Dr. Lea Winter

Professor

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Biography

Lea R. Winter is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University, where she specializes in electrified processes related to food, energy, and climate nexus. Dr. Winter completed her Ph.D. at Columbia University and holds a B.S. degree from Yale University. Her research interests include sustainable conversion of CO2 into chemicals and fuels, green nitrogen fixation for fertilizers, and plasma chemistry. She has been recognized with several prestigious awards, such as the Beckman Young Investigator Award and the Department of Energy Early Career Award. Dr. Winter has published numerous papers in high-impact journals and actively contributes to advancing research in the field of chemical engineering through innovative methodologies and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Research Interests

Awards

#2024

Beckman Young Investigator Award

#2024

Department of Energy Early Career Award

#2022

Caltech Young Investigators Lecture Series Award

#2020

Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship

#2015

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

#2019

AIChE Catalysis Reaction Engineering Division Travel Award

#2019

North American Catalysis Society NAM26 Kokes Award

#2018

TA Excellence Award Chemical Engineering, Columbia University

#2018

NSF Participant Award, Gordon Research Conference: Plasma Processing Science

#2018

Catalysis Society Metropolitan New York Annual Symposium Place Poster Award

#2018

Fu Foundation SEAS Grossman Scholar, Columbia University

#2015

Pesco Award, Columbia University

#2015

Andrew Wellington Cordier Essay Winner, Columbia University

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.