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 Princeton chemists discover a key to greener food production : Read Story Prof. Chirik and postdoc Yoonsu Park have found the vital first step toward creating fertilizer without generating tons upon tons of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas. Read Story Metropolis Project backs solutions for safer, more resilient cities : Read Story The Metropolis Project aims to advance technological innovations that will make cities more sustainable, resilient, livable and equitable. Read Story Water filter uses sunlight to remove lead and other contaminants : Read Story An invention that uses sunlight to drive water purification could help solve the problem of providing clean water off the grid. 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 Institute of Materials 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. 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 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 Assistant 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. 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 Institute of Materials. 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 Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Dean of the Graduate School. Barry P. Rand Associate 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 Institute of Materials. 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. 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 Institute of Materials 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 Institute of Materials Nan Yao Professor of the Practice, Princeton Institute of Materials. Director, Imaging and Analysis Center.
