Faculty - Transformations

Robert C. Armstrong
Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering; Deputy Director, MITEI

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

Marc A. Baldo
Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Research Interest:
Electrical and exciton transport in organic materials, energy transfer, metal-organic contacts, heterogeneous integration of biological materials, and novel organic transistors

fax: 617-258-6640
email: baldo@mit.edu
URL: http://www.rle.mit.edu/organic/

Moungi G. Bawendi
Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry

Research Interest:
Science and applications of nanocrystals, especially semiconductor nanocrystal (aka  quantum dots)

fax: (617) 253-7030
email:  mgb@mit.edu
URL: http://nanocluster.mit.edu/

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

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

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

Vladimir Bulovic
KDD Associate Professor of Communications and Technology
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Research Interest:
nanostructured organic materials, opto-electronic structures, LEDs, solar cells, photodectors, memory cells, chemical sensors, thin films, self-assembled materials

fax: 617-258-6640
email: bulovic@mit.edu
url: http://www.rle.mit.edu/rleonline/People/VladimirBulovic.html

Tonio Buonassisi
Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest: adoption of renewable energy technologies, and photovoltaics in particular, via breakthroughs in efficiency, cost reduction, de-bottlenecking, and increased materials utilization.

email: buonassisi@mit.edu
URL: http://pv.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
url: hammond@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/hammond.html

John M. Deutch
Institute Professor
Department of Chemistryl

Research Interest:
physical chemistry and energy technology; analysis and modeling of the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of fuel cell behavior and fuel cell systems

fax: 617-258-5700
email: jmd@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/faculty/deutch.html

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

Emanuel M. Sachs
Fred Fort Flowers '41 and Daniel Fort Flowers '41 Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Photovoltaics; computer-aided manufacturing design; energy and power systems; electronic materials processing

fax: 617-253-0209
email: sachs@mit.edu
url: http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/index.html?id=73

Alexander H. Slocum
Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
MEMS; nanotechnology; precision engineering; machine design; product design

email: slocum@mit.edu
URL: http://pergatory.mit.edu/

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/

Jefferson Tester
H. P. Meissner Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Environmental remediation and control technology; chemical processes in supercritical fluids; technologies for renewable and geothermal energy systems; gas hydrates in natural environments

fax: 617-258-5042
mail: testerel@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/tester.html

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

Stephen Connors
Head, Analysis Group for Regional Energy Alternatives (AGREA); Director, AGS Energy Flagship Program
Laboratory for Energy and the Environment

Research Interest:
Strategic planning in energy and the environment; energy security; operational needs of the power network; market dynamics of a competitive electricity market

Fax: 617-253-8013
email: connorsr@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/connorsr/www/bio.html

Paul Sclavounos
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Wind energy infrastructure

email: pauls@mit.edu
url: http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/index.html?id=76

Lawrence E. Susskind
Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning
Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Research Interest:
Mediation of regulatory disputes; technology negotiation; policy dialogue; stakeholder engagement; resolution of science-intensive policy disputes; environmental impact assessment; sustainability analysis; public-private partnerships; management of collaborative processes

email: susskind@mit.edu
url: http://www.lawrencesusskind.com/

Chang Mei
Ford Professor of Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Interest:
Theoretical hydrodynamics; Ocean and coastal waves phenomena; fluid-solid interaction; poroelasticity; seabed mechanics; land subsidence, debris, and mud flow; mechanics of soil remediation

email: ccmei@mit.edu
url: http://cee.mit.edu/index.pl?id=2354

Dick K-P Yue
Philip J. Solondz Professor of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering Center for Ocean Engineering

Research Interest:
wave hydromechanics; fluid-structure interactions; ocean-atmospheric fluid mechanics; fish swimming hydrodynamics

email: yue@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/engineering/deans/yue.html

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
Web: 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

