Abdullah Al-Mahboob

Abdullah Al-Mahboob is a Staff Scientist at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at State University of New York – Farmingdale State College and CUNY-Queensborough Community College. His research focuses on surface and interface science, 2D materials, and quantum heterostructures.

• Education: Doctor of Science (Tohoku University, Japan), Master of Science/Master of Philosophy (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh).

His work leverages spectro-microscopy and robotic fabrication tools like CFN QPress to study dynamical phenomena in 2D quantum materials, including interlayer energy transfer, excitonic structure, and surface magnetism. He has published in journals such as Nano Letters, Nature, and Physical Review B, with a focus on 2D materials, heterostructures, and surface dynamics.

Dr. Al-Mahboob has held academic and research roles across institutions including Yale University, University of Liverpool, and Tohoku University. He utilizes techniques like Low-Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM), X-ray Photoemission Electron Microscopy (XPEEM), and time-resolved angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (TR-ARPES) to investigate quantum and nanoscale properties.