Lukas Michalek

I am interested in leveraging interdisciplinary approaches to advance materials discovery and design. My background spanning chemistry, materials science and engineering equips me to use molecular design, advanced characterization techniques, and computational modeling to gain fundamental insights into molecular composites and interfaces. By working across disciplinary boundaries, I aim to connect molecular-level understanding  to real-world applications and drive technological progress.  

• Walter Benjamin Fellow: Understanding the Mechanics of Polymeric Materials in Emerging Electronic Applications - From Molecular Scale to Application, under guidance of Prof. Zhenan Bao.
• Stanford Emerging Technology Fellow:  Responsible for the area of Materials Science and Nanotechnology in the 2023 and 2024 Emerging Technology Review .

• Postdoctoral Fellow:  Development  of a UV/Vis laser coupled AFM to study dynamic networks - Merck 350th Anniversary Grant, under guidance of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik.
• PhD Studies: Quantifying Macromolecular Growth and Hierarchical Structuring on Interfaces, under guidance of Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik and Prof. Leonie Barner.

• Research Assistant: Materials characterization via TEM and Tutoring of TEM Lab-course
• Master Studies: Materials Science. Thesis: Hydrogen diffusion and sorption kinetics of titanium-hydride (TiH2) 
• Bachelor Studies: Materials Science. Thesis: Monolithic cellulose-polymer hybrid material for continuous biocatalysis

Contact me: lukasmi@stanford.edu