CFES research is conducted by leaders in the fields of energy materials, devices, and systems. Following are selected faculty researchers in the three core research areas.
Faculty
Distributed Energy Resources Faculty

Michael Amitay
Professor and James L. Decker '45 Endowed Chair in Aerospace Engineering and Director, Center for Flow Physics and Control (CeFPaC).
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Chulsung Bae
Ford Foundation Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Peter Dinolfo
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Farhan Gandhi
Rosalind and John J. Redfern Jr Chair in Engineering and Director, Center for Mobility with Vertical Lift (MOVE)
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Liping Huang
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, School of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering

Mattheos Koffas
Dorothy and Fred Chau ʼ71 Career Development Constellation Professor in Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering
Chemical and Biological Engineering

Nikhil Koratkar
John A. Clark and Edward T. Crossan Chair Professor
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Dan Lewis
Associate Professor
Materials Science and Engineering

Jie Lian
William Weightman Walker Professor of Engineering
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Toh-Ming Lu
Ray Palmer Baker Distinguished Professor
Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy

Jian Shi
Associate Professor
Materials Science and Engineering

Jian Sun
Professor and Director, CFES
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Power factor correction, Power conversion, High-frequency, DC-DC, Communications, Analysis, Aerospace, AC-DC

Minoru Tomozawa
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Energy Efficiency Faculty

Ishwara Bhat
Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Diana Borca Tasciuc
Professor
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Theo Borca-Tasciuc
Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Affairs
Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering

Paul Chow
Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Mona Hella
Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Bob Karlicek
Director, Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA), Co-Director, Institute for Energy, the Built Environment, and Smart Systems (EBESS), and Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Nadarajah Narendran
Director of Research, Lighting Research Center
Lighting Research Center

Joel Plawsky
Professor and Department Head
Chemical and Biological Engineering

Michael Shur
Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts Professor of Solid State Electronics
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Jian Sun
Professor and Director, CFES
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Power factor correction, Power conversion, High-frequency, DC-DC, Communications, Analysis, Aerospace, AC-DC

Shawn Yu Lin
Professor
Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy

Christian Wetzel
Professor
Physics, Applied Physics & Astronomy
Distributed System Platforms Faculty

Joe Chow
Institute Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Paul Chow
Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Koushik Kar
Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Jian Sun
Professor and Director, CFES
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Power factor correction, Power conversion, High-frequency, DC-DC, Communications, Analysis, Aerospace, AC-DC

Luigi Vanfretti
Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Meng Wang
Associate Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering