Principal Investigator
Prof. Joseph Casamento
Morris Cohen (1933) Career Development Professor
Assistant Professor
M.S. & Ph.D., Cornell University, USA, 2022
B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA, 2016
Email: jac93@mit.edu
Office: 8-237
Prof. Joseph Casamento specializes in semiconducting materials, dielectrics, and heterostructure design for advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices. His work primarily focuses on nitride semiconductors and related materials, which are essential for applications such as LEDs, lasers, RF transistors, and acoustic devices. By employing novel high-vacuum thin film synthesis techniques, exploring emerging phenomena like ferroelectricity and non-linear optics, and leveraging detailed structure-property insights, he aims to enhance device performance and functionality. His research also extends to heterogeneous integration, high-speed and high-power electronics, and neuromorphic computing.
Graduate Students
Dadam Kang
B.S. Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, South Korea, 2023
Research focus: high-k dielectric passivation, ferroelectric wurtzite nitride semiconductors
Email: dadam13@mit.edu
Office: 8-236
Year joined: 2023
Loïs Talli
M.S. Physics, ESPCI Paris, France, 2024
Research focus: simulation and fabrication of AlScN-based ferroelectric HEMT
Email: ltalli@mit.edu
Office: 8-236
Year joined: 2023
Undergraduate Students
Nelushi Vithanachchi
DMSE & Physics
Research focus: plasma modeling for magnetron sputtering
Email: neluv_03@mit.edu
Year joined: 2025
Berkan Tarak
DMSE
Research focus: plasma and deposition modeling for sputtering
Email: berkan@mit.edu
Year joined: 2025