Roland Kawakami

I’ve been fascinated by spin and magnetism beginning with my early studies on ferromagnetic metal and semiconductor heterostructures grown by MBE. The advent of 2D materials opens up great new possibilities for spintronics, valleytronics, and novel magnetic and topological phenomena. Our team has worked hard to develop a unique laboratory with advanced MBE, device, optics, and spin-polarized STM capabilities to create materials and devices with atomic-scale precision and to explore their properties by transport and microscopies with high spatial and temporal resolution. Our latest effort is developing time-resolved ARPES as part of the Ohio State NeXUS facility, and I am especially proud of our group’s new magnetic materials grown by MBE.

I am particularly happy to be training a diverse group of students and providing opportunities for personal empowerment. Beyond science, I enjoy cycling, Hamilton, weightlifting, and Jeremy Lin.