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
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
Bioengineering
Biomechanics and Motor Control 
Ariel Amir
Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
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
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials Environmental Science and Engineering
Energy Resources and Energy Systems Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Energy, Environment, and Sustainability 
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 
David Clarke
Extended Tarr Family Professor of Materials
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Microbial Sciences
Area Chair for Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Control 
Cynthia Friend
Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science
Director of Rowland Institute & Director EFRC-IMASC
Participant, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Participant, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Lab
Friend Lab
Mallinckrodt MB22
(617) 495-3331
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials 
Roy G. Gordon
Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Contact
12 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138 Converse Laboratory Room 110
(617) 495-4017
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Energy, Environment, and Sustainability 
Donhee Ham
Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
Participant, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Research Areas
Electrical Engineering
Circuits and VLSI Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Materials 
Jenny Hoffman
Clowes Professor of Science
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials 
Evelyn Hu
Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics and of Electrical Engineering
Participant, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center
Primary Teaching Area
Electrical Engineering
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 
Philip Kim
Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Websites
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 
Jennifer Lewis
Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering
Jianming Yu Professor of Arts and Sciences
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Bioengineering
Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Therapeutics Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Science and Engineering Education 
Xin Li
Associate Professor of Materials Science
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials Environmental Science and Engineering
Energy Resources and Energy Systems Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Energy, Environment, and Sustainability 
Charles M. Lieber
Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professor
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials Bioengineering
Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Therapeutics Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Materials 
Jia Liu
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering
Primary Teaching Area
Bioengineering
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials Bioengineering
Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Therapeutics Computer Science
Computational Neuroscience Electrical Engineering
Signal Processing Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Science and Engineering Education 
Vinothan N. Manoharan
Wagner Family Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Physics
Participant, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Member, Kavli Institute for Bionano Science & Technology
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Samir Mitragotri
Hiller Professor of Bioengineering and Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering
Core Faculty Member, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Primary Teaching Area
Bioengineering
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials Bioengineering
Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Therapeutics Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Science and Engineering Education Julia A. Mundy
Assistant Professor of Physics; Affiliate in Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics