Teitelbaum is interested in developing novel experimental methods to reveal how crystals transform, exchange energy between different degrees of freedom, and how to control their properties with light.

Stroud is a planetary scientist and materials physicist interested in the formation and evolution of nanomaterials in astrophysical and laboratory environments. She serves as director of the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies.

I study minerals' atomic and magnetic properties to understand Earth's evolution and the diverse materials in the universe, using X-rays, Raman, diamond anvil cells, dynamic compression, and magnetometers.