PhD Student working on n-heterocyclic carbene self-assembly on metals.

PhD Student investigating creation and characterization of quantum defects using scanning probe methods.

PhD student applying her expertise in qPlus AFM imaging to n-heterocyclic carbenes toward developing improved semiconductor manufacturing pathways.

Dr. Mahmoudi is an expert in nanoscale characterization, specifically using AFM and KPFM to study charge carrier dynamics in surfaces. He is applying that expertise, developing novel AFM imaging strategies and examining surface and molecular charge dynamics.

Dr. Wijerathna in an expert in using qPlus AFM to benchmark the nanoscale forces needed to manipulate molecules. She’ ll be applying her expertise to building an ultra-sensitive temperature probe built on a single molecules motion.

4th year thesis student in chemistry doing her BSc thesis on modelling and imaging Tetragems for on-surface functionalization applications.

4th year thesis student in chemistry doing her BSc thesis on producing ultra-sharp plasmonically active scanning tunneling microscopy tips for tip-enhanced raman spectroscopy.

2026 Summer student who build an electrochemical tip etching setup for ultra sharp tungsten tips for atomic/molecular characterization.

2026 Summer student who designed, benchmarked, and implemented a UV dehalogenation source for photoactivation of molecules in ultra-high-vacuum.

Completed his fourth year engineering physics design thesis in the Huff lab on construction and testing of a temperature programmed desorption system for understanding molecule surface stability.