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Jon-Paul Maria is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). He previously served as Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University (NCSU) for 15 years within the Materials Science Engineering faculty. Jon-Paul received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Ceramic Science from Penn State. His research group, J.-P. Maria Group, focuses on materials discovery, property engineering, synthesis science, and the integration of diverse materials. The laboratory includes a 1,500 square foot vacuum processing space equipped with various advanced tools for sputtering, e-beam evaporation, and laser ablation. The group's research interests encompass ferroelectric thin films, high permittivity materials, semiconductor contacts, oxide epitaxy, and infrared plasmonic materials. Jon-Paul has over 240 publications, focusing on structure-property-processing relationships in electronic materials. He co-founded Floor Materials, a startup dedicated to developing novel infrared sensor materials technologies. He is associated with the Penn State Intercollege Graduate Degree Program (IGDP) in Materials Science Engineering, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration in research.
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