Rutgers University · Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Lab for the
Energy-AI Paradox

AI holds exceptional promise to advance productivity across society — yet today's AI scaling laws demand exponentially growing energy, long before the technology can deliver solutions to the energy challenges it creates. We study the intersection of artificial intelligence and energy systems — combining theory and experiment to understand, predict, and resolve the tensions between AI's growing energy demands and a sustainable future.

Transport Physics with AI

Using AI-accelerated first-principles calculations to uncover how heat and charge move through computing devices — and how to control them.

Electron and phonon flow illustration

Energy Materials by Design

Applying chemistry to design and synthesize molecular materials with tailored electronic and thermal properties.

Ordered-to-disordered molecular caloric illustration

Optical Imaging at the Nanoscale

Pushing optical spectroscopy beyond the diffraction limit to image energy transport in real materials and devices.

Pump-probe optical imaging of a semiconductor wafer