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

• Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Bernier on a successful defense!
• Congratulations to Dr. Evan Crites on a successful defense!
• Updated Publications!
• Congratulations to Dr. Eli Zoghlin on his new position at Oak Ridge National Laboratory!
• Updated Publications!
• Congratulations to Becky and Noah on graduating!
• Welcome to Sarah and Sarah!
• Welcome to new FiGURE students (Sarah, Sarah, and Elaine)!
• Welcome to new undergrads Julien, Becky, Josh, James, and Sydney!
• Updated Publications!
• Congratulations to Dr. Austin Ferrenti on succesfully defending his dissertation!
• Hundreds more references added to references section!

Recent Publications (All Publications)

211. S. Bernier, G. Bassen, M. Brem, D. Tolj, Q. Simmons, T.M. McQueen
A Crystallographic Metric for Continuous Quantification of Unit Cell Deformation
arXiv:2508.01177 (2025) [arXiv:2508.01177]

210. M.R. Gragg, A. Iwanicki, M.A. Siegler, T.M. McQueen
Hydroflux Crystal Growth of Alkali Tellurate Oxide-Hydroxides
arXiv:2506.18152 (2025) [arXiv:2506.18152]

209. B. Wilfong, A. New, G. Bassen, W. Bunstine, M.J. Pekala, N.Q. Le, K.K. Rao, E.A. Pogue, E. Gienger, M.J. Winiarski, T.M. McQueen, C.D. Stiles
Ternary materials discovery using human-in-the-loop generative machine learning
RSC Advances 15, 19126-19131 (2025) [Full PDF]

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)