Research Description

The Holmberg research group is devoted to the development and study of new functional nanomaterials that have the potential to be produced in a scalable and cost-effective manner. We focus on inorganic nanostructures, such as nanowires and nanocrystals, synthesized via scalable solution-based and supercritical fluid-based processes, with an emphasis on nanomaterial growth, assembly, and integration. A portion of our laboratory is currently devoted to the development and study of new types of flexible, high-rate, high-capacity battery materials, with the remainder focused on magnetic, plasmonic, and photonic nanomaterials.

Positions

Assistant Professor (Chemical Engineering)
University of Washington
2015
Marie Curie ETH Zürich Postdoctoral Fellow (Optical Materials Engineering Laboratory)
ETH Zürich
2012 - 2014
Postdoctoral Scientist (Chemical Engineering)
University of Texas at Austin
2012 - 2012
Hertz Fellow / NSF Graduate Research Fellow (Chemical Engineering)
University of Texas at Austin
2006 - 2011
NSF REU Fellow
Innovalight, Inc.
2005 - 2005
Research Assistant (Chemistry)
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
2002 - 2005
NSF REU Fellow (Chemical Engineering)
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
2004 - 2004

Education

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
University of Texas at Austin
2011
M.S.E. Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
University of Texas at Austin
2010
B.S. Chemistry (Chemistry)
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
2006
B.Ch.E. Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
2006