Julia W. P. Hsu

Dr. Julia W. P. Hsu serves as Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and holds the Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Nanoelectronics at The University of Texas at Dallas within the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. Appointed in 2010, her research is supported by the Southwest Academy of Nanoelectronics (SWAN) initiative.

Her educational background includes a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Princeton University (1985) and master's/doctorate degrees in physics from Stanford University (1987, 1991).

Dr. Hsu specializes in nanoscale materials physics, focusing on characterization of electronic and photonic materials through scanning probe techniques. Her work investigates chemical, structural, and electrical properties at dissimilar material interfaces—such as metal-organic junctions—and addresses interfacial challenges in organic/hybrid solar cells for lightweight mobile power applications. She emphasizes that advancing interface knowledge requires new theoretical models with significant implications for next-generation electronic and optical devices.

• American Physical Society Apker Award
• National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award
• Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship
• Fellow of American Physical Society (2001)
• Fellow of AAAS (2007)
• Fellow of MRS (2011)

Her research leverages UT Dallas' Cleanroom Research Laboratory and Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory facilities. She actively mentors students—including those balancing full-time work with advanced degrees—and has held leadership roles in the Electronic Materials Conference, APS Division of Materials Physics Executive Committee (2004-2007), and MRS Board of Directors (2005-2007). The Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair (established 2007) supports her SWAN-aligned research in nanoelectronics.

Dr. Hsu previously worked at Sandia National Labs' Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies and served on the editorial board of Solid State Communications.