Matthew Sheldon

Professor Matthew Sheldon is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. He previously served as a postdoctoral researcher in the Atwater group from 2012 to 2015, focusing on plasmonics and nanoscale materials.

His research spans plasmonics, nanotechnology, and materials science, with an emphasis on plasmon-electron coupling, thermodynamic modeling, and optoelectronic applications. Key contributions include studies on the plasmoelectric effect, electrochemical control of plasmonic properties, and energy conversion in metallic nanostructures.

Selected publications highlight interdisciplinary work in materials science, photonics, and chemical physics, with a focus on plasmonic phenomena for solar energy conversion and nanophotonic devices. These works appeared in journals like Science, ACS Photonics, and Applied Physics Letters.

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Labs and Teams: Former affiliation with the Atwater group underscores collaborative research in plasmonics and materials science during his postdoctoral tenure.