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

John M. Deutch
Institute Professor
Department of Chemistry

Research Interest:
Physical chemistry and energy technology; analysis and modeling of the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of fuel cell behavior and fuel cell systems

fax: 617-258-5700
email: jmd@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/faculty/deutch.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

William Green
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Simulations of fuel chemistry and energy conversion processes; advanced simulation methods for chemical reaction systems including combustion; experimental studies of syngas clean-up and of fuel effects in engines; laser measurements of chemical kinetics.

fax: 617-324-0066
email: whgreen@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/green.html

John G. Heywood
Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Sloan Automotive Laboratory
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Automotive engines; combustion and emissions; energy and environmental issues in transportation; automotive technology

fax: 617-253-2243
email: jheywood@mit.edu
url: http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/index.html?id=43

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

Jefferson Tester
H. P. Meissner Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Environmental remediation and control technology; chemical processes in supercritical fluids; technologies for renewable and geothermal energy systems; gas hydrates in natural environments

fax: 617-258-5042
mail: testerel@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/tester.html

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/

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

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
Title: Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department: Mech E & Center for 21st Century Energy

Research Interest:
ryogenic 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

Gerbrand Ceder
R. P. Simmons Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Designing and understanding advanced materials by means of computational modeling and experimental research; high temperature superconductors, electrodes for rechargeable batteries, and high temperature alloys

email: gceder@mit.edu
url: http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/gerd/

Yet-Ming Chiang
Kyocera Professor of Ceramics
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Design, synthesis, and characterization of advanced inorganic materials and related devices

fax: 617-253-6201
email: ychiang@mit.edu
url: http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/ychiang/

Ernest G. Cravalho
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Fuel cell technology

email: cravalho@mit.edu
url: http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/index.html?id=20

John M. Deutch
Institute Professor
Department of Chemistry

Research Interest:
Physical chemistry and energy technology; analysis and modeling of the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of fuel cell behavior and fuel cell systems

fax: 617-258-5700
email: jmd@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/faculty/deutch.html

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
url: hammond@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/hammond.html

Klavs F. Jensen
Warren K. Lewis Professor of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Microsystems for chemical and biological applications; materials synthesis and processing; multiscale simulation of reactive processes

Fax: 617.258.8992
Email: kfjensen@mit.edu
URL: http://web.mit.edu/jensenlab/

John Kassakian
Professor; Director, Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science  

Research Interest:
Power electronics; power supplies; dc/dc converters, inverters; controlled rectifiers and motor drives; power semiconductor devices; automotive electronics and electrical systems; nonconventional electricity for motor vehicles; thermophotovoltaics

fax: 617-258-6774
email: jgk@mit.edu
url: http://eecsfacweb.mit.edu/facpages/kassakian.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

Anne Mayes
Title: Toyota Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; MacVicar Faculty Fellow
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Molecular self-assembly principles perfected by Mother Nature to create new nanostructured polymeric materials for technological use; electrolytes and nano-templated electrodes for lithium rechargeable batteries

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

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

Donald Sadoway
John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
electrochemistry in nonaqueous media; scientific underpinnings of technologies for environmentally sound and efficient use of energy and natural resources

fax: 617-253-5418
email: dsadoway@mit.edu
url: http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/dsadoway/

Harry Tuller
Professor of Ceramics and Electronic Materials
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Modeling, processing, characterization and optimization of solid state ionic (sensors, batteries, fuel cells) and of and other electroceramic devices

fax: 617-258-5749
email: tuller@mit.edu
url: http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/hltuller/

Daniel Cohn
Senior Research Scientist; Head, Plasma Technology and Systems
Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Research Interest:
Vehicle emissions control; applications of plasma technology to environmental problems

email: cohn@PSFC.mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/researchstaff/cohn.html

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/

Michael J. Driscoll
Professor Emeritus of Nuclear Engineering

Research Interest:
Nuclear fuel management; economics and system engineering.

