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Angela M. Belcher
Germeshausen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Biomolecular Materials Lab

Research Interest:
biomaterials, biomolecular materials, organic-inorganic interfaces and solid state chemistry

email: belcher@mit.edu
url: http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/belcher/

John G. Brisson
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Cryogenic engineering, acoustic compression, micro-engines and refrigerators, thermodynamics

fax: 617-258-7754
email: brisson@mit.edu
url: http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/index.html?id=13

Jacopo Buongiorno
Carl R. Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Multi-phase flow and heat transfer; advanced reactor design; reactor thermal-hydraulic, neutronic and structural analysis; investigation of nanofluids for nuclear applications

fax: 617-258-8863
email: jacopo@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/buongiorno.html

Gang Chen
Warren and Townley Rohsenow Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director of Pappalardo Micro and Nano Engineering Laboratories
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Micro- and nanoscale heat transfer and energy conversion with applications in thermoelectrics, photonics, and microelectronics; nano-mechanical devices and micro-electro-mechanical systems; radiation and electromagnetic metamaterials, direct thermal to electrical energy conversion, solar energy conversion

fax: 617-258-5802
email: gchen2@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/nanoengineering

Mildred Dresselhaus
Institute Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics
Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and of Physics

Research Interest:
Electronic materials; nanoscience and technology; hydrogen

email: millie@MGM.mit.edu
url: http://mgm.mit.edu/

Paula Hammond
Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Nanoscale design of biomaterials; applications in e.g. fuel cells and batteries
fax: 617-258-5766
email: hammond@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/hammond.html

Carol Livermore
SMA Assistant Professor of Manufacturing
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Power MEMS, including microgenerators and MEMS components for high power lasers; energy storage in carbon nanotube super-springs; and technology and applications for micro- and nano-scale self-assembly.

fax: 617-258-6427
email: livermor@mit.edu
url: http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/index.html?id=54

Yang Shao-Horn
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage (batteries and fuel cells); thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical reactions

email: shaohorn@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/eel

Michael S. Strano
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Optical modulation of nanostructures for sensor applications; chemistry of single-walled carbon nanotubes; chemical separation of carbon nanotubes; molecular interactions with nanoelectronic sensor arrays

fax: 617-258-8224
email: strano@mit.edu
URL: http://web.mit.edu/stranogroup

Timothy M. Swager
John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

Research Interest:
Chemosensory research is directed at harnessing the unique properties of conjugated organic polymers (molecular wires); conductive transition metal hybrid structures; design and discovery of new classes of liquid crystals, investigations of liquid crystals with high chirality, demonstrations of novel electro-optical effects, development of molecular recognition approaches to liquid crystals, and investigations of new types of polymer/liquid crystal composites; development of molecular device technologies by applying molecular recognition principles for the formation of new polymers architectures and organizations.

fax: 617-253-7929
email: tswager@mit.edu
URL: http://web.mit.edu/tswager/www/

Edwin L. Thomas
Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Materials and Engineering
Founding Director, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies

Research Interest:
Self-assembling block copolymers; photonic band gap materials; light weight nanostructured fibers and materials; nanosystems intergration

email: elt@mit.edu
url:  http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/elt/

Evelyn N. Wang
Title: Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department: Mech E

Research Interest:
thermal management, micro-/nano-scale two-phase transport, heat transfer, and phase change

fax: 617-258-9346
email: enwang@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/~enwang/www

Sidney Yip
Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Departments of Nuclear Science and Engineering and of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest: 
Mechanical and thermal behavior of structural and functional materials, specifically problems of strength, deformation and toughness of metals and ceramics, dislocation core structure, interactions and mobility, environmental effects of hydrolytic weakening, and studies of electronic and thermal conductivities in nanostructures.

fax: 617-258-8863
email: syip@mit.edu
url: http://mit.edu/syip/www

Angela M. Belcher
Germeshausen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering  
Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Biomolecular Materials Lab

Research Interest:
Biomaterials, biomolecular materials, organic-inorganic interfaces and solid state chemistry

email: belcher@mit.edu
url: http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/belcher/

Charles Cooney
Robert T. Haslam Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Biochemical engineering; biochemical product recovery

fax: 617-258-6876
email: ccooney@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/CHEME/people/faculty/cooney.html

Gerald R. Fink
Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor, American Cancer Society Professor of Genetics
Department of Biology

