From discovery to devices,
My name is Peter and I am a scientist at a stealth-mode startup working on chip-scale ferroelectric oxides. Working in both academia and industry, I use the intersection of chemistry, physics, and engineering to discover new and interesting materials that can be used to solve modern technological challenges. By bridging the gap between lab-scale discovery and fab-scale processing, my work focuses on getting interesting material systems into practical devices. In particular, I am fascinated by magnetic and polar materials with unconventional orders, things like noncolinear magnetism and topologically interesting domain structures.
By designing and making materials atom-by-atom, we can create completely new systems with intentionally engineered properties. This can allow for useful functionalities like storing information, harvesting energy, or sensing the environment. My expertise lies in the atomically-precise deposition of quantum materials, their characterization by advanced scanning probe microscopy and x-ray techniques, and their integration into devices that can be tested using ultrafast electronics.
I am passionate about STEM outreach, particularly at the K-12 level, in order to grow the next generation of scientists and engineers. I also highly value effective scientific communication, through media such as illustration, graphic design, and writing.
I was a postdoc at UC Berkeley from 2021 to 2023 in the Materials Science department, I received my PhD in 2021 from the University of Michigan in Materials Science, and did my undergrad in 2016 from the University of Washington in Materials Science and Applied Math.