The User Support Group consists of scientific experts, technicians and training personnel available for collaboration with and consultation by external users of the 2DCC-MIP. User support is partitioned into three main user groups (synthesis, theory, and characterization). This committee will aid in coordinating and prioritizing resources needed to execute the objectives of projects selected for facility use.
Contact a user support group advocate to discuss your research prior to submission to help ensure you develop and effective proposal that is in line with the solicitation and the 2DCC-MIP focus.
User Support Advocates
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Synthesis Joan Redwing |
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Theory/Computation Vin Crespi |
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Characterization Nitin Samarth |
Selected Proposals
If you are selected to use the facility as determined during the proposal review process, the advocate of your user support group will contact you to develop critical details needed for a successful experiment and initiate the process of becoming an official user.
General Questions
For general information or questions on user programs, contact the Director of User Programs, Joshua Robinson or read the FAQs.
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User Programs Josh Robinson |
2DCC Affiliated Faculty: Expertise Related to 2D Materials
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Synthesis: Lead Contact – Joan Redwing (jmr31@psu.edu; 814-865-8665) |
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| Cui-Zu Chang |
Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) of topological insulators |
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Roman Engel-Herbert |
Hybrid Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) of TMDs |
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Zhiqiang Mao |
Bulk synthesis and exfoliation of TMD's, mono-chalcogenides and alloys |
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Joan Redwing |
CVD, MOCVD of TMDs and Group III, IV, V chalcogenides |
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Joshua Robinson |
MOCVD of TMDs, epi-graphene, confinement heteroepitaxy |
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Nitin Samarth |
Advanced MBE (with ARPES and STM) of TMDs and Group V chalcogenides, and low-temperature SQUID characterization |
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Mauricio Terrones |
CVD and liquid phase synthesis of TMDs and characterization |
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Theory/Computation: Lead Contact – Vin Crespi (vhc2@psu.edu; 814-863-0163) |
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| Vin Crespi | Theory and development of new simulation tools for 2D systems and innovative nanomaterials |
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Adri van Duin |
ReaxFF applied to new materials systems; Director of the Materials Computation Center |
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Chaoxing Liu |
Prediction of emergent quantum properties |
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Wesley Reinhart |
Data science, machine learning, natural language processing |
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Yuan Xuan |
Fluid dynamics simulations |
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Characterization: Lead Contact – Nitin Samarth (nxs16@psu.edu; 814-863-0136) |
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Nasim Alem |
Atomic structure of 2D crystals using ultra-high resolution aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy |
| Saptarshi Das |
Device properties, advanced materials and devices |
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Venkat Gopalan |
Optical materials and probes, use of in situ optical spectroscopies to study 2D growth and properties |
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Eric Hudson |
Advanced scanned-probe studies of layered materials |
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Jun Zhu |
Transport properties, fundamental and novel electronic properties |
