Harrington Faculty Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and Assistant Professor at the Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Piran R. Kidambi is a Harrington Faculty Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and Assistant Professor at the Departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University (on-leave). His research leverages the intersection between (i) nanomaterial synthesis, (ii) process engineering, and (iii) in situ metrology, to enable bottom-up materials design and synthesis for energy, separations, and healthcare applications. His research has been recognized via several awards/honors including ASME Rising Star (2024), AIChE NSEF Young Investigator (2023), DOE Early Career Award (2022), ACS PMSE Young Investigator (2022), NSF CAREER (2020), ECS Toyota Young Investigator (2020), and Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Award (2018), among others.