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Dr. Marzieh Kavand is an experimental condensed matter physicist. Her research focuses on experimental studies of magnetic materials and quantum devices to understand fundamental spin properties and interactions, with applications in quantum information science and quantum sensing. Her research group investigates materials and devices made from 2D materials, thin films, and molecules, utilizing techniques such as magneto-optoelectronic transport and magnetic resonance spectroscopies, including electron spin resonance (ESR), optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR), electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR), and ferromagnetic resonance (FMR). Her research lab is equipped with facilities, including a 2D materials stacking and fabrication setup, low-temperature magneto-transport instruments, an atomic force microscope (AFM), and an optical setup.

Dr. Kavand received her PhD in Physics from the University of Utah in 2018. From 2018 to 2020, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and then moved to The Ohio State University (OSU) as a postdoctoral researcher from 2020 to 2022, and a research Associate scientist from 2022 to 2023. In 2023, she joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Alabama.

Office Hours 

By appointment. Please contact me at mkavand@ua.edu to schedule an appointment. 

Available positions: 

Graduate and undergraduate positions are available for highly motivated students. Feel free to reach out me at mkavand@ua.edu to discuss research opportunities.