Pablo Debenedetti
Class of 1950 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Emeritus
Location:
Phone Number: 609-258-5480
Email Address: pdebene@princeton.edu
Research Description:
Molecular modeling and computational chemistry; hydrate melting and formation in carbon sequestration; heterogeneous ice nucleation for improved weather and climate models; phase behavior of water, carbon dioxide and salt mixtures for carbon capture and storage and geothermal energy production; water in nafion membranes for fuel cells; desalination with gas hydrates for improved fresh water production and greater energy efficiency
Research Areas: Carbon Capture & Storage, Fuel Cells, Renewable Energy, Waste Heat Recovery, Water Desalination
Kelsey Hatzell
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Andlinger Center Executive Committee
Location: 224 Andlinger Center
Phone Number: 609-258-2980
Email Address: kelsey.hatzell@princeton.edu
Research Description:
Solid ion conductors for advanced energy storage and conversion applications; solid state devices for electrochemical fuel production and energy storage systems for electric vehicles; thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power integration and production; carbon capture materials and processes.
Research Areas: Batteries, Carbon Capture & Storage, Climate Change, Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, Fuels, Renewable Energy, Solar, Supercapacitors, Sustainable Manufacturing/Chemistry, Transportation, Waste Heat Recovery, Water Desalination
Ryan Kingsbury
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Location: 213 Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Phone Number: 609-258-1146
Email Address: kingsbury@princeton.edu
Research Description:
Development of electrochemical technologies for water treatment and energy storage; ion-selective materials such as membranes and electrodes; electrochemical and thermodynamic materials characterization; electrodialysis; ion separations.
Research Areas: Pollutant Detection & Remediation, Water Desalination
Rodney Priestley
Dean of the Graduate School
Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Andlinger Center Associated Faculty
Location: 109 110 Prospect Ave
Phone Number: 609-258-5721
Email Address: rpriestl@princeton.edu
Research Description:
Nanoscale processing and characterization of polymers and soft matter with an emphasis on thin films, colloids, and nanocomposites; glass formation and glassy behavior of polymer thin films and nanocomposites; physical vapor deposition of macromolecules; scalable and sustainable formation, and application of polymer-based colloids.
Research Areas: Solar, Sustainable Manufacturing/Chemistry, Water Desalination
Sankaran Sundaresan
Norman John Sollenberger Professor in Engineering, Emeritus
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Emeritus
Location:
Phone Number: 609-258-4583
Email Address: sundar@princeton.edu
Research Description:
Carbon capture technology planning through use of large-scale simulations of reacting multiphase flows on large computational platforms; plasma-assisted catalytic reactors for energy-efficient synthesis of chemicals
Research Areas: Carbon Capture & Storage, Waste Heat Recovery, Water Desalination