Faculty & Research
To learn more about our faculty, areas of research, and research centers and initiatives visit our Academics pages.
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Ariel Amir
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
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 
Katia Bertoldi
William and Ami Kuan Danoff Professor of Applied Mechanics
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 Applied Physics
Materials 
William H. Bossert
David B. Arnold, Jr. Professor of Science, Emeritus
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems 
Michael P. Brenner
Michael F. Cronin Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics and Professor of Physics
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 Applied Physics
Soft Matter Bioengineering
Biomechanics and Motor Control 
Frank J. Doyle
John A. Paulson Dean
John A. & Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Affiliated Faculty Member, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Faculty Member, Systems Biology PhD Program
Primary Teaching Area
Bioengineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Bioengineering
Bioinspired Robotics and Computing Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Therapeutics Computer Science
Computational Neuroscience Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Robotics and Control Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Science and Engineering Education Science and Technology Policy 
Sean R Eddy
Ellmore C. Patterson Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and of Applied Mathematics
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Computer Science
Computational and Data Science 
Brian F. Farrell
Robert P. Burden Professor of Meteorology
Primary Teaching Area
Environmental Science & Engineering
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems 
John W. Hutchinson
Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering and Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Mechanics, Emeritus
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems 
Efthimios Kaxiras
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck Professor of Pure and Applied Physics
Director, Institute for Applied Computational Science
Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Participant, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
Faculty Associate, Center for Nanoscale Systems
Area Co-Chair for Applied Mathematics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Applied Physics
Materials Computer Science
Computational and Data Science 
Boris Kozinsky
Associate Professor of Computational Materials Science
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Assistant
Joel Veak
Pierce Hall 225
(617) 495-2677
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Computer Science
Computational and Data Science 
Zhiming Kuang
Gordon McKay Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Primary Teaching Area
Environmental Science & Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Margo S Levine
Interim Director of Undergraduate Education - Academics
Lecturer in Applied Mathematics
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems 
Na Li
Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics
Primary Teaching Area
Electrical Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Economics and Computation Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Computer Science
Economics and Computation Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Control Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Robotics and Control Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Energy, Environment, and Sustainability 
Yue Lu
Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Applied Mathematics
Primary Teaching Area
Electrical Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Electrical Engineering
Signal Processing 
L Mahadevan
Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics, of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and of Physics
Faculty Dean of Mather House
Area Co-Chair for Applied Mathematics
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Participant, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Member, Kavli Institute for Bionano Science & Technology
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
Contact
Pierce 322
(617) 496-9599
Lab
The Applied Math Lab
North West Building 258
(617) 496-8892
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Applied Physics
Soft Matter Bioengineering
Biomechanics and Motor Control Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Therapeutics Computer Science
Computational Neuroscience Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Control Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Soft Matter Robotics and Control Fluid Mechanics Solid Mechanics Surface and Interface Science 
Kaighin A McColl
Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and of Environmental Science and Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Environmental Science & Engineering
Contact
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Mechanics 
Radhika Nagpal
Fred Kavli Professor of Computer Science
Core Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Computer Science
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Bioengineering
Bioinspired Robotics and Computing 
Prineha Narang
Assistant Professor of Computational Materials Science
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Computer Science
Computational and Data Science 
David R. Nelson
Arthur K. Solomon Professor of Biophysics and Professor of Physics and Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Contact
Lyman 325
(617) 495-4331
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Applied Physics
Biomaterials