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Jan Seidel is a Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney. He holds a doctorate from TU Dresden (2005) and has held positions at UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on advanced scanning probe microscopy for studying functional materials, including domain walls, topological structures, and energy-related applications like photovoltaics and quantum materials. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed papers with 16,000+ citations and an h-index of 50.
Education: Doctorate in Materials Science, TU Dresden, Germany (2005). Key Positions: Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2008–2011), Research Associate at UC Berkeley (2006–2007), and Research Associate at TU Dresden (2001–2006).
Research Interests: Ferroelectrics, multiferroics, 2D materials, nanotechnology, and energy materials. His group develops novel microscopy techniques and explores optoelectronic and data storage applications, including nonvolatile memories and nanoelectronics.
Awards: UNSW Outstanding Research Supervisor Award (2019), ARC Postgraduate Council Supervisor Awards (2017–2018), and a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council (2011).
Teaching: MATS6008 Advanced Functional Materials, NANO3001 Advanced Nanomaterials. He leads the Seidel Research Group, affiliated with ARC’s Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET).
Advising: Openings for PhD students; contact via jan.seidel@unsw.edu.au. Grants and collaborations span synchrotron techniques, neutron scattering, and international partnerships.
