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Michael Arnold

Michael Arnold

Beckwith-Bascom Professorship
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Mike S. Arnold is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UW-Madison. He earned a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign before completing a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University and postdoctoral research in Electrical Engineering and Physics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests include all things graphene, from novel synthesis techniques to fabrication of next-generation nanoelectronics. In his free time, he enjoys running, hiking, eating Babcock Dairy quadruple scoops, and spending time with his wife and children.

Department

Materials Science & Engineering

Contact

248, Materials Sci And Eng Bldg
1509 University Ave
Madison, WI
p: (608) 262-3863

  • PhD 2006, Northwestern University
  • BS 2001, Univ. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

  • 2019 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Beckwith-Bascom Professorship
  • 2019 Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Early Career Alumni Award
  • 2018 ECS, ECS Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award
  • 2018 ECS, ECS Nanocarbons SES Research Young Investigator Award
  • 2017 U.S. Department of State, Runner-up U.S. Department of State ASPIRE Competition (Nominated)
  • 2017 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Romnes Faculty Fellowship
  • 2016 Electrochemical Society, Elected to Executive Committee of the Nanocarbons Division of the Electrochemical Society
  • 2016 University of Wisconsin-Madison University Housing, Honored Instructor Award
  • 2015 College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Harvey D. Spangler Faculty Fellowship
  • 2015 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vilas Associate Award
  • 2014 National Science Foundation, NSF CAREER Award
  • 2013 Center for Education Opportunity, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dr. Brenda Pfaehler Award of Excellence
  • 2012 American Chemical Society (ACS) , Arthur K. Doolittle Award in Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering
  • 2011 3M, 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
  • 2011 U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Science, Early Career Research Award
  • 2011 Dept. of Defense, Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
  • 2010 International Institute for Nanotechnology, 10th Anniversary Outstanding Manuscript Award for a Top-5 Manuscript in Nanotechnology for the 2000-2010 Decade
  • 2006 Northwestern University, Hilliard Memorial Symposium Award
  • 2001 ASEE, ASEE National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
  • 2001 Univ. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Bronze-Tablet University Honor and James Scholar
  • 2001 National Science Foundation, National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
  • 2001 Northwestern University, Walter P. Murphy Graduate Fellowship (declined)

  • Chen, T., Salij, A., Parrish, K. A., Rasch, J. K., Zinna, F., Brown, P. J., Pescitelli, G., Urraci, F., Aronica, L. A., & Dhavamani, A. (2024). A 2D chiral microcavity based on apparent circular dichroism. Nature Communications, 15(1), 3072. ISBN/ISSN: 2041-1723
  • Foradori, S. M., Prussack, B., Berson, A., & Arnold, M. (2024). Assembly and alignment of high packing density carbon nanotube arrays using lithographically defined microscopic water features. ACS nano, 18(11), 8259-8269. ISBN/ISSN: 1936-0851
  • LaDuca, Z., Samanta, T., Hagopian, N., Jung, T., Su, K., Genser, K., Rabe, K. M., Voyles, P. M., Arnold, M., & Kawasaki, J. K. (2024). Cold Seeded Epitaxy and Flexomagnetism in Smooth GdAuGe Membranes Exfoliated from graphene/Ge (111). arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.05589.
  • Oliveras-Santos, S., Li, S., Maity, N., Arnold, M., & Gopalan, P. (2024). Emergent Dispersion and Sorting Behaviors of Carbon Nanotubes When Combining Short Conjugated Oligomers with Nonconjugated Coil Segments. Macromolecules, 57(8), 3588-3594. ISBN/ISSN: 0024-9297
  • Saraswat, V., Way, A. J., Zheng, X., Jacobberger, R. M., Manzo, S., Tiwale, N., Dwyer, J. H., Kawasaki, J. K., Nam, C., Gopalan, P., & Arnold, M. (2023). Bottom-up synthesis of mesoscale nanomeshes of graphene nanoribbons on germanium. APL Materials, 11(4), 041123 https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0134756
  • Su, K. A., Jacobberger, R., Stan, L., & Arnold, M. (2023). Boundary-Directed Epitaxy of Block Copolymers Toward Sub-10 nm Fabrication. ECS Transactions, 111(1), 11. ISBN/ISSN: 1938-5862
  • LaDuca, Z., Su, K., Manzo, S., Arnold, M., & Kawasaki, J. K. (2023). Control of ternary alloy composition during remote epitaxy on graphene. Physical Review Materials, 7(8), 083401. ISBN/ISSN: 2475-9953
  • Prussack, B. A., Foradori, S. M., Arnold, M., Nellis, G. F., & Berson, A. (2023). Droplet Formation in Dynamic Stratified Liquid–Liquid Systems for Solution-Based Deposition Methods. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 145(12), 121401 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062995
  • Su, K. A., Li, S., & Arnold, M. (2023). High-Vacuum Chemical Vapor Deposition of Monolayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Ge (001) from Borazine. ECS Transactions, 111(2), 97. ISBN/ISSN: 1938-5862
  • Manzo, S., Su, K., Arnold, M., & Kawasaki, J. K. (2023). Nucleation Selectivity and Lateral Coalescence of GaAs over Graphene on Ge (111). ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15(51), 59905-59911. ISBN/ISSN: 1944-8244

  • M S & E 331 - Transport Phenomena in Materials (Spring 2025)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Spring 2025)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2025)
  • M S & E 260 - Materials Experience (Fall 2024)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Fall 2024)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2024)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M S & E 890 - Pre-Dissertator's Research (Summer 2024)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Summer 2024)
  • M S & E 331 - Transport Phenomena in Materials (Spring 2024)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Spring 2024)
  • M S & E 699 - Independent Study (Fall 2023)
  • M S & E 756 - Structure and Properties of Advanced Electronic Materials (Fall 2023)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Fall 2023)
  • M S & E 790 - Master's Research or Thesis (Summer 2023)
  • M S & E 990 - Research and Thesis (Summer 2023)