Shuwen Yue

Biography

Shuwen Yue will join the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2023. She is currently a postdoctoral research associate at MIT in the Department of Chemical Engineering, working in the group of Prof. Heather J. Kulik and as a part of the DOE Center for Enhanced Nanofluidic Transport. Shuwen received a B.S. dual degree in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Alabama. She then received her Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Princeton University, under the advisement of Prof. Athanassios Z. Panagiotopoulos and as a part of the DOE Center for Chemistry in Solutions and Interfaces.

Research Interests

Shuwen’s research program focuses on the application of multi-scale modeling, machine learning, and statistical mechanics towards the design of novel electrolytes and materials for energy and sustainability technologies. A key effort is to bridge fundamental understanding of molecular scale driving forces with macroscopic observables and properties. This broad set of tools provides a strong basis to tackle challenges in the design and development of energy storage devices, water desalination membranes, and optimal industrial solvents.

• Computational Science and Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence
• Statistical Mechanics and Molecular Simulation
• Statistics and Machine Learning
• Complex Fluids and Polymers
• Energy and the Environment