Arunima K. Singh
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
Research Interests
Computational study of two-dimensional materials for nano-electronic and solar-energy conversion; high-throughput materials discovery through atomistic simulations; fundamental properties of materials’ interfaces; density functional theory simulations
David Smith
Regents’ Professor
Department of Physics
Research Interests
Development and applications of atomic-resolution electron microscopy and spectroscopy; oxide / semiconductor interfaces; solar-cells and optoelectronic devices; nanostructured materials; high-power III-nitride devices.
Kenan Song
Assistant Professor
The Polytechnic School
Research Interests
Textile engineering for robust and functional fibers; coating technology for smart behaviors; 3D printing and its application in composite engineering, drug design, and plastics recycling.
Meng Tao
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Research Interests
Sustainable solar photovoltaics; New photovoltaic systems and applications; Electrochemical refining of silicon; Recycling of solar cells and modules; Substitution of silver in solar cells with aluminum.
Trevor Thornton
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Research Interests
Semiconductor device fabrication and characterization; RF and high power devices; electronic materials in extreme environments.
Dragica Vasileska
Professor and ASU PLuS Alliance Fellow
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Research Interests
Computational electronics, semi-classical and quantum transport, Monte Carlo simulations, Green’s Functions, optoelectronics – photodetectors and solar cells modeling, diffusion-reaction modeling.
Renxuan Xie
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering
Research Interests
Developing sustainable processing methods for multifunctional polymers as next-generation polymers in the health and energy industry.
Masoud Yekani Fard
Assistant Teaching Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Yong-Hang Zhang
Professor
School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
Research Interests
Molecular beam epitaxy of semiconductor materials, quantum structures, and applications in optoelectronic devices such as lasers, photodetectors, and solar cells.
Houlong Zhuang
Assistant Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Computational materials science, two-dimensional quantum materials, computational design of multi-principal-component alloys, computational electrochemistry.