McQueen Lab

Discovering new phenomena through the design and synthesis of new materials

A Community Report: An Accelerated, Data-Driven, Materials Discovery Future

Open Positions

• The William H. Miller III Department of Physics and Astronomy Invites Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships to Start in 2023
• Always looking for interested and talented graduate/undergraduate students

News and Awards

• Welcome to Hanna Swiatek, visiting from Poland!
• Congratulations to Dr. Vivanco on successfully defending his dissertation!
• Updated references and software!
• Updated publications!
• Welcome to Dr. Eli Zoghlin!
• Welcome to Allana Iwanicki!
• Updated references!
• Updated publications!
• Congratulations to Dr. Berry on successfully defending her dissertation!
• Congratulations to Dr. Pressley on successfully defending his dissertation!
• Congratulations to Izze Hedrick on winning the Astronaut Fellowship!
• Congratulations to Tanya Berry on the Sarah and Adolph Roseman Achievement Award!

Recent Publications (All Publications)

167. E.A. Pogue, A. New, K. McElroy, N.Q. Le, M.J. Pekala, I. McCue, E. Gienger, J. Domenico, E. Hedrick, T.M. McQueen, B. Wilfong, C.D. Piatko, C.R. Ratto, A. Lennon, C Chung, T. Montalbano, G. Bassen, C.D. Stiles
Closed-loop machine learning for discovery of novel superconductors
arXiv:2212.11855 (2022) [arXiv:2212.11855]

166. L.A. Pressley, D. Edey, R. Hanna, S. Chae, J.T. Heron, M. Khan, T.M. McQueen
Informing quantum materials discovery and synthesis using X-ray micro-computed tomography
npj Quant. Mater. 7, 121 (2022) [Full PDF]

165. A.M. Ferrenti, M.A. Siegler, S. Ghosh, H.K. Vivanco, N. Kintop, C. Lygouras, M.-s Song, S. Klemenz, C.L. Broholm, N. Drichko, T.M. McQueen
Chemical tuning of a honeycomb magnet through a critical point
arXiv:2210.14439 (2022) [arXiv:2210.14439]

Shorts About Our Work

• Quantum Materials at the ACS Spring 2022 Opening Keynote (McQueen Starts at 52:00)
• Making Stuff Up: 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)