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Mundy Group
Principal Investigator: Julia Mundy
About the Lab
Work in the Mundy group will design, synthesize and probe emergent phenomena in complex oxide thin films.
Lab Videos
Lab Overview
Quick introduction to quantum materials research
Lab Tour
Full tour of our MBE systems and oxide thin film research
What Research Looks Like
Undergrads work on a variety of hands on projects on the synthesis of oxide thin films. Some work as a team of a few undergraduate students and some work more closely with a single grad student mentor. Students can do hands on AFM imaging, sputtering, x-ray diffraction as well as analysis of their data.
Example Undergraduate Projects
- Published work: https://journals.aps.org/prmaterials/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.124803
- Create lithium-intercalated indium tin oxide thin films via solution-phase n-BuLi chemistry
Prerequisites & Skills
Most students who join our group start in Physics 15A. We also like to see that students have prioritized solid state physics in their coursework — we often wouldn't select a student for the group who had completed the pre-reqs for Physics 195A but elected not to take it. Some chemistry background is extremely helpful.
Contact Information
At a Glance
Time Commitment
During the semester 8-10 hours. During the summer, full time for ~10 weeks.
Undergrads per Semester
~4
Typical Project Length
We require projects to include at least 1 summer. We are often unable to onboard students into the group until they have completed the summer. Some students start a light project in the spring in anticipation of a summer project but we cannot do semester only projects.
Minimum Commitment
Yes, must include a summer. Often the summer is the first time in the group.
Co-authorship Policy
Yes
Group Meetings
Group meetings are once a week in the semester. Undergrads are always welcome but we are not always able to accommodate their scheduling constraints.
Interested in joining?
Reach out to Julia Mundy via email to express your interest in undergraduate research.