R. Helen Zha, PhD

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering

About

Dr. Helen Zha received her B.Sc. (2007) from MIT and her Ph.D. (2013) from Northwestern University in Materials Science & Engineering. After pursuing postdoctoral research at Eindhoven University of Technology and UC Berkeley, Helen started as a tenure-track assistant professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering in 2018. Helen has received an NSF CAREER Award, published 22 peer-reviewed journal articles to date, and currently sits on the Scientific Advisory Council of Materials Innovation Initiative.