Treacy received his Ph.D. in physics from Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, in 1979. His interests are: modeling hypothetical zeolite frameworks; studying disordered materials by Fluctuation Microscopy; the topology of knotted, woven, and linked molecules.

Bennett works in experimental surface science to study ultra-thin films and self-assembled nanostructures.

Venables retired from his tenured post in 2008. He was rehired increasingly part-time in connection with the PSM in Nanoscience, for which he is the founding program director.

Ferry has authored or co-authored more than 950 research papers, written or co-written 20 textbooks, 34 chapters in science books and edited 8other books.

Newman served as the Lawrence Professor of Solid State Sciences and is an emeritus faculty member in the materials program at ASU. His research interests focus on novel solid-state materials.

Dr. Sukharev's research expertise include computational nano-optics, coherent control, and physics of light-matter interaction in strong and ultra-strong coupling regimes.

Schmidt's interests include quantum Monte Carlo, many-particle theory, nuclear physics, cold atoms, and femtosecond pulse X-ray scattering.

Smith specializes in the development, applications, and advancement of atomic-resolution electron microscopy.

Qing is a joint assistant professor of the Department of Physics, and the Center of Bioelectronics and Biosensors in the Biodesign Institute. He is also a member of the Center of Biological Physics at ASU.

Menéndez leads a research program on the physics of semiconductor materials.