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Sarah King is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Chicago and a faculty member of the James Franck Institute. Her research group, located in the Gordon Center for Integrative Science (Room E211), investigates interfacial structure and dynamics to develop next-generation technologies for computing, energy, and medicine.
Her research spans Physical Chemistry and Materials Chemistry with focus on nanoscale imaging, surface phenomena in 2D materials, and biological interfaces. Key methodologies include advanced spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and computational simulation. Current projects explore antiferroelectric domain imaging, MXene plasmonics in visible spectrum, and chemical mechanisms for volume electron microscopy of biological systems.
Recent publications demonstrate expertise in surface plasmon polaritons of MXenes, lattice anisotropy effects in black phosphorus, and nanoscale imaging techniques, bridging chemistry, physics, and materials science through experimental-computational approaches.
Scientific Awards:
- 2025 Sloan Research Fellow
- NSF CAREER Award (December 2024)
Prof. King advises graduate students in Chemistry, Physics, BioPhysics, and PME programs, having secured major funding including the NSF CAREER Award. The King Lab actively collaborates with researchers across disciplines and welcomes undergraduate researchers through direct email applications.
The laboratory maintains active projects in antiferroelectric imaging, MXene plasmonics, and biological nanoscale imaging. Located at 929 E 57th St, the lab offers scheduled tours for prospective students and collaborators, with online presence via kinglab.uchicago.edu, @kinglab_pchem, and sbking-pchem GitHub.
