HueyAFM Labs

Professor Bryan Huey's research group develops and applies novel variations of Atomic Force Microscopy. Research topics include:

• Tomographic AFM (TAFM)
• Ultra-depth-resolution nano-lithography
• Switching dynamics in ferroelectric and multiferroic materials.
• Piezoactuation of novel Piezoelectrics.
• In-situ imaging of Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems
• Nanoscale performance mapping of photovoltaics.
• Photovoltaic reliability and accelerated lifetime testing.
• Nanomechanical dynamics of tissue and living cells.
• Characterization of various nanomaterials and structures.
• Ultrasonic micro-manipulation.
• Various industrial partnerships.
• High Speed AFM and combined AFM/optics.

 

ENGR 1166 (Intro to Engineering II, 1st year project-based course with specialized MSE content) Materials Characterization (MSE 5322, MSE graduate elective) Intro to MSE II (MSE 2002, MSE core course) Nanoscience and Society (ENGR 2243, MSE undergraduate elective and Honors core course) Nanomaterials (MSE 4241, MSE undergraduate elective) Thin Films and Coatings (MSE 4095/5095, MSE graduate elective)

 

 

AFM Methods
Nanomeasurement Labs Systems

Apr' 25: Tiny Huskies at the center of the basketball universe featured in article in CT Insider by Vincent Gabrielle for Hearst Media. Nice pics of Fei and Adanma too.

Apr '25: Just published in Nanotoday: Bryan and post-doc Will Linthicum supported this paper on supramolecular biomaterials.

Mar '25: Just published in Construction and Building Materials: Doug Hendrix's PhD work with Bryan and Professor Kay Wille.

Mar '25: The lab contributes to Huskymania with the world's finest nanolithography of a basketball and a UConn Husky. Just in time for our Big East Champion Men's AND Women's basketball teams.

May '25: Bryan is one of 2 organizers for PacRim 2025 (Vancouver).

Mar '23: Bryan named a Centennial Professor by the College of Engineering

Feb '23: Luis recruiting for UConn in Puerto Rico.

Feb '23: Hurayra and Adanma present at EMA.

Feb '23: Karla, Hurayra, and Bryan present at EMA.

Dec '23: Tom, Karla, and Bryan coauthors in Nature Materials with Morgan Trassin, featuring Tomography of Ultrathin Ferroelectrics.

Dec '23: Karla accepted into Applied Materials Rotational program.

Oct '23: Bryan elevated to fellow of American Ceramic Society.

Fall '23: Karla on internship with Applied Materials.

Jul '23: Will and Bryan coauthors in JACS with Nathan Hohmnan on self-assembling silver n-Alkanethiolates.

Apr '23: Bryan invited to give Otto York Distinguished Lecture at NJIT.

Feb '23: Luis recruiting for UConn in Puerto Rico.

Dec '22: Tom, Luis, and Bryan coauthors with Yang Cao in Advanced Science for nanocoatings enabling Ultrahigh Capacitance.

Fall '22: Bryan joins MRS Strategic Agility Council.

Sep '22: Tom and Bryan coauthors with Dennis Meier in Advanced Materials for TAFM to resolve nanoscale domain curvature in 3 dimensions.

Aug '22: Jaclyn, Fei, and Bryan coauthors in Soft Matter with Xueju Wang on thermochromic liquid crystal elastomers for soft robotics.

Summer '22: Luis on internship with Mott.

May '22: Ramesh, Nick, Jingfeng, and Tom team up for invited Advanced Electronic Materials article on Activation Energy mapping for ferroelectric switching.

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