Alumni Profiles

Alejandro Rodriguez

• Program Years: 2006-2010
• Academic Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Field of Study: Condensed Matter Theory
• Academic Advisor: Steven Johnson
• Practicum(s):
  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2008)
• Degree(s):
  Ph.D. Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010
  B.S. Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006

Current Status

• Status: Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
• Research Area: Nanophotonics, Casimir effect, heat transport
• Personal URL: https://ee.princeton.edu/people/alejandro-rodriguez

Awards

National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award, 2015
National Academy of Sciences Kavli Fellow, 2014
MIT Infinite Kilometer Award, 2012
World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shaper, 2011–2013
DOE CSGF Fredrick A. Howes Scholar, 2011
DOE CSGF Fellow, 2006–2010
MIT Orloff Award for Service in Physics, 2006
American Physical Society (APS) Minority Physics Scholar, 2003–2005