Julie Karel

Dr. Julie Karel is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Monash University, Australia. She holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and has conducted postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Her research focuses on manipulating magnetic and electronic properties of advanced materials via thin film techniques and electric fields, particularly in spintronics and topological materials. She leads the Karel Lab, which explores applications such as novel computing devices and magnetic data storage.

• Education: B.S. (2005) University of Wisconsin–Madison; M.S. (2010) and PhD (2012) University of California–Berkeley.
• Industry Experience: Materials Engineer at Intel Corporation (2005–2007).
• Postdoctoral Research: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (2012–2016).

Research interests include ionic liquid gating, thin film magnetism, and topological insulators. She is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-energy Electronics Technologies. Her lab hosts PhD students and undergraduates working on projects like quantum interference in topological systems and amorphous magnetic materials.

Key collaborations include projects on quantum microscopy and advanced materials characterization facilities. She actively mentors students and supervises research in spintronic devices and nanoscale magnetic imaging.