Materials, Sensors & Devices

Research Areas

  • Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Safety & Reliability
  • Structural Engineering
  • Advanced Materials
  • Resilience and Risk Analysis
  • Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Robotics and Automation
  • Computational Mechanics
  • AI for Science

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor (with tenure), Columbia University, 2020-current ​
    • UPS Foundation Visiting Professor, Stanford University, 2022-2023
    • Assistant Professor, Columbia University. 2014-2020
    • Senior Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, 2013-2014
    • Postdoctoral Appointee, Sandia National Laboratories, 2011-2013
    • Visiting Scholar, California Institute of Technology, 2010-2011
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Engineering Mechanics Institute
    • American Society of Civil Engineers
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    • International Society of Porous Media
    • Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
    • American Geophysical Union
    • Sigma Xi the scientific research society
    • California Lambda Chapter, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
    • Golden Key International Honor Society
  • Honors & Awards
    • ASCE Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023
    • IACM John Argyris Award, International Association for Computational Mechanics, 2020
    • NSF CAREER award, National Science Foundation, 2019
    • ASCE EMI da Vinci Award, Engineering Mechanics Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2018
    • Zienkiewicz Numerical Methods in Engineering Prize, Institution of Civil Engineers, 2017
    • AFOSR Young Investigator Program Award, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 2016
    • Dresden Junior Fellowship, Technische Universität Dresden, 2016
    • ARO Young Investigator Program Award, Army Research Office, 2015
    • Caterpillar Best Paper Prize, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014
  • Education
    • Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Northwestern University, 2011
    • M.A., Civil Engineering, Princeton University, 2008
    • M.Sc., Civil Engineering (Geomechanics), Stanford University, 2007
    • B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2005

Research Areas

  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Solid-State Physics
  • Biophysics
  • Photonics and Optics
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Quantum Materials
  • Soft Matter
  • Advanced Materials

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, Jan. 1 2013 – present
  • Honors & Awards
    • 2015 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Young Faculty Award (DARPA YFA)
    • 2016 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (ONR YIP) Award
    • 2017 DARPA Director’s Fellowship

Research Areas

  • Materials Characterization
  • Materials Design and Engineering
  • Materials for Energy
  • Materials Synthesis and Processing
  • Nanomaterials
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Advanced Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion
  • Energy Materials
  • Functional and Responsive Materials
  • Nanomaterials (Nanotechnology)
  • Sustainable Materials
  • 2D Materials
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Isotopes

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor, Columbia University, 2020-Present
    • Assistant Professor, Columbia University, 2015-2019
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Materials Research Society
    • Electrochemical Society
    • American Chemical Society
  • Honors & Awards
    • CUAFA Young Investigator Award, 2024
    • Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher, 2020-2022
    • Materials Today Rising Star Award, 2022
    • Energy Storage Materials Young Scientist Award, 2021
    • 3M Non-tenured Faculty Award, 2021
    • IAAM Innovation Award of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM), 2020
    • Emerging Investigators Award by Journal of Materials Chemistry A., 2019
    • Nano Research Young Innovator Awards in NanoEnergy, 2019
    • Scialog Fellow on Advanced Energy Storage, 2017
    • MRS Postdoctoral Award for 2015 Spring Meeting, 2015
    • World Changing Ideas Selected by Scientific American, 2014
    • Dan Cubicciotti Award of Electrochemical Society (honorable mention), 2010
  • Education
    • PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
    • MS, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University
    • BS, Physics, Peking University

Additional Information

Research Areas

  • Computational Methods and Data Analysis
  • Thermodynamics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Sustainability
  • Advanced Materials
  • Polymers at the End of Life
  • Circular Economies

