Adrienne Stiff-Roberts

Adrienne Stiff-Roberts is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Associate Dean for Community-Based Innovation at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering. She also holds a professorship in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. Dr. Stiff-Roberts earned her B.S. in Physics from Spelman College and B.E.E. from Georgia Tech, followed by an M.S.E. from the University of Michigan (2001) and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics (2004). Her research focuses on novel thin-film deposition techniques like RIR-MAPLE, enabling hybrid organic-inorganic materials for optoelectronics and energy applications.

Her work spans hybrid perovskites, nanocomposites, and catalytic frameworks. Awards include the Presidential Early Career Award (2008) and the IEEE Early Career Nanotechnology Award (2009). She mentors students in interdisciplinary projects and teaches courses such as Quantum Mechanics and Materials Science. Current advisees include Tomas Barraza, Spencer Ferguson, and Niara Wright. Her lab develops scalable deposition methods with industry and academic partnerships, contributing to next-generation energy and sensor technologies.