Research Interest:
Engineering yeast transcription machinery for improved ethanol tolerance and production

email: fink@wi.mit.edu  
URL: http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/facultyareas/facresearch/fink.html

Gregory McRae
Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Atmospheric processes responsible for oxidant formation; acid deposition and global climate; particulate dynamics, chemical transport and transformations in multimedia environments; physical and chemical processes occurring in the environment; process design and operating procedures that can incorporate multiple objectives including economic considerations, environment performance, safety, control and product quality; chemistries and molecular systems that avoid the occurrence of environmental problems

fax: 617-258-0546
email: mcrae@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/mcrae.html

Kristala Jones Prather
Joseph R. Mares (1924) Career Development Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interests:
Metabolic engineering, biochemical engineering, bioprocess engineering, synthetic biology

Fax: 617.252.1651
Email: kljp@mit.edu
Website: http://web.mit.edu/prathergroup/

Anthony Sinskey
Professor of Biology and Health Sciences and Technology
Department of Biology
Research Interest:
Metabolic engineering, focusing on the fundamental physiology, biochemistry and molecular genetics of important organisms

fax: 617-253-8550
email: asinskey@mit.edu
url: http://hst.mit.edu/biosketch/Sinskey.html

Gregory Stephanopoulos
W.H Dow Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Metabolic and biochemical engineering; biotechnology; bioinformatics

fax: 617-253-3122
mail: gregstep@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/steph.html

Evelyn N. Wang
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Thermal management, micro-/nano-scale two-phase transport, heat transfer, and phase change

fax: 617-258-9346
email: enwang@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/~enwang/www

Marilyne Andersen
Assistant Professor of Building Technology
Department of Architecture

Research Interest:
Use and optimization of daylight in buildings

fax: 617-253-6152
email: mand@mit.edu
url: http://architecture.mit.edu/people-details.php?type=faculty&id=37

George E. Apostolakis
Korea Electric Power Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Professor of Engineering Systems
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Engineering Systems Division

Research Interest:
Methods for probabilistic risk assessment of complex technological systems; risk management involving several stakeholder groups; decision analysis, human reliability models; organizational factors and safety culture; software dependability; risk-informed, performance-based regulation; risk assessment and management of terrorist threats

email: apostola@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/apostolakis.html

Cynthia Barnhart
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Engineering Systems Division
Research Interest:
Mathematical programming models and large-scale optimization approaches for transportation and logistics systems; service network design and operations planning for scheduled transportation systems.

email: cbarnhart@mit.edu
url: http://esd.mit.edu/Faculty_Pages/barnhart/barnhart.htm

Paul I. Barton
Lammot du Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Dynamic modeling, simulation and optimization; hybrid and embedded systems; mixed-integer and global optimization theory and algorithms; design and operation of micro-scale chemical processes; systems biology; energy systems engineering

fax: 617-258-5042
email: pib@mit.edu
url: http://yoric.mit.edu/

Penny Chisholm
Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies; Director, MIT Earth System Initiative
Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biology

Research Interest:
Ecology, evolution, and comparative genomics of marine cyanobacteria and the viruses that infect them; Iron and phytoplankton growth; Ocean fertility.

fax: 617-324-0336
email: chisholm@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/chisholm/www/people/chisholm.html

Olivier De Weck
Associate Professor
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research interest:
lifecycle modeling and optimization, design for changeability and standardization, technology infusion in complex systems, modularity, offshore facility design with tie-in

Email: deweck@mit.edu
url:http://strategic.mit.edu/

Ruben Juanes
Gilbert W. Winslow Career Development Professor in Civil Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Interest:
Understanding, modeling, simulation and quantitative prediction of complex geosystems, with special application to petroleum reservoir engineering, groundwater hydrology, CO2 sequestration and gas hydrates

fax: 617-253-7475
email: juanes@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/juanes/www/

Paul Lagace
Professor
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research interest:
composite materials and their structures, fracture, longevity, and damage tolerance, manufacturing, generic systems applications, engineering systems

Email: pal@mit.edu
url:http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/www/people/pal/bio.html

Raul Radovitzky
Associate Professor
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research interest:
computational solid mechanics and fluid, structure interaction, mechanics of materials, multiscale modeling and simulation, high-performance and massively parallel computing

Email: rapa@mit.edu
url:http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/people/radovitzky/

Ian Waitz
Professor, Department Head
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research interest:
modeling and evaluation of climate, local air quality and noise impacts of aviation, including the assessment of technologies, alternative fuels, aircraft operating procedures, air transportation system

Email: iaw@mit.edu
url:http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/people/waitz/

Karen Willcox
Associate Professor
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research interest:
aviation environmental system modeling; simulation, optimization and control of reacting flow; surrogate and reduced-order modeling; design of environmentally sensitive aircraft; uncertainty assessment of large-scale policy-making tools.