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Bykhovsky Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2016–
    • Chair of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2010-2016
    • Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2006-
    • Professor of Chemical Engineering, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, 2002-2006
    • Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Penn State University, 1997-2002
    • Associate professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Penn State University, 1993-1997
    • Assistant professor of Materials Science & eEngineering, Penn State University, 1988-1993
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Physical Society
    • American Chemical Society
    • American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Honors & Awards
    • Polymer Physics Prize, American Physical Society (APS), 2021
    • Chair, Gordon Conference, Polymer Physics, 2020
    • Associate editor, Soft Matter, 2017-
    • Chair, APS Polymer Physics Division, 2017-18
    • Editor, NPJ Computational Materials, 2016-2017
    • Editor, Journal of Polymer Science, 2002-2007
    • Fellow, American Physical Society, 1999

Research Areas

  • Astrophysics and Astronomy
  • Plasma Physics (Controlled Fusion)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
  • Energy Science
  • Advanced Materials

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Professor Emeritus, Applied Physics, Columbia University, 2026-present
    • Professor, Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1995 –2026
    • Editor-in-Chief, Physics of Plasmas, 2016 –
    • Chairman, Dept. of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, 2000-2006
    • Associate Editor, Physics of Plasmas, 2003-2015
    • Associate Editor, Journal of Fusion Energy, 2014-2015
    • Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1990 – 1995
    • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1985 – 1990
    • Instructor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, M.I.T., 1984 – 1984
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Physical Society
  • Honors & Awards

    • Leadership Award, Fusion Power Associates, 2020

    • Associate of the U.S. National Academies, 2020

    • Jefferson Science Fellow, National Academies, U.S. Dept. of State, 2006-2007
    • Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Dept. of State, 2007
    • Rose Award for Excellence in Fusion Engineering, Fusion Power Associates, 2000
    • Fellow, American Physical Society, 1995
    • Teacher of the Year, 1994, elected by Columbia’s School of Engineering Undergraduates
    • Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1989
    • I.E.E.E. Fortesque Fellowship, 1978 – 1979
    • Guillemin Prize for undergraduate thesis in Electrical Engineering
  • Education
    • Sc.D. (EE) 1983, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • M.S. (EE) 1979, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • B.S. (EE) 1978, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Areas

  • Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Mitigation
  • Structural Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Earthquake Engineering

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • Lecturer in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 2013-
    • Principal Structural Engineer, General Electric-Hitachi Nuclear, 2023
    • Principal Engineer, Power Engineers, Inc., 2013-2018
    • Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, the Cooper Union, 2014-2018
    • Consulting Seismic Structural Engineer, URS Corporation (AECOM), 2010-2012
    • Adjunct Professor of civil engineering and engineering mechanics, Columbia University, 2008-2013
    • Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 1998-2018
    • Principal Engineer, Burns and Roe, Inc., 1991-2010
    • Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College, 1987–1990
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Civil Engineers
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    • American Concrete Institute
    • American Institute of Steel Construction
  • Education
    • PhD, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University
    • MS, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University
    • BS, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University

Research Areas

  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Micro/Nanotechnology (MEMS)
  • 2D materials
  • Micro and Nanoscale Engineering
  • Nanoelectronics

Additional Information

  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
    • American Physical Society (APS)
    • Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • Honors & Awards
    • Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Materials Science, Clarivate, 2018-2024
    • Highly Cited Researcher in the field of Physics, Clarivate, 2014-2024
    • James P. McGroddy Prize for New Materials, American Physical Society, 2023
    • Fellow, American Physical Society, 2023
    • Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia Engineering Alumni Association, 2015
    • Society of Columbia Graduates Great Teacher Award, 2014
    • Millikan Fellowship in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Caltech, 2000
  • Professional Experience
    • Director, Columbia MRSEC, 2014-
    • Wang Fong-Jen Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2015–
    • Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2012-
    • Associate professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2007-2012
    • Assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, 2003-2007

Research Areas

  • Energy Storage and Conversion Technology
  • Sustainability
  • Renewable Energy

