Columbia University

Department of Physics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
 

A comprehensive list of current and previously involved researchers.

Principal Investigators

• Prof. Ana Asenjo-García, Associate Professor of Physics
  Focus: Theoretical quantum optics, AMO/quantum physics
• Prof. Dr. Dmitri N. Basov, Higgins Professor of Physics
  Focus: Experimental condensed matter physics; spectroscopy and nano-imaging
• Prof. Dr. Cory Dean, Professor of Physics.
  Focus: Experimental condensed matter physics: transport and nanofabrication
• Prof. Milan E. Delor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
  Focus: Experimental physics, light-matter coupling
• Prof. Aravind Devarakonda, Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
  Focus: Experimental physics, material synthesis
• Prof. Dr. James Hone, Wang Fong-Jen Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering. Experimental condensed matter physics; materials synthesis, electrical and mechanical engineering.
• Prof. Dr. Michal Lipson, Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering
  Focus: Optics and photonics.
• Prof. Colin P. Nuckolls, Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science, Department of Chemistry
  Focus: Materials discovery and synthesis
• Prof. Dr. Abhay Pasupathy, Professor of Physics
  Focus: Experimental condensed matter physics; atomic resolution scanning probes and spectroscopy.
• Prof. Raquel Queiroz, Assistant Professor of Physics
  Focus: Condensed matter physics, theory; entanglement and topology
• Prof. Dr. David Reichman, Centennial Professor of Chemistry
  Focus: Theoretical chemistry
• Prof. Xavier Roy, Professor of Chemistry
  Focucs: Physical Chemistry and Materials Discovery
• Prof. P. James Schuck, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
  Focus: Quantum photonics devices and characterization
• Dr. Xueyue (Sherry) Zhang, Assistant Professor of Applied Physics (joining January 2025)
  Focus: Experimental physics, nano-photonics for scalable quantum processors
• Prof. Dr. Xiaoyang Zhu, Howard Family Professor of Nanoscience
  Focus: Materials chemistry, and condensed matter physics; spectroscopy and time-resolved probes.

Postdocs and senior researchers

• Physics:  Daniel Rizzo, Carmen Rubio-Verdú, Aaron Sternbach, Caroling Gold,
  Xiong Huang, Yiping Wang, Yongxin Zheng
• Chemistry: Elena Meirzadeh, Fang Liu, Eunice Bae
• Materials Science: Brian Kim