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In addition to IRG research MEM·C also funds competitive exploratory and multidisciplinary team research.

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David Bergsman

Chemical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Mo Chen

Materials Science and EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Douglas Reed

ChemistryMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Julie Rorrer

Chemical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Eleftheria Roumeli

Chemical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Gerald Seidler

PhysicsMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Zachary Sherman

Chemical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Shijing Sun

Mechanical EngineeringMEM-SeedResearch Faculty

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Recent Publications

1. Superconductivity from dual-surface carriers in rhombohedral graphene

   Manish Kumar, Derek Waleffe, Anna Okounkova, Raveel Tejani, Võ Tiến Phong, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Cyprian Lewandowski, Joshua Folk & Matthew Yankowitz

   Nature Physics, 2026, 22, 862-869

   DMR-2308979IRG 2Year 3

   Matthew Yankowitz

2. Anomalous metal and superconducting phases in rhombohedral graphene

   Anna Okounkova, Abigail Sohm, Tobias Faehndrich, Manish Kumar, Derek Waleffe, Jiaqiang Yan, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Joshua Folk & Matthew Yankowitz

   Nature, 2026, 658, 65-70

   DMR-2308979IRG 2Year 4

   Matthew Yankowitz

3. Synthesis and Magnetism of Silver Chromium Selenide Spinels

   Ezra K. Bacon-Gershman; Samantha M. Harvey; Charlize Agag; Abdul Moeez; Guodong Ren; Sonder Wilson; Yinuo Xu; Daniel R. Gamelin; Lilo Pozzo; Juan Carlos Idrobo; Brandi M. Cossairt

   JACS, 2026, 33, 35898-35907

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Year 3

   Daniel Gamelin, Lilo Pozzo, Juan Carlos Idrobo, Brandi Cossairt

4. One-Pot, One-Step Mn-bis(imino)pyridine Complexes through Sonochemistry

   Justin A. Arami; Xinzheng Yang; Alexander W. Brodie; Lisa McElwee-White; Glenn P. A. Yap; Xiaosong Li; Titel Jurca

   Inorganic Chemistry, 2026, 29, 16639-16644

   DMR-2308979IRG 1Shared FacilitiesYear 3

   Xiaosong Li

5. Structural characterization of neutron irradiated hexagonal boron-10 nitride-15 single crystals

   Thomas Poirier; Josh Avery; Dmitri Zakharov; Kim Kisslinger; Judith Yang; Jong Keum; Kristie Koski; Sonder Wilson; Guodong Ren; Juan Carlos Idrobo; Florie Mesple; Ellis Thompson; Matthew Yankowitz; Lei R. Cao; James H. Edgar

   Applied Physics Letters, 2026, 23, 231902

   DMR-2308979IRG 2Year 3

   Matthew Yankowitz, Juan Carlos Idrobo