John P. Prineas, Ph.D.

Director of Research Operations
Professor
Biography
Research Interests: 

Experimental semiconductor physics

Research: 
  • Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Short-, mid-, and long-wave infrared semiconductor optoelectronics and photonics
  • Carrier dynamics and transport in semiconductor superlattices, nanowires, heterostructures
  • Photonic engineering at the nano- to micro-scale: plasmonics, metamaterials, cavities  
  • Electronic engineering in semiconductor heterostructures
  • Optical chemical sensing, thermal scene projection, artificial intelligence  
  • Facilities include ultrafast optics labs, use of the Molecular Beam Epitaxy Facility for III-V semiconductor growth, and the MATfab for materials micro- and nano-fabrication and imaging.
  • Students work in an interdisciplinary environment in Iowa CREATES, are supported by research assistantships, publish and present at national\international conferences
Research areas
  • Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
  • Optics and Photonics
John Prineas
Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2000
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136 Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (IATL)
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States


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180 Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (IATL)
190 Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories (IATL)
Iowa City, IA 52242
United States

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