Adrienne Stiff-Roberts

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Adrienne Stiff-Roberts
Alma mater Spelman College (B.S.)

Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E.)

University of Michigan (M.Sc.Eng, Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Fields Electrical engineering
Institutions Duke University
Website http://stiffrobertslab.pratt.duke.edu/

Adrienne Stiff-Roberts is an American electrical engineering and Jeffrey N. Vinik Professor of Electrical and computer engineering at Duke University. Her research is on novel hybrid materials for optoelectronic and energy devices.

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Early life and education

Stiff-Roberts completed her bachelor's degree in physics at Spelman College in 1991. [1] She was part of a NASA and Spelman College Women in Science and Engineering program. [2] Through this program, Stiff-Roberts worked as an intern at Ames Research Center during the summer. [2] She then joined the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she earned a Bachelor of Engineering in 1999. [1] She moved to the University of Michigan for her graduate studies, during which she investigated quantum dot photodetectors, gaining her PhD in 2004. [1] She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. [1] She was funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Graduate Scholars Fellowship and AT&T Labs Fellowship. [3] She was also awarded the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. [4]

Research and career

At Duke University, which she joined in 2004, Stiff-Roberts leads a lab focussed on Resonant Infrared Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (RIR-MAPLE). [5] [6] [7] [8] This is a versatile technology that has evolved from pulsed laser deposition, which offers precise control of a material's composition. [5] The technique involves freezing a solution of molecular building blocks, then blasting them with a laser in a vacuum chamber. [9] The laser is tuned to the molecular bonds of the frozen solvent. [9] She is working with David Mitzi to create perovskite solar cells. [9] [10]

Stiff-Roberts is involved with several initiatives to improve diversity within engineering. [11] At Duke University Stiff-Roberts runs the Student Engineers Network, Strengthening Opportunities in Research (SENSOR) Saturday Academy for minority students in the 8th grade. [12] [13] In 2017, Stiff-Roberts took part in Duke University's celebration of Hidden Figures. [14] She is a member of the National Society of Black Physicists. [15]

In 2019, Stiff-Roberts was promoted to be the Jeffrey N. Vinik Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Honors and awards

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  2. 1 2 "NASA - A Wise Choice". www.nasa.gov. Marilyn Lewis : MSFC;, Carl Person : HQ;, Mabel Matthews : HQ;, Stephanie Schierholz : HQ;, Heather R. Smith : NASA Educational Technology Services, Adrienne Stiff-Roberts : POC;, Monica Cox : POC;, Kelly Bolden : POC;, Dr. Cornelia Gillyard : Spelman College;, Flint Wild : MSFC;, Diedra Williams : MSFC;, Chekesha Liddell : POC. Retrieved 2018-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ "Hybrid Thin Film Deposition by Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation" (PDF). Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  4. ↑ "Awards and Accolades - July 2009 | Burroughs Wellcome Fund". www.bwfund.org. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  5. 1 2 "Overview | Stiff-Roberts Research Group". stiffrobertslab.pratt.duke.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  6. ↑ Duke Engineering (2015-06-11), 2015 Frontiers - Adrienne Stiff-Roberts , retrieved 2018-05-20
  7. ↑ "Duke's materials science sparks a brighter energy future | energy.duke.edu". energy.duke.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  8. ↑ "Novel materials can reduce solar power costs | Stiff-Roberts Research Group". stiffrobertslab.pratt.duke.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  9. 1 2 3 "Laser evaporation technology to create new solar materials" . Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  10. ↑ "Perovskites Improved with Matrix-Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation - Solar Novus Today". www.solarnovus.com. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  11. ↑ "Academic Council hears data on Duke's growth, increasing minority population". The Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  12. ↑ "SENSOR Saturday Academy Floats the Eno River | Stiff-Roberts Research Group". stiffrobertslab.pratt.duke.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
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