Jianming Cao

Jianming Cao is Professor of Physics at Florida State University. PhD from University of Rochester (1996), postdoctoral training at Caltech.

Research pioneers:

• Femtosecond electron diffraction techniques
• Ultrafast structural dynamics in solids
• Nonequilibrium material behavior

Investigates atomic-scale processes including:

• Laser-induced phase transitions
• Nanoparticle dynamics
• Colossal magnetoresistance materials

Complements diffraction studies with time-resolved optical spectroscopy to characterize electronic and structural transformations on 10^-15-second timescales.

Lab develops advanced probes for fundamental timescale observations relevant to materials science and chemistry.