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Matthew Grayson is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northwestern University. He earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University, where he studied under Prof. Daniel Tsui, focusing on tunnel spectroscopy and the fractional quantum Hall effect edges. His post-doctoral research at the University of Maryland involved investigating the infrared Hall angle of cuprate superconducting films. Grayson worked in Germany at the Walter Schottky Institut at Technische Universitaet Muenchen, where he led his own research sub-group for seven years. His research interests include the design and fabrication of electrical and thermoelectric characterization of electronic devices and materials. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of low-dimensional electron systems, waveguides, and the dynamics of amorphous materials. His laboratory is equipped to measure electron transport across a continuum of temperatures and high magnetic fields, focusing on thermoelectrics and other advanced materials.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Teaching and researching in the field of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Engaged in academic responsibilities and research.
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung • Stuttgart, Germany
Conducted research on advanced materials.
Technische Universität München • Munich, Germany
Worked on material characterization and device fabrication.
University of Maryland • College Park, MD
Researched superconducting materials.
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