Andrew M. Rappe

Andrew M. Rappe
Alma materHarvard University
MIT
Known forFerroelectrics
Piezoelectrics
Bulk photovoltaic
Mechanochemistry
Light-matter interactions
AwardsNational Science Foundation CAREER Award
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Humboldt Research Award
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical chemistry
Condensed matter physics
Doctoral advisorJohn Joannopoulos
Websitehttps://web.sas.upenn.edu/rappe-lab/

Andrew Marshall Rappe is an American physicist specializing in theoretical and computational chemistry, physics, and materials science. He is the Blanchard Professor of Chemistry and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. His work features the design of new materials for sustainable energy and advanced electronics by demonstrating how microscopic atomic and electronic structures determine material behavior.