David Muller

David Muller is the Samuel B. Eckert Professor of Engineering in the School of Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University and co-director of the Kavli Institute for Nanoscale Science. His research focuses on atomic-scale characterization of materials for energy applications and developing advanced electron microscopy techniques.

Research interests include:

• Condensed matter physics and quantum materials
• Electron microscopy and ptychography
• Nanoscale characterization of energy systems
• Two-dimensional materials and complex oxides

His publications demonstrate cutting-edge developments in electron microscopy resolution and applications to superconductors, fuel cells, and quantum materials. Recent work has achieved atomic-resolution limits set by lattice vibrations.

Awards and honors:

• Joseph F. Keithley Award (2024)
• John Cowley Medal (2023)
• AAAS Fellow (2022)
• Ernst Ruska Prize (2021)
• Top 10 Science Breakthroughs (2021)
• Peter Duncumb Award (2016)

He leads research groups at PARADIM and Kavli Institute, focusing on novel detector development and materials analysis.