A team led by Dr. Yuzhe Xiao, Assistant Professor of Physics, has been awarded a $258,000 grant from the FY 2024 Department of Defense (DoD) Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) Equipment/Instrumentation Program. Dr. Xiao serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) with co-PIs Dr. Yuankun Lin (Physics), Dr. Jens Neu (Physics), Dr. Jeffry Kelber (Chemistry), and Dr. Melanie Ecker (Biomedical Engineering). Dr. Rebekah Purvis (Physics) is senior personnel on the proposal.

The team's winning proposal, titled "Understanding Infrared Materials with Optical Ellipsometry," secures funding to purchase an infrared variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometer. This advanced instrumentation will significantly enhance the team's ability to characterize and understand the optical properties of infrared materials.

Congratulations to Dr. Xiao and the team on this significant achievement!