Jennifer Dionne

Jennifer Dionne is an Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. She leads a multidisciplinary research group focused on controlling light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.

• Current faculty member
• Research spans nanophotonics, plasmonics, and biophotonics

Research interests include:

• Biophotonics for label-free molecular-to-cellular disease detection
• Active nanophotonics with electro-optic tunability
• Plasmonics-enabled sustainable chemical catalysis
• Extreme energy-shifting nanoparticles (upconversion/scintillation)
• Quantum computing applications through light control

Publication trends demonstrate expertise in plasmonic materials, surface plasmon polaritons, and metal-insulator-metal structures. Her work develops innovative nanophotonic devices for biomedical and energy applications while advancing fundamental understanding of light-matter interactions.

Labs & teams: The Dionne Group comprises materials scientists, chemists, physicists, synthetic biologists, and engineers from multiple engineering disciplines collaborating toward a shared vision of transformative light-based technologies.