Mike Santos

Mike Santos is the Charles L. Blackburn Professor in Engineering Physics and Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma. He holds presidential professorships and prestigious awards in materials research. His research focuses on semiconductor heterostructures, quantum materials, and device applications.

• Education: B.S. Cornell University (1986), Ph.D. Princeton University (1992)

His research group uses molecular beam epitaxy to grow narrow-gap semiconductors for high-mobility electron transport, mid-infrared devices, and photovoltaic applications. They investigate topological insulators and 2D electron systems in InSb quantum wells, leveraging their unique properties like high room-temperature mobility and strong spin-orbit effects.

• Awards: List includes Fellow of the American Physical Society and multiple university-level honors.

No grants or advising details are explicitly listed, though his work involves advanced materials fabrication and quantum device exploration. The department is located at 440 W. Brooks St, Norman, OK.