Andrew Minor

Andrew Minor is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and serves as the Facility Director of the National Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research focuses on advanced electron microscopy techniques and nanoscale material characterization.

Research Interests:

• Developing in situ TEM techniques for studying nanoscale deformation mechanisms
• Quantifying nanomechanical properties and metallurgy in small-volume systems
• Characterizing soft materials (e.g., polymers) with electron microscopy
• Investigating phase transformations and energy storage materials

Scientific Awards:

• LBL Materials Science Division Outstanding Performance Award (2006, 2010)
• AIME Robert Lansing Hardy Award from TMS (2012)
• Burton Medal from the Microscopy Society of America (2015)

Andrew has supervised numerous PhD, MS, and undergraduate students, including current advisees Dana Byrne, Sally Karstens, Madelyn Payne, and alumni such as Peter Schweizer, Hadas Sternlicht, and Yang Yang. His work is supported by grants and collaborations with institutions like the Molecular Foundry and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.