Rachel Goldman

Rachel Goldman is the Maria Goeppert Mayer Collegiate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. She holds joint appointments as Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and serves as Associate Director of the Applied Physics program. Goldman earned a B.S. in Physics from the University of Michigan (1988), an M.S. in Applied Physics from Cornell University (1992), and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of California, San Diego (1995). After a postdoctoral fellowship at Carnegie Mellon University (1996-1997), she joined the University of Michigan faculty in 1997 as the Dow Corning Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, advancing to Associate Professor (2003) and Professor (2008). She has held leadership positions including Graduate Chair of MSE (2008-2012) and Director of the Center for Materials Innovation, an NSF MRSEC (class of 2023).

Goldman's research specializes in atomic-scale manipulation of atoms in inorganic semiconductors for applications in high-efficiency solar cells, light-emitters, detectors, high-temperature electronics, spintronics, and quantum computing. Her group examines processing-structure-property relationships in films, nanostructures, and heterostructures using molecular beam epitaxy, scanning tunneling microscopy, ion implantation, and probe microscopies. Selected publications include "Profiling the Local Carrier Concentration Across a Semiconductor Quantum Dot" (Appl. Phys. Lett. 106, 192101, 2015), "Influence of Embedded Bismuth Nanocrystals on GaAs Thermoelectric Properties" (J. Appl. Phys. 117, 065101, 2015), "G-Factor Modification in a Bulk InGaAs Epilayer by an In-Plane Electric Field" (Phys. Rev. B 91, 201110(R), 2015), "Ordered Horizontal Sb₂Te₃ Nanowires Induced by Femtosecond Lasers" (Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 201904, 2014), and "Ga Nanoparticle Enhanced Photoluminescence of GaAs" (Appl. Phys. Lett. 103, 101903, 2013). Among her honors are Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2021), American Physical Society (2012), and American Vacuum Society (2012), the Peter Mark Memorial Award (2002), NSF CAREER Award (1998-2003), and the Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award (2016). She has served on editorial boards for several journals, including the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology and Thin Solid Films, and leadership roles in AVS and other societies.

Professional Email: rsgold@umich.edu