Hari Manoharan

What new science and technologies lurk at the smallest scales of condensed matter? How does physics change in lower dimensions?

Humans have always tried to expand their mastery of the material world. Manipulation of matter has been continuously refined, leading to construction so colossal size and extreme complexity. Progress in the diametric direction of diminishing scale has proved increasingly vital to society. These efforts rely on new tools extending control and measurements to smaller length scales. Instead of this “top-down” approach, what if one proceeds from the bottom and works up? Professor Manoharan seeks to apply the bottom-up approach of atomic and molecular manipulation to outstanding problems in science and technology.

Current areas of focus:

- Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy
- Single quanta physics
- Carbon-based nanotechnology

Career History

• B.S.E. Princeton University (1991).
• M.S. Stanford University (1992).
• M.A. Princeton University (1993).
• Ph.D. Princeton University (1997).
• Research Scientist, IBM Almaden Research Center (1998-2000).
• Assistant Professor of Physics, Stanford University (2001-2009).
• Assistant Professor, by Courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University (2001-2009).
• Assistant Professor, by Courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering (2001-2009).
• Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Physics, Stanford University (2009-present).
• Associate Professor of Physics, Stanford University (2010-present).

Awards

• Hertz Foundation Fellow (1991-96).
• Porter Ogden Jacobus Fellow (1996-97).
• Wallace Memorial Fellow (1996-97).
• IBM Invention Achievement Award (2000).
• IBM TEAM Patent Award (2000).
• Research Corporation Research Innovation Award (2002).
• Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (2002-2003).
• ONR Young Investigator (2002-2004).
• NSF CAREER Award (2002-2006).
• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE, 2004)
• Stanford Terman Fellowship (2008-2010)
   

RESEARCH GROUP

• Manoharan Lab — Manipulation Of The Atom