Dr. Felipe Jornada

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Felipe Jornada is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University, where he has been since January 2020. His research focuses on predicting and understanding excited-state phenomena in quantum energy materials. He utilizes high-performance computer calculations based on parameter-free, quantum-mechanical theories. His interests include studying fundamental aspects of excitations—such as lifetimes, dynamics, and stability/binding energies—of engineered novel materials, particularly nanostructured low-dimensional systems. Ultimately, his goal is to use insights gained from atomistic calculations to rationally design new materials for applications in energy research, electronics, optoelectronics, and quantum technologies. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2017, under the supervision of Prof. Steven G. Louie, where his doctoral work centered on predicting the electronic and optical properties of new quasi-two-dimensional materials like graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides. Felipe has also undertaken postdoctoral research addressing a variety of problems related to multiparticle excitations in low-dimensional materials, including biexcitons and plasmons.

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