Joshua Adkins
Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate
Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering
Contact
Building & Room:
ERF 3083
Address:
842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Research Interests:
- Pulsed laser deposition (PLD)
- Ferroelectricity and related phenomena
- Novel ferroelectricity in metastable complex oxides
- Variable-temperature electronic properties
- Thin film growth & characterization (HRXRD, XPS, SEM, AFM, PFM)
- Engineering education
- Engineering identity development for underrepresented students
- Culturally relevant pedagogy and historically responsive literacy
Selected Publications
- J.W. Adkins, I. Fina, F. Sánchez, S. R. Bakaul, and J. T. Abiade, “Polarization-dependent electrocaloric and pyroelectric effects in ferroelectric BaTiO3 thin films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 122, 102902 (2023)
- J.W. Adkins, I. Fina, F. Sánchez, S. R. Bakaul, and J. T. Abiade, Thermal Evolution of Ferroelectric Behavior in epitaxial Hf0.5Zr0.5O2, Appl. Phys. Lett. 117, 142902 (2020)
Education
Ph.D., Materials Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago, 2024
B.S., Chemistry
Xavier University of Louisiana, 2018