People

Principal Investigator: Lincoln J. Lauhon

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Co-Director, Applied Physics Program

Location:
2220 Campus Drive
3019 Cook Hall
Evanston, IL 60208

Contact:
Email: lauhon@northwestern.edu

Education:
Post-doc Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Ph.D. Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
B.S. Physics (Hons), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  • 2012-Present: Professor
         Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
  • 2011-2021: Associate Chair
         Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
  • 2009-2012: Associate Professor
         Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
  • 2006-2009: Morris E. Fine Junior Professor of Materials and Manufacturing
         Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
  • 2003-2006: Assistant Professor
         Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
  • 2000-2003: Postdoctoral Fellow
         Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
  • Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2008
  • Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 2007
  • Morris E. Fine Junior Chair in Materials and Manufacturing, 2006
  • Teacher of the Year, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006
  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2005
  • Searle Center for Teaching Excellence Junior Fellow, 2004
  • Nottingham Prize of the Physical Electronics Conference, 2000
  • Sigma Pi Sigma, National Physics Honor Society, 1992

Graduate Students

Ting-Ching Chu

Ph.D. Student, Applied Physics

Joined group: Sept. 2019

Education: B.S, M.S. Physics, National Taiwan University

Research focus: Scanning probe characterization of optoelectronic properties of 2D ferroelectrics

Contact: ting-chingchu@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 3087 Cook Hall

Christopher Mead

Ph.D. Student, Materials Science and Engineering

Joined group: Sept. 2020

Education: B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University

Research focus: Atom probe tomography of nanowires

Contact: christophermead2025@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 3087 Cook Hall

Hyeonseon Choi

Ph.D. Student, Materials Science and Engineering

Joined group: Sept. 2021

Education: B.S. Nanoscale Engineering, SUNY Polytechnic Institute CNSE

Research focus: Scanning probe characterization of 2D ferroelectrics

Contact: hchoi@u.northwestern.edu

Office: 3087 Cook Hall

Alumni

Postdoctoral Fellows

Joonseok (Jason) Kim (2018-2023) – Staff Engineer, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea
Alex Chang (2017-2021)
Alex Henning (2016-2018) – Research Scientist, Technical University of Munich
Chang-Hua Liu (2014-2015) – Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University
Sonal Padalkar (2011-2013) – Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
Chung Chiang Wu (2012-2013) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Jerome Hyun (2009-2012) – Professor, Chemistry & Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul
Shixiong Zhang (2008-2010) – Associate Professor, Physics, Indiana University Bloomington
Yi Gu (2004-2007) – Professor, Department of Physics, Washington State University

Graduate Students

Zhehao Zhu, Ph.D. (2017-2023) – R&D Engineer, Huawei, Shanghai, China
Chunyi Huang, Ph.D. (2016-2022) – AI Engineer, Electronic Arts, Redwood City, CA
Michael Moody, Ph.D. (2015-2022)
Jack Olding, Ph.D. (2015-2021) – Consultant, Boston Consulting Group, Detroit, MI
Megan Hill, Ph.D. (2015-2020) – Postdoc, Materials Science and Metallurgy Department, University of Cambridge
Ju Ying Shang, M.S. (2016-2019) – Ph.D. Student, University of San Diego
Zhiyuan Sun, Ph.D. (2013-2018) – Hardware Engineer, Apple
Xiaochen Ren, Ph.D. (2012-2017) – Senior Materials Analysis Engineer, Intel Corporation, Portland, OR
Nari Jeon, Ph.D. (2011-2016) – Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University, Korea
Sarah Howell, Ph.D. (2011-2016) – Data Engineer, Facebook
KunHo Yoon, B.S/Ph.D. (2006-2015) – TD Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Portland, OR
In Soo Kim, Ph.D. (2009-2014) – Senior Researcher, Nanophotonics Research Center, Korean Inst. of Sci. and Tech.
James Riley, Ph.D. (2009-2014) – Senior Lithography Process Engineer, Intel Corporation, Portland, OR
Justin Connell, Ph.D. (2008-2013) – Staff Scientist, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Lab
Rongrong Cheacharoen, B.S./M.S. (2009-2012) – Research Scientist, The Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University
Ruth Schlitz, Ph.D. (2006-2012) – Materials Scientist and Electrochromic Engineer, SAGE Electrochromics, INC
Francisco Lopez, Ph.D. (2006-2011) Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon
Praneet Adusumilli, Ph.D. (2006-2011) – IBM Research Center, Albany, NY
Eric Hemesath, Ph.D. (2005-2010) – Market Intelligence Manager at HERE Technologies
Daniel Perea, Ph.D. (2004-2009) – Staff Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Han Wei Gao, Ph.D. (2004-2009) Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Florida State University
Jessica Lensch-Falk, Ph.D. (2003-2008) – STEM instructor, Noggin Builders, Chicago, IL
Jon Allen, Ph.D. (2003-2008) – Vice President, Product Management at Comprehend Systems, Redwood City, CA
Kevin J. Chou, B.S./M.S. (2005-2009) – TD Process Engineer, Intel, Portland, OR
John David, M.S. (2005-2006) – Ph.D. student, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas – Austin
Dinna Ramlan, B.S./M.S. (2003-2005) – Senior Asset Integrity Engineer, Mubadala Petroleum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Undergraduates

Jason Dong (2016-2019) – Ph.D. Student, University of California Santa Barbara
Connie Poupard (2013) – Materials Quality Manager, Raytheon SAS
Aaron Holsteen (2009-2012) – Display Engineer, Apple
Phillip Barton (2009) – Technical Lead, Optoelectronics Development, Lumileds, San Jose, CA
Sean Tseng (2009) – Partner at Valkyrie Trading
John Romankiewicz (2006) – Senior Analyst, Beyond Coal Campaign, Sierra Club, Oakland, CA