Faculty Directory

Megan Holtz

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Hill Hall 307

  • Materials Science
  • Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
  • Quantum Engineering

Biography

Dr. Megan E. Holtz joined the department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines in 2021.

Dr. Holtz conducts research as a member of the Colorado  Center for Advanced Ceramics, primarily focusing on growth of controlled structures and interfaces with thin film deposition and atomic and nanometer scale characterization by scanning transmission electron microscopy.

Education

PhD, Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

MS, Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

BS, Physics, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX

Labs & Research Centers

Holtz Research Group

CCAC

Affiliations

  • Microscopy Society of America

Additional Information

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

  • Assistant Professor, August 2021 to present
  • Assistant Research Professor, February 2021 to August 2021

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, GAITHERSBURG, MD

  • NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, September 2019 to January 2021

Research Pillars

Frontiers | Fundamentals

Research Focus Areas

Materials Discovery

Research Keywords

Advanced Characterization Techniques | Electrochemical Materials & Systems | Magnetic Optical & Electronic Materials | Materials Design | Materials for Energy | Materials Physics | Materials Synthesis & Processing | Quantum Materials