McQueen Lab |
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Quantum Materials Research Group |
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Tyrel M. McQueen Professor Department of Chemistry William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy Department of Materials Science and Engineering The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218 Department Chair, William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy Co-Director, PARADIM Faculty member of the Institute for Quantum Matter Offices: Bloomberg Physics and Astronomy Room 301, New Chemistry Building (NCB) Room 312 Tel: (410) 516-6201 E-mail: mcqueen@jhu.edu Zoom: 410-516-6201 Curriculum Vitae |
| Ph.D. | Chemistry and Materials | Princeton University | 2009 |
| M.A. | Chemistry | Princeton University | 2006 |
| B.S. | Chemistry | Harvey Mudd College | 2004 |
| Department Chair of Physics and Astronomy | The Johns Hopkins University | 2025-Present |
| Professor | The Johns Hopkins University | 2018-Present |
| Associate Professor | The Johns Hopkins University | 2015-2018 |
| Assistant Professor | The Johns Hopkins University | 2009-2015 (loa 7/1/2009-5/31/2010) |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2009-2010 |
| Advisor: Prof. D.G. Nocera | ||
| Senior Graduate Coordinator | The McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning | 2008-2009 |
| Graduate Research Assistant | Princeton University | 2004-2009 |
| Supported by NSF-GRFP | ||
| Advisor: Prof. R.J. Cava | ||
| Undergraduate Research Assistant | Harvey Mudd College | 2001-2004 |
| Advisor: Prof. K.K. Karukstis | ||
| Undergraduate Research Assistant | Oak Crest Institute of Science | 2002 |
| Advisor: Dr. John Moss | ||
| Computer Consultant | CIMIT Clinic Team | 2001-2002 |
| Member, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, and the Materials | ||
| Research Society | ||
| New solid state chemistry materials design and synthesis techniques; experimental condensed matter physics, quantum magnetism, heat- and light-induced charge separation through strong electron correlations; superconductivity. An expanded description of current research can be found at http://occamy.chemistry.jhu.edu/research/index.php |
| List of publications available at http://occamy.chemistry.jhu.edu/publications/index.php |
| ACS March 2022 National Meeting Keynote Presenter | 2022 |
| Millipore-Sigma Lectureship, Pennsylvania State University | 2019 |
| Catalyst Award | 2016 |
| Emerging Investigator, JACS Virtual Issue | 2014 |
| Harvey Mudd College Outstanding Alumni Award | 2014 |
| Cottrell Scholar Award | 2014 |
| Sloan Research Fellowship | 2014 |
| McMillan Award | 2013 |
| ACS ExxonMobil Faculty Fellowship | 2013 |
| Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering, David and Lucile Packard Foundation | 2012-2017 |
| Lange Lecturer, University of California at Santa Barbara | 2012 |
| National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship | 2004-2009 |
| Princeton University Centennial Fellowship | 2004-2009 |
| Herman and Margaret Sokol Teaching Award | 2008 |
| Dotty and Art Campbell Prize in Chemistry | 2004 |
| William G. Sly Chemistry Prize | 2003 |
| Marcella and Joel Bonsall SURF Prize | 2002 |
| DOW Chemical Scholar | 2001 |
| National Alliance for Excellence ALEX Award | 2000 |
| HRD Beamline Advisory Team, NSLS II, Brookhaven National Laboratory | 2023-Present |
| Journal of Solid State Chemistry Editorial Advisory Board | 2018-Present |
| Invited Participant, "NSF-JST Joint Workshop on Physical AI," National Science Foundation – Japan Science and Technology Agency | May 2026 |
| Invited Participant, "Multimodal Coupling via Atomically Precise Systems Workshop," Office of Naval Research | May 2025 |
| Co-Organizer, "Quantum Molecular Science," focus topic at the American Physical Society National Summit | March 2025 |
| Co-Organizer, "Forum on the Future of Synthesis," at the Materials Research Society National Meeting | December 2024 |
| Invited Participant, Cross Agency Materials Genome Initiative National Meeting | July 2024 |
| Invited Participant, NSF Semiconductor Education and Workforce Convening | November 2023 |
| Invited Panelist, NSF Harnessing the Data Revolution Ecosystem Conference | October 2023 |
| Invited Panelist, "Materials Genome Microelectronics Workshop," DARPA Electronic Resurgence Initiative Summit | August 2023 |
| Advisory Board and Invited Participant, "Laboratories of the Future," National Science Foundation | 2022-2023 |
| University of St. Andrews Quantum Materials International Advisory Board | 2021-2024 |
| Co-Organizer, "Summer Schools on Materials Growth and Design" at JHU | 2016-2025 |
| VERDI Beamline Scientific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 2020-2023 |
| Co-Organizer, "Envisioning Accelerated Materials Discovery," a national virtual forum | Jan 2022 |
| Invited Panelist, NSF "National Virtual Laboratory" (NVL) for quantum information science and engineering (QISE) Scoping Workshop | December 2020 |
| Invited Panelist and Speaker, NASEM Workshop on Accelerating Scientific Discovery through Advanced and Automated Workflows | March 2020 |
| American Physical Society, Physical Review B Editorial Advisory Board | 2015-2020 |
| Invited Panelist, NSF Materials Data Summit | November 2019 |
| Invited "Core" Member, NSF Materials Data Initiative | July 2019 |
| DISCOVER Beamline Scientific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | 2017-2019 |
| Invited Panelist, University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) Catalyzing Industry-University Collaboration in Quantum Technologies Workshop | March 2018 |
| Panel Lead (Synthesis), Midscale Instrumentation for Quantum Materials Workshop (NSF) | 2017 |
| Invited Panelist (Synthesis), Basic Research Needs in Quantum Materials (DOE-BES) | 2016 |
| Three Minute Thesis Regional Judge | 2015 |
| Materials Science Special Interest Group, American Crystallography Association (Vice Chair, Chair, Past Chair) | 2013-2015 |
| Executive Committee, Spallation Neutron Source and High-Flux Isotope Reactor User Group (Chair, Past Chair) | 2012-2015 |
| Executive Committee, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center User Group (Chair, Past Chair) | 2012-2015 |
| Pharos Augmentation Science Advisory Committee, Los Alamos Neutron Science Center | 2011-2014 |
| Advisor for the JHU Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Chapter (SAACS) | 2010-2014 |
| Contributer to the open-source Elk FP-LAPW code | 2010-2012 |
| Event Designer and Judge for the Maryland State Science Olympiad, Division C | 2011 |
| Reviewer for multiple journals, including J. Am. Chem. Soc., Phys. Rev. Lett., Nature, Science, ... | 2009-Present |