Brian D. Storey

Brian D. Storey is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, where he has been a faculty member since 2000. His academic background includes a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and University of Texas, Austin, respectively. He currently serves as Senior Director of Energy & Materials at Toyota Research Institute (TRI), leading collaborative efforts to accelerate energy materials discovery for emissions-free mobility.

• Education
  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin

Storey's research centers on fluid dynamics and microfluidics, with applications ranging from biomedical systems (via sabbaticals at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital) to energy materials. His recent publications focus on electrokinetic phenomena, ionic liquid double layers, and multiphase network flows. He has taught foundational courses such as Transport Phenomena, Thermodynamics, and Mechanics of Solids and Structures at Olin College for over two decades.

As TRI's Energy & Materials program leader, he bridges academic research with industrial applications, translating computational tools and materials discovery innovations into practice. Storey also authored multiple textbooks including Fluid Dynamics and Solid Mechanics, available as free PDFs or hardcopies.