Michelle Sherrott

Michelle Sherrott is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), focusing on advanced materials for solar energy applications. She previously held the Resnick Graduate Research Fellowship during her PhD studies at Caltech.

• PhD in Materials Science from California Institute of Technology
• Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Pennsylvania

Her research explores nanophotonic structures and 2+1D geometries to enhance solar cell efficiency, particularly through monolayer semiconductors and van der Waals materials. This work bridges computational design, semiconductor physics, and flexible electronics.

Scientific Honors

• Resnick Graduate Research Fellow