Jason Khoury

Jason Khoury is an Assistant Professor in the School of Molecular Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU), affiliated with the Navrotsky-Eyring Center for Materials of the Universe (MotU). He holds a B.S. from The Ohio State University (2015), a Ph.D. from Northwestern University (2020), and was an Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University (2020–2023). His research focuses on quantum materials with strongly interacting electrons, particularly quasi-low-dimensional intermetallic compounds that exhibit phenomena like superconductivity, complex magnetism, and electronic instabilities. Key techniques include solid-state synthesis, X-ray crystallography, and low-temperature physical property characterization.

Education

• B.S., Chemistry, The Ohio State University (2015)
• Ph.D., Chemistry, Northwestern University (2020)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Princeton University (2020–2023)

Research Interests

Khoury’s lab explores synthetic solid-state chemistry to discover new quantum materials, emphasizing electronic structure manipulation through chemical bonding principles. Current projects include:

• Design of topological materials with hypervalent bismuth chains
• Development of intermetallic compounds with Dirac semimetal behavior
• Study of charge density waves and spin cycloid ordering in correlated systems

Awards

• Hierarchical Materials Cluster Fellowship (2017)
• Marple Schweitzer Graduate Student Award (2018)
• Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020–2023)

Grants & Labs

The Khoury Lab operates at ASU, specializing in materials characterization techniques such as metal flux synthesis, chemical vapor transport, and low-temperature magnetometry. Research outcomes emphasize bridging synthetic chemistry with condensed matter physics to uncover novel quantum phenomena.