Initiative Leads
The SEI Initiative Leads program brings together faculty experts across diverse disciplines to spearhead research and innovation in targeted energy-related focus areas. Each lead drives collaborative efforts that align with SEI’s mission to advance sustainable, acessible, and technologically innovative energy solutions.
2025 SEI INITIATIVE LEADS
Below is a list of SEI initiative leads, who are breaking boundaries to spark energy innovation!
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Public Policy
SEI Lead: Ethics in Energy Transition
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
IMS/SEI Initiative Lead: Materials for Solar Energy Harvesting and Conversion
Senior Research Engineer, Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
SEI Lead: Microgrids
Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
SEI Lead: Energy & Manufacturing
Woodruff Professor and Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
SEI Lead: Industrial Decarbonization and Clean Catalysis
Research Engineer II, Geogia Tech Research Institute
SEI Lead: Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure
Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
SEI Senior Advisor: Energy Storage
Love Family Professor, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
SEI Senior Advisor: Energy & Health
Professor
SEI Senior Advisor: Circular Carbon Economy; RBI Lead: Next Generation Refinery
Sam Nunn School Chair and Professor, International Affairs
SEI Senior Advisor: Social Sciences Liaison
