Jeffrey Dyck is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering at John Carroll University (JCU). He holds a PhD from Case Western Reserve University (2000) and a B.A. from Goshen College. His research focuses on condensed matter physics, specifically low-temperature electrical and thermal transport properties of materials for energy applications like photovoltaics and thermoelectrics. He has secured funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Research Corporation. Dr. Dyck teaches courses including Physics I, Advanced Laboratory, and Electricity & Magnetism Workshop. His experimental lab explores novel materials for energy optimization, with recent work on perovskite thin films and thermoelectric nanomaterials. He has published extensively on topics such as thermal conductivity of hybrid perovskites, Seebeck coefficient measurements, and diluted magnetic semiconductors. He serves as faculty sponsor for JCU’s Society of Physics Students and previously held roles in the Ohio-Region Section of the American Physical Society (OSAPS). His teaching innovations include integrating computational methods into the physics curriculum and developing advanced laboratory experiments. His research emphasizes nanostructured materials synthesized via bottom-up approaches, with an emphasis on improving energy efficiency through material optimization. Notable areas include the effects of methylammonium ions on phonon scattering and the thermal properties of zinc germanium nitride rods.
