Faculty & Research
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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
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Faculty Associate, Harvard Microbial Sciences Initiative
Participant, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Lab
Aizenberg Biomineralization and Biomimetics Lab
McKay 426 and 427
(617) 496-8381
Websites
Assistant
Marina DiDonato McLaughlin
Research Areas
Bioengineering
Biomechanics and Motor Control Science, Technology, Innovation, and Public Policy
Energy, Environment, and Sustainability 
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 
Philippe Cluzel
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Lab
Phillipe Cluzel Lab
North West Building 410.30
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Biomaterials 
Robert D. Howe
Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Control Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Robotics and Control 
Donald Elliot Ingber
Founding Director, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
Professor of Bionengineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology, Harvard Medical School
Senior Associate, Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children's Hospital
Primary Teaching Area
Bioengineering
Contact
Children's Hosp.
(617) 432-7044
Charles M. Lieber
Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor
Lab
Lieber Research Group
Mallingckrodt and Conant Mallinckrodt B01-06 and 002-007 Conant 015-024
Websites
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 Computational Neuroscience 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 
David Mooney
Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering
Core Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
Primary Teaching Area
Bioengineering
Lab
The Mooney Lab: Laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering
Engineering Sciences Lab 415
(617) 495-1689
Assistant
Joan E Cassidy
Pierce 328A
(617) 495-8624
Kit Parker
Tarr Family Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Physics
Associate Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Bioengineering
Cengiz Pehlevan
Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
Research Areas
Electrical Engineering
Signal Processing 
Maurice Smith
Gordon McKay Professor of Bioengineering
Primary Teaching Area
Bioengineering
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Control Theory and Stochastic Systems Computational Neuroscience Bioengineering
Biomechanics and Motor Control Computer Science
Computational Neuroscience Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Control Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Robotics and Control 
Conor J Walsh
Paul A. Maeder Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Associate Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Contact
Pierce 328
(617) 496-4269
Lab
Harvard Biodesign Lab
60 Oxford St. 4th floor
(617) 496-4269
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Control Science, Technology, Innovation, and Public Policy
Science and Engineering Education 
David A. Weitz
Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics
Director of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Co-Director of the BASF Advanced Research Initiative
Core Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biomedical Engineering
Member, Kavli Institute for Bionano Science & Technology
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Research Areas
Bioengineering
Biomechanics and Motor Control 
Robert J. Wood
Charles River Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Associate Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Control Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Robotics and Control