Email: kwillcox@mit.edu
url:http://acdl.mit.edu/willcox.html

Samuel Bowring
Robert R. Shrock Professor of Geology
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Research Interest:
Hydrocarbons in the South Oman Salt Basin; changing composition of crude oil through geological time

fax: 617-253-6735
email: sbowring@mit.edu
url: http://eaps.mit.edu/research/group/IGLab/bowring.html

Rafael L. Bras
Edward A. Abdun-Nur Professor; Director, Terrascope Program
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Research Interest:
Hydrology; geomorphology; land-atmosphere interactions, ecohydrology

email: rlbras@mit.edu
url: http://esi.mit.edu/content/view/91/50/

Daniel Burns
Executive Director, Earth Resources Laboratory
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Research Interest:
Geophysics; fractured reservoirs; reservoir characterization and monitoring; borehole acoustics and rock properties

email: burns@mit.edu
url: http://eaps.mit.edu/erl/burns.html

Penny Chisholm
Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies; Director, MIT Earth System Initiative
Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biology

Research Interest:
Ecology, evolution, and comparative genomics of marine cyanobacteria and the viruses that infect them; Iron and phytoplankton growth; Ocean fertility.

fax: 617-324-0336
email: chisholm@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/chisholm/www/people/chisholm.html

Ruben Juanes
Gilbert W. Winslow Career Development Professor in Civil Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Interest:
Understanding, modeling, simulation and quantitative prediction of complex geosystems, with special application to petroleum reservoir engineering, groundwater hydrology, CO2 sequestration and gas hydrates

fax: 617-253-7475
email: juanes@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/juanes/www/

F. Dale Morgan
Professor of Geophysics
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Research Interest:
Geoelectromagnetism; inverse methods; applied seismology; environmental geophysics

email: morgan@ERL.mit.edu
url: http://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/person.asp?position=Faculty&who=morgan

Ronald G. Prinn
Professor of Atmospheric Science; Director, Center for Global Change Science; Co-Director, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Research Interest:
Chemistry, dynamics, and physics of the atmospheres of the Earth and other planets and the chemical evolution of atmosphere

email: rprinn@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/rprinn/

M. Nafi Toksoz
Professor
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Research Interest:
Geophysics; parallel computing; advanced geophysical parallel computing

email: toksoz@mit.edu
url: http://www-eaps.mit.edu/erl/toksoz.html

Robert van der Hilst
Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Earth Sciences
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

Research Interest:
Seismic imaging; global seismology; mantle dynamics.

fax: 617-258-9697
url: http://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/person.asp?position=Faculty&who=hilst

Robert C. Armstrong
Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering; MITEI Deputy Director
Department of Chemical Engineering; MIT Energy Initiative

Research Interest:
Polymer fluid mechanics; rheology of complex materials; energy

fax: 617-2538-5042
email: rca@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/armstrong.html

Angela M. Belcher
Germeshausen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Biomolecular Materials Lab

Research Interest:
biomaterials, biomolecular materials, organic-inorganic interfaces and solid state chemistry

email: belcher@mit.edu
url: http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/belcher/

Penny Chisholm
Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies; Director, MIT Earth System Initiative
Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Biology  

Research Interest:
Ecology, evolution, and comparative genomics of marine cyanobacteria and the viruses that infect them; Iron and phytoplankton growth; Ocean fertility.

fax: 617-324-0336
email: chisholm@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/chisholm/www/people/chisholm.html

Daniel G. Nocera
W. M. Keck Professor of Energy
Department of Chemistry

Research Interest:
Basic mechanisms of energy conversion in biology and chemistry, artificial photosynthesis, water-splitting, hydrogen generation

fax: 617-253-7670
email: nocera@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/faculty/nocera.html

Jeffrey I. Steinfeld
Professor Emeritus
Department of Chemistry

Research Interest:
High sensitivity spectroscopic techniques for environmental measurements; supercritical fluids as environmentally acceptable reaction media

fax: 617-253-7030
email: jistein@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/faculty/steinfeld.html