David Broido

David Broido is a Professor of Physics at Boston College, specializing in theoretical condensed matter physics. His research focuses on predicting materials properties using first-principles computational methods, with an emphasis on phonon and electron transport. Key areas include identifying materials with ultrahigh thermal conductivity, coupled electron-phonon transport, and spin-lattice coupling in magnetic systems. His work spans semiconductor and insulator thermal properties, topological materials, and thermoelectric optimization.

Education: B.S. (University of California, Santa Barbara), M.S. and Ph.D. (University of California, San Diego). Research Group: Broido Research Group.

Research Interests:

• Phonon and electron transport in novel materials
• Prediction of ultrahigh thermal conductivity materials
• Electron-phonon coupling effects in semiconductors
• Magnetic materials and spin-lattice interactions
• Thermoelectric materials optimization

Publications: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including landmark studies on boron arsenide's thermal conductivity, Kitaev spin liquids, and coupled transport phenomena. Recent work explores phonon scattering mechanisms, topological semimetals, and temperature-dependent material properties.

Labs/Teams: Active leader of a research group focusing on computational materials science. Collaborates with experimentalists to validate theoretical predictions on novel materials.