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Jonathan DeStefano

KIC Postdoctoral Fellow (2026 - pres)


Research

My research focuses broadly on understanding novel electronic/magnetic materials. During my Ph.D. I focused on the growth and characterization of a variety of kagome materials (including charge density wave materials and ferrimagnets) as well as several altermagnet candidates. At Cornell I will expand my experimental toolbag by working in Prof. Brad Ramshaw's lab. Here I will use traditional ultrasound techniques to continue to explore bulk altermagnets and also aim to extend these techniques to measure 2D materials.


Awards and Honors

  • Klarman Fellowship, Cornell University (2026)
  • Karrer Prize, University of Washington (2025)
  • NSF GRFP Fellow (2022)

Educational Background

  • Ph.D. in Physics, University of Washington (2026)
  • B.S. in Physics, University of Florida (2021)