Explore the applications of novel materials and their electronic, optical, magnetic, chemical, and biological properties and applications. With a focus on the fundamentals of nanoscale materials and materials systems, researchers at Michigan Tech analyze both the theoretical and experimental branches of materials physics.
From zero- and one-dimensional nanomaterial fabrication to simulation of single-electron transport devices to identification of DNA strand sequences, materials physicists are at the forefront of many technological advances.
Mineral Discoveries
John Jaszczak
John Jaszczak, professor and curator of the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, along with an international team of scientists, was responsible for proving the uniqueness of a new mineral, now named merelaniite, which so far has only been found in one mine in Tanzania. Merelaniite was selected as the 2016 Mineral of the Year by the International Mineralogical Association. Additionally, Jaszczak was honored in 2016 when new bismuth and gold sulfide discovered in the Börzsöny mountain range in Hungary was named jaszczakite.
Researchers
| Faculty | Areas of Interest |
Labs
Integrated Magneto-Photonics
Fisher B005c
Researcher: Miguel Levy
Quantum Optics
Fisher B010/012
Researcher: Jae Yong Suh
Yoke Khin Yap Labs
- Fisher B031 - Materials and Laser Physics
- Fisher B013 - PE-CVD
- Fisher B009 - Electro Chemistry
- Fisher B034 - Spectroscopy
Positions Available
Undergraduate
All faculty members accept undergraduate student researchers into their labs. For more information, please contact physics@mtu.edu. Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURFs) are open to all Tech undergraduates who have at least one semester remaining after the summer.
Graduate
The Department of Physics seeks qualified applicants in all areas of physics for GRA and GTA positions. For more information, please contact the graduate program directors.