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Brad Marston, ISE Core Faculty Member, Publishes Article in Aspen Daily News
The Aspen Daily News published Brad Marston’s article, “On Physics: Removing atmospheric CO2 to stop climate change: Can it be done?” on Jul 3, 2025.
Brad Marston is a climate and quantum physicist at Brown University and president-elect of the American Physical Society. He is the core faculty member of Initiative for Sustainable Energy since 2023.
Brad Marston is a climate and quantum physicist at Brown University and president-elect of the American Physical Society. He is the core faculty member of Initiative for Sustainable Energy since 2023.
Feng Lin Joins Brown School of Engineering
Feng Lin has joined the Brown University School of Engineering as Associate Professor, with an appointment beginning July 1. He was also jointly appointed in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and affiliated with the Macromolecules Innovation Institute.
Lucas Caretta, ISE core member, earns CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation
Lucas Caretta, the Howard M. Reisman ’76 P’09 assistant professor of engineering at Brown University, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development grant from the National Science Foundation.
Kim Cobb, ISE affiliate member, receives NCSE Friend of the Planet award for 2025
NCSE announced the winners of the Friend of the Planet award for 2025: The CLEO Institute, a non-profit organization seeking to build climate literacy and mobilize climate action, directed by Yoca Arditi-Rocha; Kim Cobb, a climate scientist and gifted climate communicator at Brown University (formerly at Georgia Institute of Technology); and John Toohey-Morales, a Florida-based atmospheric and environmental scientist who was among the first broadcast meteorologists to emphasize climate change on the air.
New report co-written by ISE Core Faculty Brad Marston: The daunting physics of carbon removal
A new APS report, co-written by ISE Core Faculty Member and APS President-elect Brad Marston, outlines the challenges of scrubbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
New sustainable energy master’s program will use cross-disciplinary coursework to study energy systems
Applications to the one-year, on-campus program will close on May 1. Nitin Padture, a professor of engineering and the director of the ISE said “We really need an educated workforce who can understand what’s going on (and) how to transform from a historically carbon-based economy to a decarbonized economy."
February 11, 2025
News From Engineering
Brown adds sustainable energy master’s degree to offerings
Brown Engineering’s new on-campus master of science in sustainable energy will prepare students to tackle global climate change and lead the transition to a decarbonized energy future.
Greg Hirth Named Vice President for Research
Francis J. Doyle III, Provost of Brown University, announced the appointment of Prof. Greg Hirth, a professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, as Brown’s next Vice President for Research. He is also a core faculty member of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy (ISE).
Woburn startup could give US solar industry a second chance
This article includes commentary from Professor of Engineering Nitin Padture, Director of Initiative for Sustainable Energy (ISE), on the life expectancies of different types of solar cells.
Engineering faculty among top two percent of scientists in world
Twenty-five faculty members and three emeriti faculty of Brown Engineering have been recognized among the world’s top two percent of scientists in 2024, according to Stanford/Elsevier’s Top 2% Scientist Rankings. Among them, eight are core faculty members of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy. They are Andrew Peterson, Angus Kingon, Brian Sheldon, Daniel Mittleman, Franklin Goldsmith, Pradeep Guduru, Nitin Padture, Yue Qi,
September 19, 2024
News from Brown
At inaugural technology and society symposium, a focus on sustainable energy solutions
A daylong conference brought together experts from Brown’s School of Engineering and beyond to spark collaborations in renewable energy, carbon capture and energy-efficient technologies for a sustainable future.