Tyler J. Grassman

Dr. Tyler J. Grassman is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research focuses on materials development and integration for electronic and photonic applications, particularly in photovoltaics and clean energy technologies.

• Joint appointment in Materials Science & Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Research areas: epitaxy, heteroepitaxy, defect engineering, electron microscopy, computational materials science

His recent work involves characterizing defects in III-V/Si heterostructures and optimizing metamorphic tunnel junctions for solar cells. Dr. Grassman received the NSF CAREER Award in 2021 for his research on dislocation-induced electronic states in III-V semiconductors.

Scientific Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (2021)

He advises graduate students in Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering, including Marzieh Baan, Lauren Kaliszewski, and Tal Kasher. His laboratory at Fontana Laboratories (4012) uses advanced microscopy and computational modeling for materials discovery.