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Frans A. Spaepen

John C. and Helen F. Franklin Professor of Applied Physics

Primary Teaching Area

Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering

Contact

Pierce 207
spaepen@seas.harvard.edu
(617) 495-3760

Websites

spaepen.seas.harvard.edu

Staff Contact

Matthew G. Zahnzinger
Pierce 232
mzahnzinger@seas.harvard.edu
(617) 496-2159
he/him/his

Research Areas

Applied Physics
Materials Soft Matter
Materials and Mechanical Engineering
Materials Soft Matter Surface and Interface Science

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