Mariana Bertoni
Fulton Energy and Materials Professor
Electrical Engineering
Research Interests
Solar absorbers and materials for energy conversion, semiconductors and oxides for carrier extraction, Synthesis and Defect Engineering, Correlative nano-scale characterization, In-situ and operando characterization, Synchrotron X-ray microscopy, X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, X-ray Ptychography.
Peter Crozier
Professor
Graduate program chair, materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Seeing materials with Electrons: Synthesis, characterization and evolution of nanomaterials and nanostructures related to energy and the environment; strong emphasis on advanced electron microscopy imaging and spectroscopy. Catalytic materials, electroceramics. photocatalysis.
Jingyue Liu
Professor
Department of Physics
Research Interests
Nanomaterial (0D, 1D, 2D and 3D) synthesis and characterization; Catalysis by supported metal atoms and clusters; Nanostructures for energy storage and conversion; Atomic scale understanding of synthesis-structure-performance relationships by advanced electron microscopy techniques.
Fernando A. Ponce
Professor
Department of Physics
Research Interests
Semiconductor materials for applications in photovoltaics, optoelectronics, and high power electronics, atomic level characterization of materials and correlation with optical and electronic properties, high-angle annular dark field imaging, cathodoluminescence, electron holography, low-loss electron energy loss spectroscopy.
Jagannathan Rajagopalan
Associate Professor
Aerospace and mechanical engineering
Research Interests
Novel synthesis and characterization of metallic and metallic alloy films with tailored nanostructures for structural and functional applications; Mechanical behavior and deformation mechanisms of nanocrystalline metals and alloys; In-situ TEM tensile testing of thin films using MEMS; Microstructural evolution in immiscible, co-deposited alloys.
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.
Sandhya Susarla
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
The interplay between spin, charge, lattice, and orbital degrees of freedom drive novel electronic and magnetic behavior in low-power microelectronic devices and quantum computers. Susarla group uses state-of-the-art analytical electron microscopy tools (4D-STEM and EELS) to unravel this relationship at the atomic scale.
Feng Yan
Associate Professor
Materials science and engineering
Research Interests
Thin film and nanomaterials for solar energy harvesting and conversion; low-dimensional semiconducting chalcogenides and Metal Thioseleno Phosphates; thin film ferroelectrics and multiferroics, scanning probe microscopy for nanoscale characterization, photomechanical response of the semiconductor materials; photoelectrochemical and photocatalysts; biomass materials for nanofibrous composites.