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Professor Steven Cundiff is a Harrison M. Randall Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan, specializing in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 1992, with previous degrees (M.S. and B.S.) from the same institution and Rutgers University, respectively. His research primarily focuses on ultrafast optics, involving the generation and manipulation of ultrashort light pulses, with applications in ultrafast spectroscopy that reveal dynamical information about how light interacts with matter. Cundiff's research group investigates a variety of systems including semiconductors, semiconductor nanostructures, and atomic vapors through advanced techniques such as optical multidimensional coherent spectroscopy. He has published numerous influential papers in high-impact journals, significantly contributing to the fields of ultrafast optics and spectroscopy. He is well-known for his work on frequency combs and their applications in high-resolution spectroscopy, underscoring the interplay between ultrafast light dynamics and material properties.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science