Judy Cha

Judy Cha is Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University and Director of the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility. Her research synthesizes and characterizes topological and 2D nanomaterials for quantum computing and low-dissipation electronics applications.

Research focuses on:

• Synthesis of topological superconductor nanowires
• Phase transformations in quantum materials
• Nanoscale characterization using cryo-STEM
• Quantum transport in low-dimensional systems
• Nanomolding techniques for novel materials

Cha has received numerous awards including the Moore Foundation EPiQS Investigator Award and NSF CAREER Award. Her lab develops advanced nanomolding techniques to create metastable phases and investigates charge density wave behavior in quantum materials using in situ microscopy methods.

Publications demonstrate expertise in controlling material phases at nanoscale dimensions and characterizing quantum phenomena in low-dimensional systems under extreme conditions.