McQueen Lab

Discovering new phenomena through the design and synthesis of new materials

Advancing Materials Synthesis

Open Positions

• Always looking for interested and talented graduate/undergraduate students

News and Awards

• Welcome to new FiGURE students!
• Welcome to new undergrads Julien, Becky, Josh, and James!
• Updated Publications!
• Congratulations to Dr. Austin Ferrenti on succesfully defending his dissertation!
• Hundreds more references added to references section!
• Updated Publications!
• Congratulations to Dr. Brandon Wilfong on his new position!
• Congratulations to Izze Hedricks on winning an NSF-GRFP for her graduate studies at Princeton!
• Congratulations to Dr. Nick Ng on successfully defending his dissertation!
• Congratulations to Dr. Tanya Berry on winning the 2024 Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award in Experimental Condensed Matter or Materials Physics!
• Welcome to Dr. Davor Tolj!
• Official welcome to Mikias (Miki) Balkew, Wyatt Bunstine, DaVonte Lewis, Luke Meiler, Abby Neill, and Tiffany Soetojo!

Recent Publications (All Publications)

200. T.R. Reeder, P. Titum, J. Kindervater, V.J. Stewart, Q. Ye, J.A. Rodriguez-Rivera, Y. Qiu, N. Maliszewskyj, T.M. McQueen, C.L. Broholm
Time evolution of a pumped molecular magnet - A time-resolved inelastic neutron scattering study
PNAS 122, e2415300121 (2025) [Full PDF]

199. N. Mitra, T.M. McQueen, R. Valpe, M. Daly, V. Desai, N.P. Armitage
Chemical changes in terrestrial lunar simulants exposed to gamma radiation simulating lunar ionizing radiation environment
Planetary and Space Science 255, 106031 (2025) [Full PDF]

198. E. Zoghlin, J. Plo, G. Ye, C. Nnokwe, R. Gomez, H. Ubukata, S.K. Kushwaha, R. He, S.D. Wilson, P. Valvin, B. Gil, G. Cassabois, J.H. Edgar, T.M. McQueen
Growth of hexagonal BN crystals by traveling-solvent floating zone
arXiv:2412.17195 (2024) [arXiv:2412.17195]

Shorts About Our Work

• Materials, Quantum, AI: What's the buzz?
• Quantum Materials at the ACS Spring 2022 Opening Keynote (McQueen Starts at 52:00)
• Making Stuff: The PARADIM Bulk Crystal Growth Facility
• Researchers accidentally uncover new magnetic phenomenon (a story of materials discovery, see also phys.org)
• The Magic Shop (a story of materials creation)
• Beyond the Elements: Lighter, Cheaper, Tougher Stuff (Corresponding Feature)
• Extreme Materials Synthesis
• A Vision for the Future of Quantum Materials Synthesis
• The Potential Value and Frontiers of Quantum Materials
• The Promise of Quantum Materials (Lisa Pogue)
• Science: This is How We Do It (Lisa Pogue)
• Materials by Design for Dirac/Weyl Nanoelectronics (Technical Talk)
• Guided Materials Discovery and PARADIM Tour (Prof. McQueen, Lucas Pressley, Mekhola Sinha)
• Design of A New Freshman Chemistry Curriculum (Pedagogical Talk)