Corey White

Corey White is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tufts University. She previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on synthesizing novel III-V semiconductors and developing epitaxial growth techniques via molecular beam epitaxy for (opto)electronic applications.

Education:

• PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
• MS, The University of Texas at Austin
• BS, North Carolina State University

Research Interests: Corey’s work spans advanced materials science and nanotechnology, emphasizing optoelectronics, photonics, and quantum systems. She explores compound semiconductors, heterostructures, and nanostructures with applications in sensing, integrated photonics, and quantum information technologies. Her techniques leverage molecular beam epitaxy for precise material synthesis.

Awards:

• Illinois Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
• Four Best Paper Awards at international conferences

Advising & Recruitment: Corey is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026. Her lab focuses on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of materials science and quantum technologies.