Matthias Kuehne

Matthias Kuehne is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Brown University, where he joined the Department of Physics in 2023 following postdoctoral work in Professor Michael Strano's group at MIT. His research focuses on the fluidic, ionic, and electronic properties of low-dimensional materials and devices, with particular expertise in carbon nanotubes, 2D materials, and nanofluidic systems.

His educational background includes a doctorate of natural sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) from the University of Stuttgart (2017), a diplome d'ingenieur from Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP), France, and a diploma in physics from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. His doctoral research was conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.

Professor Kuehne's research interests center around solid-state nanofluidics and nanoionics, specifically investigating confinement and quantum effects governing the behavior of molecules and ions in low-dimensional materials devices. His work spans multiple disciplines including condensed matter physics, electrochemistry, physical chemistry, and materials science, with applications in energy storage, molecular transport, and nanoscale sensing.

His publication record from 2011-2024 shows a consistent focus on carbon nanotubes, 2D materials, and nanofluidic phenomena, with significant contributions in Nature, Nature Communications, and other high-impact journals. His research demonstrates expertise in experimental techniques including Raman spectroscopy, magneto-transport measurements, and in-situ TEM imaging of nanoscale phenomena.

At Brown, Professor Kuehne teaches undergraduate physics courses including PHYS 0030 (Basic Physics A), PHYS 0040 (Basic Physics B), PHYS 1610 (Biological Physics), and PHYS 2630 (Biological Physics). He leads the K-Lab, which is actively recruiting scientists and engineers with backgrounds in materials science, chemistry, and physics to build a creative and collaborative research team focused on solid-state nanofluidics and nanoionics.

The K-Lab investigates confinement and quantum effects in low-dimensional materials, with recent work focusing on segmented carbon nanotube nanofluidics, atomic resolution imaging of lithium behavior, and ultrafast ion diffusion in 2D materials. The lab maintains an open recruitment policy for undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate researchers interested in these cutting-edge research areas.