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2023-present
    • Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 2018-present
  • Education
    • PhD, Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
    • American Chemical Society (ACS)
    • American Physical Society (APS)
    • Electrochemical Society (ECS)
  • Honors & Awards
    • Cottrell Scholar Award (2022)
    • NSF CAREER Award (2021)
    • Charles Hatchett Award (2019)
    • Scialog Fellowship for Advanced Energy Storage (2018-2019)
    • Charles and Katharine Darwin Research Fellowship (2017)
    • Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017)
    • Pittsburgh Quantum Institute Graduation Fellowship (2015)
    • US Delegate of the 65th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates (2015)
    • Experimental NMR Conference Student Travel Award (2015)
    • Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship (2014)
    • Eastern Analytical Symposium Graduate Student Award (2014)

Research Areas

  • Computer Systems and Computer Engineering
  • Networking
  • Photonics
  • Quantum Communications
  • Silicon Photonics

Additional information

  • Professional Experience
    • 2023 – Present - Director, SRC/JUMP 2 Center for Ubiquitous Connectivity (CUbiC)
    • 2011 – Present - Charles Batchelor Professor of Electrical Engineering
    • 2014 – Present - Founder and Faculty Director, Columbia Nano Initiative
    • 2016 – Present  - AIM Photonics Institute, Leadership Council
    • 2002 – Present - Director, Lightwave Research Laboratory, Columbia University
    • 2011 – 2017     - Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
    • 2006 – 2010     - Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
    • 2007 – 2008     - Visiting Research Fellow IBM T. J. Watson Research Labs
    • 2002 – 2006     - Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University
    • 1999 – 2002     - Senior Member of Technical Staff, Tellium, Inc.
    • 1998 – 2007     - Senior Technical Advisor, National Security Agency
    • 1995 – 2000     - Technical Consultant, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies
    • 1994 – 1999    - Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
  • Professional Affiliations
    • Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    • Fellow, Optica
  • Honors & Awards
    • Applied Physics Reviews Editors choice feature 2023
    • HPCwire People to Watch Award 2022
    • Meta (Facebook) Faculty Award 2021
    • Bucknell University Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award 2019
    • IEEE Photonics Engineering Award 2016
    • 2016 Herman Haus Distinguished Lecture, MIT
    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow, 2009
    • IBM Faculty Award, 2008
    • Optical Society of America Fellow, 2003
    • CalTech President's Award, 1997
    • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator, 1996–1999
    • National Science Foundation CAREER Program Investigator, 1995–1998
    • AT&T Bell Laboratories Fellowship, 1991–1994
  • Education
    • PhD, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • MS, Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • BS, Electrical Engineering, Bucknell University

Research Areas

  • Nanoscale Magnetic Films and Heterostructures
  • Materials Issues in Spin-Polarized Transport
  • Materials Engineering of Magnetic Dynamics
  • Materials

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Magnetic Technology Division, Boulder CO 1999-2001
  • Honors & Awards
    • NSF Career (2003)
    • ARO Young Investigator (2002)

Research Areas

  • Plasma Physics (Controlled Fusion)

Additional Information

  • Professional Experience
    • Thomas Alva Edison Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 2004–
    • Interim Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, 2007–2009
    • Chairman of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, 1988 –1994 and 1997–2000
    • Vice-Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University, 1994-1995
    • Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1988–2004
    • Associate Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1983–1988
    • Assistant Professor of Applied Physics, Columbia University, 1978–1983
    • Assistant Professor of Engineering science, Columbia University, 1977–1978
  • Professional Affiliations
    • American Physical Society
    • University Fusion Association
    • Fusion Power Associates
    • European Physical Society
  • Honors & Awards
    • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Physics, 1984-86
    • Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1989
    • Leadership Award from Fusion Power Associates, 2006
    • American Physical Society John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics, 2007
    • Distinguished Career Award from Fusion Power Associates, 2023
  • Education
    • PhD, Plasma Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • MS, Nuclear Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • BS, Physics, California Institute of Technology