Daniel T. Schwartz
Director, Clean Energy Institute
Boeing-Sutter Professor of Chemical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Performance of complex electrodes used in energy storage and conversion
Member Faculty
David S. Ginger
Chief Scientist, Clean Energy Institute
Alvin L. and Verla R. Kwiram Endowed Professor of Chemistry
Washington Research Foundation Distinguished Scholar
CEI-related research interests: Physical chemistry of conjugated polymers and nanostructured materials with applications in optoelectronics – especially thin film solar cells – and sensing
J. Devin MacKenzie
Technical Director, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds
Washington Research Foundation Associate Professor of Clean Energy, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: electronic materials, including organic semiconductors, nanomaterials, photovoltaics, thin film batteries and printed and flexible electronics.
Stuart Adler
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Electrochemical engineering, advanced measurement and modeling of solid state electrochemical systems; kinetic, transport, and thermodynamic properties of solids
Guozhong Cao
Boeing-Steiner Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
CEI-related research interests: dye-sensitized and organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells; carbon cryogel supercapacitors; nanostructured electrodes for Li ion batteries; nanocomposites for hydrogen storage; efficient energy conversion (fuel cells)
Jiun-Haw Chu
Washington Research Foundation Innovation Assistant Professor of Clean Energy & Physics
CEI-related research interests: Design, growth and characterization of novel quantum materials for energy application, such as high temperature superconductors and topological insulators.
Corie L. Cobb
Washington Research Foundation Innovation Professor in Clean Energy
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Advanced manufacturing, batteries and energy storage, mechanics of materials, computational design synthesis, stochastic optimization
Brandi Cossairt
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
CEI-related research interests: Developing new materials for energy-efficient LED technology, solar energy harvesting, and fuels generation
James DeYoreo
Affiliate Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering
Chief Scientist, Materials Synthesis and Simulation Across Scales, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Founding Co-Director, Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry, and Technology (NW IMPACT)
CEI-related Research Interests: The research interests of the De Yoreo group can be broadly categorized as understanding and manipulating the physics of interactions and assembly at solid-liquid interfaces in nanoscale, biological, biomimetic, and environmental systems. The primary techniques used in support of this work are in situ scanned probe microscopy and in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM), in combination with theoretical analysis.
Scott Dunham
Professor, Electrical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: organic photovoltaics and plasmonic-enhanced carrier generation; fundamental modeling and simulation of silicon and chalcogenide solar cells
Daniel R. Gamelin
Harry and Catherine Jaynne Boand Endowed Professor of Chemistry
CEI-related research interests: Development and physical characterization of new functional inorganic materials with unusual electronic structures that give rise to desirable photophysical, photochemical, chemical, electronic, magnetic, or magneto-optical properties
Hugh W. Hillhouse
Rehnberg Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering
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CEI-related research interests: Nanomaterials and solar energy conversion; novel device architectures and solution-processed solar cells from Earth-abundant resources
Vincent Holmberg
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Nanocrystals and nanowires synthesized by scalable solution-based and supercritical fluid-based processes for energy conversion and energy storage applications
Samson A. Jenekhe
Boeing-Martin Professor of Chemical Engineering
Email | Chemistry web site | ChemE web site
CEI-related research interests: conjugated polymer semiconductors: synthesis, properties, self-assembly, and applications in optoeletronics and solar energy conversion technologies.
Brian Johnson
Washington Research Foundation Innovation Assistant Professor of Clean Energy and Electrical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Power electronics, circuit design, power system dynamics, nonlinear controls and grid integration of renewable energy sources.
Daniel Kirschen
Close Professor, Electrical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Achieving optimal balance between providing a reliable grid service, minimizing the cost of providing energy, and reducing the environmental impact of the electrical system while facilitating the use of renewable energy sources.
Xiaosong Li
Associate Professor, Chemistry
CEI-related research interests: Developing and applying electronic structure theories and ab initio molecular dynamics for studying properties and reactions
Jun Liu
Washington Research Foundation Innovation Chair in Clean Energy
Campbell Chair Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: developing fundamental principles to guide materials synthesis, characterization and application of advanced materials for energy, biomedicine and environment, development and deployment of new materials and technologies for electric vehicles, grid scale energy storage and modern communications.
Christine Luscombe
Robert J. Campbell Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Small molecule to polymer synthesis; design, synthesis, and applications of functional macromolecules
Shwetak N. Patel
Washington Research Foundation Entrepreneurship Endowed Professor in Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, University of Washington
CEI-related research interests: Developing new methods for monitoring and managing energy and water usage in the home through the development of new sensors and machine learning algorithms.
Jim Pfaendtner
PI and Director of DIRECT
Jagjeet and Janice Bindra Endowed Career Development Professor
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Renewable energy, modeling of organic photovoltaics and complex ionic solutions, multiscale modeling
Lilo D. Pozzo
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Structured polymeric materials for batteries, fuel cells and solar cells. Self-assembly of plasmonic nanostructures. Neutron and x-ray scattering development of structure-function relationships in advanced energy materials.
John J. Rehr
Professor, Physics
CEI-related research interests: First principles calculations of electronic structure, excited states, optical response and x-ray probes of systems relevant to energy research
Cody Schlenker
Washington Research Foundation Innovation Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Clean Energy
CEI-related research interests: Integration of synthetic chemistry and physical chemistry to explore fundamental principles and dynamic interfacial processes, to develop advanced materials design concepts for low-cost, high-efficiency energy conversion and storage devices
Gerald T. Seidler
Professor, Physics
CEI-related research interests: Using synchrotron x-ray light sources to study problems in basic, applied, and environmental energy science.
Eric Stuve
Professor, Chemical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Li-ion and Li-oxygen batteries, solid oxide fuel cells
Alexandra Velian
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Bernard and Claudine Nist Endowed Fellow
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CEI-related research interests: Energy efficient coatings, thermochromic materials, mechanical and interfacial reliability of thin film electrode materials.
Xiaodong Xu
Assistant Professor, Physics and Materials Science and Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Optical, electronic, and quantum properties of novel solid state nanostructures
Jihui Yang
Kyocera Associate Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
CEI research interests: Materials for energy storage and conversion
Matthew Yankowitz
Washington Research Foundation Innovation Assistant Professor in Clean Energy
Assistant Professor, Physics, Materials Science & Engineering
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CEI-related research interests: Investigation and control of novel electronic states in quantum materials — in particular with a focus on atomically-thin van der Waals materials and heterostructures.
Baosen Zhang
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
CEI-related research interests: Efficient power grid systems
