Faculty & Research
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Frederick H. Abernathy
Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering, Emeritus
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Associate of Dunster House
Honorary Associate of Cabot House
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Joanna Aizenberg
Amy Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Science and Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Director, Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology
Core Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
Leader, Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Participant, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
Participant, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Faculty Affiliate, BASF Advanced Research Initiative at Harvard
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Lab
Aizenberg Biomineralization and Biomimetics Lab
McKay 426 and 427
(617) 496-8381
Assistant
Marina DiDonato McLaughlin
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Soft Matter Bioengineering
Biomechanics and Motor Control Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Soft Matter 
B Altringer
Senior Preceptor in Innovation and Design
Director, Desirability Lab
Research Areas
Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Science and Engineering Education Design & Innovation Nada Amin
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Primary Teaching Area
Computer Science
Ariel Amir
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Applied Physics
Biomaterials Donald G.M. Anderson
Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics, Emeritus
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
James G. Anderson
Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry
Primary Teaching Area
Environmental Science & Engineering
Michael J. Aziz
Gene and Tracy Sykes Professor of Materials and Energy Technologies
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Faculty coordinator, Graduate Consortium for Energy and Environment, Harvard University Center for the Environment, 2009-2018
Green Energy Storage, S.r.l., Scientific Advisory Committee, equity holder, licensed intellectual property
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Lab
Materials Science Group
McKay 504
(617) 495-4469
Websites
Assistant
Joel Veak
Pierce Hall 225
(617) 495-2677
Demba Ba
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering
Primary Teaching Area
Electrical Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Bioengineering
Bioinspired Robotics and Computing Electrical Engineering
Signal Processing Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Science and Engineering Education 
Boaz Barak
Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science
Primary Teaching Area
Computer Science
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Theory of Computation Markus Thomas Basan
Assistant Professor of Systems Biology; Affiliate in Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Contact
David C. Bell
Associate Director, Head of Imaging and Analysis
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Katia Bertoldi
William and Ami Kuan Danoff Professor of Applied Mechanics
Faculty Associate, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Kavli Scholar, Kavli Institute for Bionano Science & Technology
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems 
William H. Bossert
David B. Arnold, Jr. Professor of Science, Emeritus
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems 
Paul B. Bottino
Executive Director of Innovation Education
Karen Brennan
Associate Professor of Education; Affiliate in Computer Science
Primary Teaching Area
Computer Science
Websites
Research Areas
Computer Science
Information and Society 
Michael P. Brenner
Michael F. Cronin Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics and Professor of Physics
Area Dean, Applied Mathematics
Kavli Scholar, Kavli Institute for Bionano Science & Technology
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Participant, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Bioengineering
Biomechanics and Motor Control 
Roger W. Brockett
An Wang Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Emeritus
Primary Teaching Area
Electrical Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Control Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Robotics and Control 
David Brooks
Haley Family Professor of Computer Science
Area Co-Chair for Electrical Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Computer Science
Research Areas
Computer Science
Architecture Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering and Architecture