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos Susan Dod Brown Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Glaucio H. Paulino Margareta Engman Augustine Professor of Engineering. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Princeton Materials Institute. Catherine A. Peters George J. Magee Professor of Geological Engineering. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Director, Program in Geological Engineering. Rodney D. Priestley Dean of the Graduate School. Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Barry P. Rand Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Associate Director for External Partnerships, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Richard A. Register Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Director, Princeton Materials Institute. Z. Jason Ren Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Acting Director & Associate Director for Research, Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment. Alejandro W. Rodriguez Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Director, Program in Materials Science and Engineering (on sabbatical AY23) Michele L. Sarazen Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Gregory D. Scholes William S. Tod Professor of Chemistry. Chair, Department of Chemistry. Aditya Sood Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Princeton Materials Institute. Howard A. Stone Donald R. Dixon '69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Salvatore Torquato Lewis Bernard Professor of Natural Sciences. Professor of Chemistry and the Princeton Materials Institute. Michael A. Webb Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Claire E. White Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Saien Xie Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Princeton Materials Institute. Nan Yao Professor of the Practice, Princeton Materials Institute. Director, Imaging and Analysis Center.
