Contact

For research support, collaboration, facility access, and other information contact:
Rituraj Borgohain, Ph.D.,
Core Facility Research Manager
429 Kelly Hall,
borgohain@vt.edu
(540) 231-1271 (O)

Please reach out to the technical experts below for your specific experiment needs:

Chenggang Tao’s research interests span quantum information science, condensed matter physics, and materials physics. He is an expert in microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, including scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, low energy electron microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. His expertise extends to the synthesis of low-dimensional and quantum materials, device fabrication, ultrahigh vacuum systems, and low-temperature techniques.

Tao has extensive experience in experimentally investigating the structural, electronic, spintronic, and dynamic properties for various condensed matter systems and quantum materials. He has published over 40 papers in highly accredited peer-reviewed journals, including Science, Nature Physics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Nature Communications. For a complete list of his publications, please visit his Google Scholar profile.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=L1duIEcAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

Rituraj Borgohain’s current research focuses on understanding the structure-property relationships of nanomaterials to develop controlled structures, discover new materials, and explore their applications in biomedical and materials engineering. He has expertise in various fields of nanomaterials characterization including carbon-based materials, metal oxides, polymer, polymer composites, biomaterials, surfactants, and industrial chemicals. He also has expertise in industrial Enhanced Oil recovery (WF, CO₂, chemical) processes and laboratory analysis.

As a core facility research manager, Borgohain oversees the operation of the Materials Characterization Laboratory and Biomaterials Characterization Laboratory, trains undergraduate and graduate students, and through these facilities, organizes interdisciplinary research for faculty and staff at Virginia Tech and industry partners.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=pus0pnYAAAAJ

Connor Farrell’s research focuses on designing and developing polymer composite membrane for gas and liquid separations. He has expertise in various hard and soft materials characterization techniques, especially atomic force microscopy, thermal analysis, and spectroscopy.

In the role of the materials characterization specialist at the Materials Characterization Laboratory, Farrell trains undergraduate and graduate students on experimental design, instrument operation, and data analysis.