Student Spotlights
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Current Spotlights
PI: Benjamin Jungfleisch
Terahertz wave falls in between infrared wave and microwave in the electromagnetic spectrum. Our goal is to make and investigate novel materials as good candidates for teraherhz sources in processing and transporting information as well as probing material properties in the THz frequency regime with THz spectroscopy techniques.
PI: Eric Furst, Chistopher Kloxin, & Darrin Pochan
I use laser light to understand the behavior of proteins in solution. Through different experimental conditions and setups, we can learn about the size, stability, and structure of our protein constructs which can inform the design of these proteins into larger structures.
Previous Spotlights
PI: Benjamin Jungfleisch
I study the antiferromagnetic magnons using STFMR, BLS and TDTS techniques.
PI: Joshua Zide
My research is focused on the growth of novel materials to be implemented in terahertz (THz) technology which can apply to wireless communication or medical diagnosis.
PI: Kristi Kiick
Using bacteria to synthesize temperature-sensitive molecules.
PI: LaShanda Korley
Using concepts inspired by nature, such as peptide assembly, to make materials stronger and responsive.
PI: Branislav Nikolic
My research focuses on magnetization dynamics, associated current profiles, and Terahertz emission from magnetic materials.
PI: Stephanie Law
My research focuses on topological insulator-induced plasmon coupling with other quasi-particles.
PI: Anderson Janotti
My expertise is in density functional theory and tight-binding calculations for the properties of the heterovalent interfaces and nanoparticles.
PI: John Xiao
Fabricating various antiferromagnets (AFMs) such as MnPt or NiO and exploring their properties on Terahertz (THz) excitations.
PIs: April Kloxin, Wilfred Chen, & Christopher Kloxin
Focused on chemistry demonstrated in nature to design and apply proteins as building blocks for multifunctional materials.
PI: Jeffrey Saven
I use computers to predict amino acid sequences for a given protein structure and to run simulations of proteins in solution to evaluate their properties.
Alumni Spotlights
PI: Matt Doty
Investigating how waves produced from oscillating electrons interact and move on the surface of topological insulators.
PI: Kristi Kiick
Using bacteria to make extremely well-defined molecules. Their size can be controlled using temperature.
PI: Lars Gundlach
Built a Terahertz (THz) detector measuring how much a material generates/absorbs THz wavelengths.
PI: Christopher Kloxin
Enhancing biological materials by incorporating synthetic entities onto them, making new hybrid materials with specific functionalities.