Masahiro Ishigami, PhD

Masahiro Ishigami is professor of Physics at the University of Central Florida, where his research investigates the electronic properties of two-dimensional materials including graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides. Ishigami earned his undergraduate degree from MIT before completing his Ph.D. in physics at the University of California, Berkeley, where his fellowship began in 1997. His research has pioneered techniques for probing how the substrate and environment alter the electronic properties of atomically thin materials, contributing to the understanding of how graphene and related materials can be optimized for electronic device applications.