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