Alex Demkov (left) and Agham Posadas (Right) with the newly minted Dr. Adam Christensen (middle) after Adam’s successful Doctoral Dissertation defense.  April 11, 2025 – Dr. Adam Christensen defended his Doctoral Dissertation discussing his research on both vanadium oxide (VO2) and strontium barium niobate (SBN) and their device applications. Demonstrating… read more 

The Demkov group braved the scorching Texas heat to celebrate Marc’s successful dissertation defense, enjoy some delicious food, drink, and lively conversation. Congratulations, Dr. Reynaud, and we all wish you the best in your future endeavors!

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science has selected physics graduate student Adam Christensen from The University of Texas at Austin to participate in the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program. Christensen’s research aims to overcome limitations related to computing applications. In traditional computer architectures, processor speeds and… read more 

April 26, 2023 – Dr. Marc Reynaud’s defended his Doctoral Dissertation with family, group members, and research group members present, while fielding questions about his research on the microstructural analysis using RHEED, XRD, and TEM and subsequent electro-optic characterization sing COMSOL simulations and phase shift measurements using an experimental optical… read more