Robert Rand

Robert Rand

A Surface-Scaffolded Molecular Qubit

T. Zheng, M. I. B. Utama, X. Gao, M. Kar, X. Yu, S. Kang, H. Cai, T. Ruan, D. Ovetsky, U. Zvi, G. Lao, Y. Wang, O. Raz, S. Chitransh, G. T. Smith, L. R. Weiss, M. H. Czyz, S. Yang, A. J. Fairhall, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, D. D. Awschalom, A. P. Alivisatos, R. H. Goldsmith, G. C. Schatz, M. C. Hersam, P. C. Maurer. A Surface-Scaffolded Molecular Qubit. 2026. doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2601.19976

Valley splitting correlations across a silicon quantum well containing germanium

J. C. Marcks, E. Eagen, E. C. Brann, M. P. Losert, T. Oh, J. Reily, C. S. Wang, D. Keith, F. A. Mohiyaddin, F. Luthi, M. J. Curry, J. Zhang, F. J. Heremans, M. Friesen, M. A. Eriksson. Valley Splitting Correlations Across a Silicon Quantum Well. 2025. Nature Communications. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67325-z

Challenges and opportunities for quantum information hardware

D. D. Awschalom, H. Bernien, R. Hanson, W. D. Oliver, J. Vučković. Challenges and opportunities for quantum information hardware. 2025. Science. 10.1126/science.adz8659

Impact of dynamic bond strength on the training of liquid crystal elastomers

Ghimire, E.; Appen, I. S.; Lindberg, C. A.; Blagitz de Abreu e Silva, L.; Rowan, S. J. Impact of dynamic bond strength on the training of liquid crystal elastomers. Chemical Science 2026, 10.1039/D5SC07491F. DOI: 10.1039/D5SC07491F.

High-throughput spin-bath characterization of spin defects in semiconductors

A. N. Poteshman, M. Onizhuk, C. Egerstrom, D. P. Mark, D. D. Awschalom, F. J. Heremans, G. Galli. High-throughput spin-bath characterization of spin defects in semiconductors. 2025. Physical Review Applied. 10.1103/p57x-8kk7

Manipulating dynamic covalent bonds through direct photoisomerization

Dolinski, N.D.; Crolais, A.E.; Boynton, N.R.; Chen, C.; de Pablo, J.J.; Snyder, S.A.; Rowan, S.J. Manipulating dynamic covalent bonds through direct photoisomerization Chem. Sci. 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D5SC06704A

Multipotent elastomers via tempering of phase-separated dynamic covalent networks

Nicholas R. Boynton, N.R.; Bennett, C.M.; Hagan, T.D.; Solymosy, G.R.; Lindberg, C.A.; Schaller, N.A.; Vivod, S.L.; Patel, S.N.; Rowan, S.J. Multipotent elastomers via tempering of phase-separated dynamic covalent networks ACS Macro Lett. 2025, 14, 1728–1734. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00653

Multipotent Elastomers via Tempering of Phase-Separated Dynamic Covalent Networks

Nicholas R Boynton, Camaryn M Bennett, Trevor D Hagan, Gabrielle R Solymosy, Charlie A Lindberg, Naomi A Schaller, Stephanie L Vivod, Shrayesh N Patel, Stuart J Rowan. ACS Macro Lett. (2025), 14, 11, 1728–1734. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.5c00653.

Depolymerization as a Design Strategy: Depolymerization Etching of Polymerization-Induced Microphase Separations

Kaden C. Stevens, K.C.; Lott, M.E.; Treaster, K.A.; O’Dea, R.M.; Adarsh Suresh, A.; Cabell B. Eades, C.B.; Thompson, V.L.; Bowman, J.I.; Young, J.B.; Evans, A.M.; Rowan, S.J.; Epps III, T.H.; Sumerlin, B.S. Depolymerization as a Design Strategy: Depolymerization Etching of Polymerization-Induced Microphase Separations ACS Cent. Sci. 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.5c01313

Balancing strength, toughness, and shrinkage in 3D porous carbon architectures through partial carbonization of template-coating pairs

Suresh, A.; Sengokmen-Ozsoz, N.; Ye, A.; Lovejoy, J.; Campos, M.; Makris, E.; Claeyssens, F.; Liu, C.; Rowan, S.J. Balancing strength, toughness, and shrinkage in 3D porous carbon architectures through partial carbonization of template-coating pairs Polymer 2025, in press. 10.1016/j.polymer.2025.129217

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