Rate My Professor Judith Driscoll

Driscoll's research specializes in the nanoscale design and tuning of functional oxide thin film materials for energy-efficient electronic applications, including memristors, ferroelectric HfO2-based devices, high-temperature superconductors, and neuromorphic hardware. Leading the Driscoll Research Group, she utilizes advanced techniques such as pulsed laser deposition with RHEED control, high-temperature oxide sputtering, and spatial ALD to fabricate and characterize devices at nanometre scales. Her innovations have advanced high-performance superconductor tapes, ferroics, ionics, and semiconductors with industrial impact. Notable publications include 'Engineering High Endurance in WO3-based Resistive Switching Devices Via a Novel Guided Filament Approach' (Science Advances, 2025), 'HfO2-based memristive synapses with asymmetrically extended p-n heterointerfaces for highly energy-efficient neuromorphic hardware' (Science Advances, 2026), 'Ultrafast non-volatile resistive switching devices with over 512 distinct and stable levels' (Advanced Functional Materials, 2025), and over 350 papers total. She served as Founding Editor-in-Chief of APL Materials from 2013 to 2023 and has received major awards including Fellowship of the Royal Society (2025), Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Award (2024), Armourers and Brasiers' Company Prize (2015), and fellowships from APS, MRS, IOP, IOM3, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Driscoll promotes women in science through Femincam (founded 2023) and WISPER symposium (2025).