Jennifer A. Dionne

Jennifer Dionne is an assistant professor in the department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. Jen received B.S. degrees in Physics and Electrical & Systems Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 2003, and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 2009, under the supervision of Prof. Harry Atwater. She joined Stanford in 2010 following a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of CA, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, working with Prof. Paul Alivisatos. Jen's research develops new optical materials for applications ranging from high-efficiency solar energy conversion to bioimaging and manipulation. She is the recipient of a NSF CAREER Award, AFOSR Young Investigator Award, TR-35 recognition, Outstanding Young Alum award from Washington University in St. Louis, and the Materials Research Society Gold Award.