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Claire F. Gmachl is the Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University, where she also serves as Associate Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Head of Whitman College. She is affiliated with the Princeton Materials Institute (PMI) and directs the education program of MIRTHE, an NSF-sponsored Engineering Research Center.
- Ph.D., Technical University of Vienna, Austria (1995)
- M.Sc., Physics, University of Innsbruck, Austria (1991)
Her research focuses on quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), leveraging semiconductor heterostructures for environmental, health, and security applications. Projects include high-temperature QCLs, widely tunable systems, and collaborations with spectroscopists across academia, government, and industry. The group integrates device modeling, fabrication in PMI cleanrooms, and optical characterization.
Recent publications emphasize QCLs' design flexibility through quantum wells and barriers, enabling innovations in gain bandwidth, power efficiency, and tunability. These align with applications in trace gas sensing, medical diagnostics, and security systems.
Scientific Awards:
- MacArthur Fellow (2005)
- Popular Science Brilliant 10 (2004)
- Snell Premium award (2003)
- MIT Technology Review TR100 (2002)
Claire has mentored numerous graduate students, including Radhika Bhuckory and Mingkun Zhao, and leads interdisciplinary collaborations through MIRTHE's network of 6 universities, 40 faculty, and 40 industry partners. Her lab utilizes advanced fabrication facilities and emphasizes a balanced work style integrating modeling, experimentation, and scientific communication.
