Group Leader
Ryan Need, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Florida
Office: 150 Rhines Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-6400, USA
Phone: (352) 294-1690
Email: rneed@ufl.edu
Pronouns: they/them
Education
Ph.D. Materials, University of California Santa Barbara, 2017
B.S. Ceramics and Materials Engineering, Clemson University, 2011
Ph.D. Students
Keon Sahebkar
Education: B.S. in Physics, University of Central Florida
Projects:
(1) Developing synthetic control over topotactic phase transformations in SrFeO3 films
(2) Designing a prototype silicon interposer with a nano-electromechanical switching array for improved hardware security
Interests:
Nathan Arndt
Education: B.S. in Physics and Mathematics,
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Projects:
(1) Magnetic structure determination of entropy-stabilized oxides
(2) Quantifying oxygen migration rates in nanoscale epitaxial films
Interests:
Masters Students
Aditya Raghavan
Education:
Project:
Synthesis and characterization of novel entropy-stabilized oxide compounds
Interests:
Gaurav Kumar
Education:
Project:
Studying formation of oxide 2D electron gases using atomic layer deposition
Interests:
Undergraduate Researchers
Sam Dillon
Education: B.S. in Physics, University of Florida, Conferred: Dec. 2021
Project:
Developing electrical measurement procedures for pressed oxide pellets
Interests:
Jason Schibler
Education: B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida, Exp: Spring 2023
Project:
Studying formation of oxide 2D electron gases using pulsed laser deposition
Interests:
Visiting Researchers
Eli Wennen
Education: B.S. in Physics, Kalamazoo College, Exp: Spring 2023
Project:
Synthesis and characterization of novel entropy-stabilized oxide compounds
Interests:
Megan Wolfe
Education: H.S. Diploma, Exp: Spring 2023
Project:
Synthesis and characterization of novel entropy-stabilized oxide compounds
Interests:
Alumni
| Student (Degree) | Years Mentored | Next Location |
| Robert Nowak (B.S. Physics) | 2022 | Ph.D., Univ. of Rochester |
| Matthias Preidl (M.S., visiting) | 2022 | Ph.D., TU Wien |
| Pranav Anumulapally (B.S. Mech. Eng.) | 2020-2022 | |
| Edward Mirkin (B.S. Mat. Sci. Eng.) | 2020-2022 | |
| Labdhi Shah (M.S. Chem. Eng.) | 2021-2022 | Micron, ID |
| Nishi Ravindran (M.S. Chem. Eng.) | 2021 | Global Foundries, NY |
| Kevin Matthew (M.S. Mat. Sci. Eng.) | 2020-2021 | Micron, ID |
| Guruprasad Jayachandran (M.S. Mat. Sci. Eng.) | 2020-2021 | Intel, NM |
| Jakub Pepas (B.S. Mat. Sci. Eng.) | 2020-2021 | Ph.D., Georgia Tech. |
| Shaun Tauro (M.S. Chem. Eng.) | 2020-2021 | Global Foundries, NY |
| Mohammed Shariff (M.S. Chem. Eng.) | 2020 | Global Foundries, NY |