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

William Green
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Simulations of fuel chemistry and energy conversion processes; advanced simulation methods for chemical reaction systems including combustion; experimental studies of syngas clean-up and fuel effects in engines; laser measurements of chemical kinetics.

fax: 617-324-0066
email: whgreen@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/cheme/people/faculty/green.html

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

John G. Heywood
Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Sloan Automotive Laboratory Department of Mechanical Engineering

Research Interest:
Automotive engines; combustion and emissions; energy and environmental issues in transportation; automotive technology

fax: 617-253-2243
email: jheywood@mit.edu
url: http://meche.mit.edu/people/faculty/index.html?id=43

Klavs F. Jensen
Warren K. Lewis Professor of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering

Research Interest:
Microsystems for chemical and biological applications; materials synthesis and processing; multiscale simulation of reactive processes

fax: 617-258-8992
email: kfjensen@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/jensenlab/

Mujid S. Kazimi
Tepco Professor of Nuclear Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems

Research Interest:
Nuclear systems safety; nuclear fuel cycle; two-phase flow and heat transfer

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

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

Lawrence E. Susskind
Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning
Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Research Interest:
Mediation of regulatory disputes; technology negotiation; policy dialogue; stakeholder engagement; resolution of science-intensive policy disputes; environmental impact assessment; sustainability analysis; public-private partnerships; management of collaborative processes

email: susskind@mit.edu
url: http://www.lawrencesusskind.com/

Bilge Yildiz
Assistant Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Interplay between structure, properties, and performance in electrochemically active material interfaces in nuclear technologies. Of particular interest are the two areas of study: 1) conducting oxides for enhanced activity and durability in high temperature electrochemical cells for hydrogen production/utilization devices, and 2) alloy structures for improved resistance against corrosion in nuclear materials.

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

Michael J. Cima
Sumitomo Electric Industries Professor of Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Chemically derived epitaxial oxide films for HTSC coated conductors

fax: 617-258-6936 
email: mjcima@mit.edu
URL: http://dmse.mit.edu/faculty/faculty/mjcima/

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/

James Kirtley
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Research Interest:
Electromechanics; high efficiency and performance electric machinery; electric power systems; renewable and dispersed generation; vehicle technology; propulsion and traction drives

fax: 617-258-6774
email: Kirtley@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/kirtley/www/

Joseph V. Minervini
Senior Research Engineer; Head, Fusion Technology and Engineering
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Research Interest:
Applied superconductivity; electric power systems; fusion energy

fax: 617-253-0807
email: minervini@PSFC.mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/researchstaff/minervini.html

Ronald G. Ballinger
Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Environmental effects on materials behavior, electrochemistry, corrosion, advanced materials for fusion systems advanced statistical and experimental techniques for experimental analysis, nuclear fuel performance analysis

fax: 617-253-5118
email: hvymet@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/ballinger.html

Jeffrey Freidberg
Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering

Research Interest:
Fusion energy; plasma physics

fax: 617-258-7437
email: jpfreid@mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/faculty/freidberg.html

Ian Hutchinson
Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering; CoPrincipal, Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Program
Department: Nuclear Science and Engineering; Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Research Interest:
Experimental plasma physics; controlled fusion, nuclear energy, plasma physics and magnetic confinement fusion

fax: 617-258-7437
email: hutch@mit.edu
url: http://www.psfc.mit.edu/~hutch/

Joseph V. Minervini
Senior Research Engineer; Head, Fusion Technology and Engineering
Department: Nuclear Science and Engineering & Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Research Interest:
Applied superconductivity; electric power systems; fusion energy

fax: 617-253-0807
email: minervini@PSFC.mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/nse/people/researchstaff/minervini.html

Miklos Porkolab
Professor of Physics; Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Department of Physics; Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Research Interests:
Controlled fusion; radio frequency heating of plasma; experimental studies of plasma turbulence; and basic plasma physics, including magnetic reconnection

email: porkolab@PSFC.mit.edu
url: http://web.mit.edu/physics/facultyandstaff/miklos_porkolab.html