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Dr. Di Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). From 2021 to 2024, he was a Director’s Postdoc Fellow working in the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Zhang obtained his Ph.D. degree from School of Materials Engineering at Purdue University in May 2021. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of advanced semiconductor materials and microelectronic devices for next-generation energy-efficient memory and computing applications. He has a wide range of research interests and expertise including the growth of functional thin films and heterostructures, advanced semiconductor materials and microelectronic devices, cutting-edge electron microscopy and spectroscopy, in-situ S/TEM techniques etc.

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I'm Vasundhara Acharya, a PhD student researching ferroelectric materials. I hold a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics and a B.Ed. I previously taught high school physics for 1.5 years. I'm now dedicated to researching how ferroelectric materials can be applied to improve technologies in electronics and memory storage devices.

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I am Daniel Appuing from Ghana, I graduated with First-Class Honours in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Ghana, where I was also awarded Best Student in the department. My research interests include, energy-efficient thin-film microelectronics for next-generation memory and switching devices. synthesis and characterization of advanced semiconductor materials, energy materials and advanced aerospace microelectronic materials.

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Hien Tran is an M.S. student in Materials Science at the University of Texas at Arlington. He earned his B.S. in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin, where he participated in the Accelerated Research Initiative through the Magnetic Matter research stream. Some of his research interests include wide-bandgap semiconductors and computational materials modeling. In his free time, you can find Hien reading a science fiction novel or rock-climbing. He also enjoys attending indie concerts and music festivals with his friends.

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I hold a master's degree in physics from Gujarat, India and have spent over 10 years teaching higher secondary Physics. I’ve also worked as an author and compiler for Physics textbooks. My research interests lie in semiconductor devices and thin film physics. Outside of work, I enjoy reading and listening to music. I’m excited about using my background to explore and contribute to the field of materials science.

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I am a 12th grade student at Round Rock High School with a strong interest in chemical engineering and materials science. My research contributions focus on coding and data analysis, particularly for the development of polarization maps. I am passionate about applying everything I learn from my studies and research to global environmental challenges such as pollution and sustainability. Outside the lab, I am an avid member of choir, a piano player, a big reader, and a TV enthusiast!