NEWS > MEDIA COVERAGE Materials expert Craig B. Arnold will receive the Catalyst Award from the Research and Development Council of New Jersey, in recognition of his leadership in expanding innovation at Princeton University and across the state.
The Council his key role in launching the and helping to accelerate research translation, entrepreneurship and statewide collaboration in emerging technologies. His award will be given during the R&D Council’s Edison Patent Awards ceremony in November.
Arnold, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and vice dean for innovation, joined the Princeton faculty in 2003. His research focuses on laser processing in materials, with a particular emphasis on shaping laser-material interactions. His work aims to deepen understanding of the fundamental materials science and optical physics that impact fields such as energy storage and conversion, biology and imaging.