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August 2026: Our manuscript, 'Excitation-Energy-Dependent Enhancement of Hot-Carrier Lifetimes in Graphene,' has been accepted for publication in ACS Photonics (2026). Congratulations to all co-authors.
July 2026: Our manuscript Fröhlich-type Polarons in Isotopically Enriched Hexagonal Boron Nitride,was published in Physical Review Letters Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 056904 (2026) . Congratulations to all co-authors.
We are pleased to welcome Waleed Al Any, our newest graduate student, to the research group. Welcome to the team, Waleed! We look forward to working with you and supporting you throughout your research journey. Waleed holds an M.S. degree with a focus on the optical properties of metamaterials.
With colleagues
Nobel Laureate Andre Geim. Geim was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Konstantin Novoselov for his work on graphene.
Nobel Laureate Andre Geim. Geim was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Konstantin Novoselov for his work on graphene.
June 2026. Graphne conference in Barcelona
May 2026. Texas Tech University delegation to the United States Military Academy at West Point
May 2026. Texas Tech University delegation to the United States Military Academy at West Point
April 2026. Congratulations to my undergraduate student Timur Abdilov for presenting his poster, 'Ultrafast Dynamical Processes in Lead Halide Perovskites,' at the Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) at Texas Tech University!
January 2026. Our laboratory has successfully installed a state-of-the-art superconducting magnet system capable of generating magnetic fields up to 7 T and reaching cryogenic temperatures as low as 1.4 K.
January 2026. Our laboratory has successfully installed a state-of-the-art superconducting magnet system capable of generating magnetic fields up to 7 T and reaching cryogenic temperatures as low as 1.4 K.
December 2025. Congratulations to Keiwun Turner on successfully graduating and completing his Master's degree! We wish him the best in his future endeavors.
Fall 2025. Dr. Chatzakis received a $2,000 award from the Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Experience Program to support his research with undergraduate student Timur Abdilov during FY2026.
Septemebr 2025. TTU team in the First Texas Quantum Summit at TAMU
Septemebr 2025. TTU team in the First Texas Quantum Summit at TAMU
Fall 2024. Dr. Chatzakis received a $343K grant from the Army Research Office (ARO) through its Research and Equipment/Instrumentation Program to support the acquisition of advanced research instrumentation and expand the experimental capabilities of his laboratory. Thanks to ARO for supporting our research.
Fall 2024. Dr. Chatzakis received a $2,000 award from the Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Research Experience Program to support his research with undergraduate student Aryan Chugh during FY2025.
Spring 2024. Congratulations to Keiwun Turner on receiving the prestigious Rita Sambruna Scholarship in recognition of his academic excellence and research contributions.
Spring 2024. Congratulations to Keiwun Turner on receiving the prestigious Rita Sambruna Scholarship in recognition of his academic excellence and research contributions.
Summer 2022. Dr. Chatzakis received a $25,000 award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Office of Naval Research (ONR), through the Summer Faculty Research Program, supporting a 10-week research appointment at a U.S. Navy research laboratory.
Outreach
Spring 2023. Outreach Activities: Our group visited Legacy Elementary School to introduce students to optics and wave phenomena.
Spring 2023. Outreach Activities: Our group visited Legacy Elementary School to introduce students to optics and wave phenomena.
Demonstrating total internal reflection and guided light propagation using a liquid waveguide demonstration.
Spring 2022. With the Nobel Laureate Eric Cornell and group members in our lab
Spring 2022. With the Nobel Laureate Eric Cornell and group members in our lab
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