Faculty Experts

Holly Troy Benz

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Master of Science in Energy & Sustainability

Field: Business Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Corporate Social Responsibility, Electric Cars, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability

Jennifer Dunn

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering

Focus Areas: Biofuels, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Pollution

Kimberly Gray

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Focus Areas: Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Solar Energy, Water Quality and Purification

Kevin L. Kohlstedt

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Research Associate Professor of Chemistry

Field: Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biophysics, Energy and Sustainability, Machine Learning and Automation, Molecular Bonds, Quantum Mechanics, Solar Energy

Abraham Lerman

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Emeritus of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field: Earth Science

Focus Areas: Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, Geology

Nancy Loeb

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Clinical Professor of Law Emerita

Field: Environmental Law

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Legal Advocacy

Jeffrey Lopez

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Data Science, Materials Science

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Electric Cars, Energy and Sustainability, Organic Chemistry, Robotics

Julius B. Lucks

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Global Health, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Water Quality and Purification

Justin M. Notestein

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biofuels, Carbon Cycle, Energy and Sustainability, Molecular Bonds, Organic Chemistry

Brad Sageman

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Field: Earth Science

Focus Areas: Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Geology