Members


Valentin Taufour
Group Leader

vtaufour@ucdavis.edu
Started the group in 2016. Born in France. PhD from CEA Grenoble (France) in 2011. Post-doc at Iowa State University (2011-2013). Scientist at the Critical Material Institute at the Ames Laboratory (2013-2016).

 


Peter Klavins
Research Laboratory Specialist, Department of Physics
pklavins@ucdavis.edu
Joined the Physics Department in 1987. Master degree in metallurgy and material science at Iowa State University.

 


Leyang Ding
Graduate Student, Department of Physics

lyding@ucdavis.edu
Joined the group in Fall 2024.

 


Max Wright
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics

maxwright@ucdavis.edu
Joined the group in 2022.

 


Kyoka Nagashima
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics

knagashima@ucdavis.edu
Joined the group in 2022.

 


Yiqi (Stelo) Xu
Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics

yqsxu@ucdavis.edu
Joined the group in 2023.

 


Siyi Xu
Undergraduate Student, Department of Chemistry

syixu@ucdavis.edu
Joined the group in 2024.

 


Michael Li
Undergraduate Student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

balli@ucdavis.edu
Joined the group in 2025.

 

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