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