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A visit with Meera Chandrasekhar, Professor of Physics
Additional Interview Clips
Chandrasekhar’s research as a condensed matter experimentalist
Quantum mechanics 101
Building a pressure cell to apply hydrostatic pressure
Using high-pressure techniques with organic materials
Chandrasekhar’s research collaborations
Hands-on physics programs for K-12 students and teachers
How Chandrasekhar found herself drawn to physics in her youth
The Cultural Association of India
Chandrasekhar’s contribution to the study of semiconductors
Topics:
quantum_heterostructures
hydrostatic_pressure
All of this background history is necessary in order to appreciate the important contributions Chandrasekhar has made to this field. That is, once people realized that these “bologna and cheese” heterostructures could be reliably constructed, a whole bunch of new questions arose. This is where Chandrasekhar’s research comes into play. “We don’t really ‘grow’ the devices…or even the materials,” she stipulates. “The work we do is on studying the properties of these devices: how to control them, what drives them, how far you can be off and still be within your range.”