2016-2018 Heising-Simons Junior Fellow
Previous Faculty Advisor: Professor Feng Wang
Current Position: Scientist, Stealth-Mode
Patrick is an experimental physicist. He studied two-dimensional (2D) systems of electrons, which can form on surfaces, at interfaces, or in atomically thin materials like graphene. Electrons confined to 2D exhibit phenomena not observed in 3D—and because a 2D system is entirely surface, with no interior, its electronic behavior can often be tuned by external perturbations such as electric fields. These properties make 2D systems attractive for fundamental studies and the development of new technologies.