Experts on Green energy

Ravindra Datta
  • Adjunct Teaching Professor Chemical Engineering
Professor Datta's work spans decades of applying the principles of kinetics, catalysis, and reaction engineering to energy challenges. He says while the long-term solution is renewable energy, much can be accomplished in the coming decades simply by
Paul P. Mathisen
  • Associate Professor and Dir. of Sustainability Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
As WPI’s Director of Sustainability and a professor of environmental engineering, Paul Mathisen studies and works to promote sustainability, especially in the areas of water, energy, transportation, and waste management. His research focuses on climate
Adam Clayton Powell
  • Associate Professor Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Professor Powell focuses his research on validated mathematical modeling of metal process development for clean energy and energy efficiency, including rare earths (rare earth metals, rare earth materials). His research group is developing new projects
Ali S. Rangwala
  • Professor Fire Protection Engineering
Professor Rangwala's research interests include problems related to industrial fire and explosions. He has worked on topics such as deflagration of combustible dust clouds, ignition behavior of combustible dust layers, in-situ burning of oil, spread of an ...
Derren Rosbach
  • Associate Professor of Teaching The Global School
Derren Rosbach is an expert in environmental planning, sustainability, emerging energy technologies, transdisciplinary inquiry, and project-based learning. With a background spanning molecular biology, ecology, and environmental planning, Rosbach is
Michael T. Timko
  • William B. Smith Professor and Department Head of Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Professor Timko studies the environmental and engineering aspects of clean energy technologies, with a specific emphasis on liquid transportation fuels. His work involves studying the fundamental chemical engineering science – including transport, phase ...
Yan Wang
Yan Wang
  • Professor Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Professor Wang's research is in the field of fundamental electrochemistry and electrochemistry-based technologies, including battery materials, manufacturing, safety, design and recycling, solid state batteries, and electrolysis. He co-founded AscendFaces ...
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Yu Zhong
  • Professor Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Dr. Zhong's research is focused on developing new pathways for clean energy, including a project to design devices that will produce a cost-effective, clean hydrogen fuel. Dr. Zhong has more than 59 peer-reviewed journal papers published/accepted,