Klavs F. Jensen

Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and
Lammot du Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering

MSc Chemical Engineering, the Technical University of Denmark, 1976
PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1980

Room 66-566, 77 Mass. Ave., Cambidge, MA  02139
617-253-4589 (phone)
kfjensen@mit.edu
Research Group Website

Prof. Jensen's research focuses on understanding and controlling the interaction of reaction and transport processes in the realization and testing of functional micro- and nano-structured materials and devices for chemical, biological, optical, electronic and energy applications. His group is exploring a wide range of microfabricated systems with particular emphasis on systems for which microfabrication provides unique process advantages in terms of novel processing conditions, manipulation of microstructure, and gain understanding of underlying physicochemical processes. For example, they exploit microfluidics in the synthesis of colloidal core-shell nanoparticles for optical, electronic, and catalytic applications at conditions difficult to achieve by conventional approaches. They also use detailed simulations of reactive systems, specifically simulation across multiple length and time scales, to complement experimental studies and gain new insight into the underlying basic physical and chemical rate processes.  

Selected Publication

"Silicon Based Microchemical Systems –Characteristics and Applications," Materials Research Society Bulletin 31, 101–107 (2006).

"Cells on Chips," Nature, 442, 403–411 (2006) (with others).

"Multiphase Microfluidics: From Flow Characteristics to Chemical and Materials Synthesis," Lab. Chip., 6, 1487–1503 (2006) (with A. Günther).

"Multi-step Continuous Flow Microchemical Synthesis Involving Multiple Reactions and Separations,” Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. 46, 5704–5708 (2007) (with others).

"Microfluidic Synthesis of Titania Shells on Colloidal Silica,” Adv. Mater. 19, 2556–2560 (2007) (with S.A. Khan).

The March 2004 issue of Technology Insider mentions Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, a biomedical company for which Prof. Jensen serves on the scientific advisory board. The Nov. 2004 Technology Insider mentions a NIST grant to Quantum Dot, a company developing semiconductor crystals used in medical diagnoses; Quantum Dot was based on technology developed by Prof. Jensen with others at MIT.