Daniel Philip Shoemaker

Daniel Philip Shoemaker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and serves as the Racheff Faculty Fellow. His research is centered in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics, focusing on crystal structures, solid solutions, and quantum memory materials. Key areas include semiconductor synthesis, energy materials, and nanomaterials characterization. Recent work explores band gap engineering, charge density waves, and exfoliable materials.

His publications (86+ articles) emphasize experimental and computational studies of novel materials. Notable achievements include the U.S. DOE Early Career Research Program Award (2015). He collaborates widely, including on battery performance advancements highlighted in media (e.g., 2022 article on nanoscopic phase domains in batteries).