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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Engineering Mechanical Engineering Thermodynamics Energy Technology Renewable Energy Materials Engineering

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Asegun Henry is the George N. Hatsopoulos Professor in Thermodynamics and Area Head for Energy Science and Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He started as an Associate Professor at MIT in 2018, where he directs the Atomistic Simulation & Energy (ASE) Research Group. Prior to MIT, Henry served as an Assistant Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology from 2012 to 2018. Earlier positions include ARPA-E Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy from 2011 to 2012, Postdoctoral Researcher at Northwestern University from 2010 to 2011, and Postdoctoral Research Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2009 to 2010. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Florida A&M University, summa cum laude, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, with his doctoral thesis on the 1D-to-3D transition of phonon heat conduction in polyethylene chains.