People

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The creative research process benefits immensely from a multitude of personal experiences, and we value the rich perspectives, skills, and ideas from all backgrounds in our lab

At Stanford, we work with equity and inclusion initiatives (SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship and SERGE: Stanford Exposure to Research and Graduate Education) that develop frameworks to address the shortage of underrepresented minorities (and other identities broadly defined) earning doctoral degrees and pursuing research careers in academia, public, and private sectors. We are committed to cultivating a diverse-equitable student body at Stanford and within Stanford’s School of Engineering to empower all students to become change agents and thought leaders. Our group provides spaces to leverage diversity and excellence so students can thrive and be their full, authentic selves on their academic pathway to becoming leaders in our 21st century workforce.

Principal Investigator

Andy Mannix

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University


ONR Young Investigator Program Award, 2024
PreviouslyKadanoff-Rice Postdoctoral Fellow, University of ChicagoPh.D. , Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern UniversityB.S. , Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignContact: ajmannix [at] stanford.eduPronouns: he/him/his 

Staff

Naomi Tudor

Administrative Associate, Materials Science and Engineering

Contact: ntudor [at] stanford.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers


Alan Fang

Staff Scientist

Ph.D., Physics

Stanford University

Alan is designing the next generation of automated van der Waals transfer systems.

Postdoctoral Scholars

Zhepeng Zhang

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry

Peking University

B.S., Physics

Northwest University

Zhepeng is currently working on the growth of 2D semiconductors and the fabrication of their heterostructures.

Contact: zhangzp [at] stanford.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his

Anh Tuan Hoang

Ph.D., Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Yonsei University

M.S., Bionanotechnology

Hanyang University

B.E., Chemical Engineering 

Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Anh Tuan is working on wafer-scale synthesis & characterization of 2D semiconductors 

Contact: athoang [at] stanford.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his

Xiang Zhu 

Ph.D., Physical Chemistry

University of Science and Technology of China

Xiang is currently working on the development of scanning probe microscopy

Contact: xiang86[at] stanford.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his

Graduate Students

Risa Hocking

GFSD Fellow

Ph.D. Candidate, Materials Science and Engineering

B.S., Materials Science and Engineering

Michigan State University

Risa is currently working on investigating twisted bilayer hBN structures.  

Contact: mhocking [at] stanford.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Lauren Hoang

Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering

(Co-Advised, Prof. Eric Pop, EE)

M.S., Electrical Engineering

University of Pennsylvania

B.S., Materials Science and Engineering

University of Pennsylvania

Lauren works towards large-scale growth and fabrication of 2D semiconductor devices.

Contact: lahoang [at] stanford.edu

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Aldo Chavez

Ph.D. Student, Materials Science and Engineering

B.A., Physics, Mathematics

Cornell University 

Aldo is interested in defect creation and characterization in hexagonal boron nitride.

Contact: aldomcg [at] stanford.edu

Hank Peng

M.S. Student, Materials Science and Engineering

B.S., Materials Physics

Sichuan University 

Hank is interested in 2D materials and their heterostructures, particularly twisted TMDC structures.

Contact: peng525 [at] stanford.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his

Yemi Uthman

M.S. Student, Materials Science and Engineering

B.S., Materials Science and Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University 

Yemi is interested in using computational techniques to analyze 2D TMDC structures.

Contact: authman [at] stanford.edu

Pronouns: he/him/his

Undergraduate Students

Johnny Dollard

Materials Science and Engineering 

Johnny is currently working on substrate preparation for hBN synthesis. 

Pronouns: he/him/his



Honorary Members

Sir Isaac Newton (Newt)

Felis catus, Domestic shorthair

Newt addresses novel phenomena in reflected beams using modulated acoustic stimuli.



HIBOU

Felis catus, Domestic mediumhair 

(personal webpage)

HIBOU applies ultrafast kinetic probes towards understanding subsurface topographical features. 

Alumni

Dr. Jinyoung Koo 

Christina Henzinger

Pohang University of Science and Technology

Harvard University (PhD)