July 8-9, 2025
Check-in at room 7316 Wean Hall
7500 Wean Hall, Carnegie Mellon University
Register by July 1, 2025
Join us for a dynamic two-day workshop bringing together researchers in 2D materials from across Pittsburgh's universities. This collaborative gathering, supported by the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI), aims to foster synergistic connections between local research groups while showcasing cutting-edge work in this rapidly evolving field. Participants will share their current research through presentations, engage in roundtable discussions, and network with colleagues during informal sessions. The workshop will also feature keynote talks by leading researchers beyond Pittsburgh, providing fresh perspectives and potential partnership opportunities. There will also be a dedicated student round table discussion with faculty. Whether your focus is synthesis, characterization, theory, or applications, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to strengthen Pittsburgh's 2D materials community and spark new collaborative initiatives.
Chair: Nathan Youngblood, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Program Committee:
Ben Hunt, Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Physics
David Snoke, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Location: 7500 Wean Hall (311 Hamerschlag Drive)
Day 1: July 8, 2025
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8:30 – 9:00 AM: Registration and Breakfast 9:00 – 9:05 AM: Welcome Remarks Nathan Youngblood, Workshop Chair Associate Professor of ECE, University of Pittsburgh |
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9:05 – 10:00 AM: Keynote Session I - Chair: Nathan Youngblood Cheng Gong, Associate Professor of ECE, University of Maryland 10:00 – 10:30 AM: Coffee Break |
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10:30 – 12:10 AM: Session 1 – Magnetism and Topology in 2D Materials - Chair: David Snoke 10:30 – 10:55 AM: Ben Hunt, PQI Co-Director and Associate Professor of Physics, CMU “Helical edge states in graphene on a ferroelectric substrate” 10:55 – 11:20 AM: Simranjeet Singh, Assistant Professor of Physics, CMU “2D Systems for Spintronics and Quantum Sensing” 11:20 – 11:45 AM: Shubhayu Chatterjee, Assistant Professor of Physics, CMU “Magnetism of Wigner molecules in twisted transition metal dichalcogenides” 11:45 – 12:10 PM: Li He, Postdoctoral Researcher in Bo Zhen Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Physics “Topological and quantum exciton-polaritons in 2D materials” |
| 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch & Networking |
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1:30 – 2:20 PM: Session 2 – Materials Synthesis and Characterization - Chair: Sufei Shi 1:30 – 1:55 PM: Haitao Liu, Department Chair and Professor of Chemistry, Pitt “Intrinsic Surface Properties of 2D Materials” 1:55 – 2:20 PM: Jyoti Katoch, Associate Professor of Physics, CMU “Probing Electronic Structure of van der Waals Heterostructures using in-operando nanoARPES” 2:20 – 2:45 PM: Qiuyang Li, Postdoctoral Researcher in Hui Deng Research Lab, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor "Excitons and Light-Matter Interaction in Two-Dimensions". 2:45 – 3:15 PM: Break 3:15 – 3:45 PM: Rohith Chandrasekar, Director of Advanced Materials at Leidos, Former DARPA Program Manager “Engaging the DoD and Defense Industrial Base on 2D Quantum Materials R&D” |
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3:45 – 4:30 PM: Panel Discussion / Q&A “Strategic Priorities and Funding Pathways: Government Perspectives on 2D Research Moderator: Ben Hunt |
| 4:30 – 5:15 PM: AMA Student + Faculty Round Table Discussions |
| 6:00 PM: Reception & Dinner (By Invitation) |
Day 2: July 9, 2025
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8:30 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast 9:00 – 10:00 AM: Keynote Session II - Chair: Nathan Youngblood Steven Koester, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Microelectronics and Director of Notre Dame’s Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Department of ECE, Notre Dame 10:00 – 10:20 AM: Coffee Break |
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10:20 – 12:00 PM: Session 3 – Electronic Transport and Device Applications - Chair: Ben Hunt 10:20 – 10:45 AM: Susan Fullerton, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bicentennial Board of Visitors Faculty Fellow and Vice Chair of Education, Pitt “Ionic Gating Strategies for Enhanced Electronic Control in 2D Materials” 10:45 – 11:10 AM: Yibai Zhong, PhD Researcher in Zhang Lab, CMU, ECE “Reconfigurable Thermal Metamaterial Pixel array by Graphene Transistors” 11:10 – 11:35 AM: Yuzhi He, PhD Researcher in Feng Research Lab, Pitt, ECE "2D Electrochemical Synaptic Device for Neuromorphic Computing" 11:35 – 12:00 PM: Maysam Chamanzar, Dr. William D. and Nancy W. Strecker Career Development Associate Professor of ECE, CMU "Ultra-sensitive on-chip electro-optic sensors for optically-multiplexed neural recording" |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch & Networking |
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1:00 – 2:15 AM: Session 4 – Twisted Structures and Quantum Phenomena - Chair: Xu Zhang 1:00 – 1:25 PM: Sufei Shi, Associate Professor of Physics, CMU “Correlated Excitons in Moire Superlattices” 1:25 – 1:50 PM: Grigory Tarnopolskiy, Assistant Professor of Physics, CMU “Capturing the Entire Spectrum of Moiré Materials via Discrete WKB” 1:50 – 2:15 PM: David Snoke, PQI Co-Director and Distinguished Professor of Physics, Pitt “Excitonic pairing of electrons in TMD bilayer structures” 2:15 – 2:45 PM: Coffee Break |
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2:45 – 3:45 PM: Panel Discussion & Collaborative Opportunities “Future Directions in 2D Materials Research: Bridging Communities” |
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3:45 – 4:00 PM: Closing Remarks from PQI Directors Ben Hunt, CMU, Physics |