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 
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 
Jenny Hoffman
Clowes Professor of Science
Websites
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials 
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 
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 
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
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 
Venkatesh Narayanamurti
Benjamin Peirce Research Professor of Technology and Public Policy
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Research Areas
Applied Physics
Materials Science, Technology, Innovation & Public Policy
Energy, Environment, and Sustainability Science and Engineering Education Science and Technology Policy 
Daniel Needleman
Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Lab
The Needleman Lab
Websites
Sharad Ramanathan
Llura and Gordon Gund Professor of Neurosciences and of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Professor of Applied Physics and Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Physics
Contact
Christopher Rycroft
John L. Loeb Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Primary Teaching Area
Applied Mathematics
Research Areas
Applied Mathematics
Modeling Physical/Biological Phenomena and Systems Applied Physics
Soft Matter Bioengineering
Cell and Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials and Therapeutics Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Soft Matter Fluid Mechanics Solid Mechanics Surface and Interface Science 
Frans A. Spaepen
John C. and Helen F. Franklin Professor of Applied Physics
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Joost J. Vlassak
Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Materials Engineering
Faculty Associate, Harvard University Center for the Environment
Participant, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Primary Teaching Area
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Contact
Pierce 308
(617) 496-0424
Lab
Vlassak Small-Scale Mechanics Lab
McKay Laboratory 3rd Floor
(617) 496-8145
Websites
Research Areas
Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Materials Soft Matter Solid Mechanics Surface and Interface Science 
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