AI4Energy Leaders

Northwestern researchers have built many of the open data sets, computational methods, and AI-guided research systems that underpin research applying machine learning to accelerate energy innovation.

Faculty members who are active researchers in this area include:

Wei Chen, PhD 

Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering 
Wilson-Cook Professor in Engineering Design
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences and Materials Science and Engineering (by courtesy)

Vinayak Dravid, PhD 

Abraham Harris Professor of Materials Science and Engineering 
Founding Director, Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization (NUANCE) Center 
Founding Director, Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource, an NSF-NNCI Node

Omar Farha, PhD

Professor of Chemistry
Chair, Department of Chemistry

Mark Hersam, PhD 

Chair of Materials Science and Engineering 
Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) Electrical and Computer Engineering and Chemistry 
Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering (MRSEC)

Mercouri Kanatzidis

Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor, Department of Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory

Manling Li , PhD 

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Jeffrey Lopez, PhD 

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Ian McCue, PhD 

Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering 
Morris E. Fine Junior Professor in Materials and Manufacturing

Chad Mirkin, PhD 

Director, International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN) 
George B. Rathmann Professor of Chemistry, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Medicine

Edward Sargent, PhD 

Director, Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy 
Lynn Hopton Davis and Greg Davis Professor, Department of Chemistry, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Randall Snurr, PhD 

John G. Searle Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Dashun Wang, PhD 

Kellogg Chair of Technology 
Professor of Management and Organizations 
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences 
Director, Center for Science of Science and Innovation (CSSI) 
Co-Director, Ryan Institute on Complexity Director, Northwestern Innovation Institute

Chris Wolverton, PhD

Frank C. Engelhart Professor of Materials Science and Engineering