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Andy Mannix is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. His research focuses on tailoring materials with atomic scale control of electronic properties to drive advances in electronic, optoelectronic, and quantum technologies. The Mannix group specializes in the growth, fabrication, and characterization of two-dimensional (2D) materials and van der Waals interfaces, developing platforms for deterministic atomic-scale engineering. The lab develops growth techniques to produce 2D semiconductor films with minimal defects and tuned doping. It also optimizes interfaces for integrated nanoscale devices and evaluates their performance. Leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence, the lab accelerates material quality assessments and pioneers robotic assembly methods for van der Waals heterostructures in high and ultra-high vacuum environments. Mannix's expertise in scanning probe microscopy and advanced atomic force microscopy enables exploration of material structure and properties at atomic precision. He has received the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program Award and the NSF CAREER Award in 2024.
Stanford University • Stanford, California
Teaching and conducting research in Materials Science and Engineering.
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