Nicholas Glavin, Air Force Research Laboratory,
“For pioneering and innovative synthesis approaches for 2D materials and heterostructures enabling flexible high-power electronic devices, ultra-sensitive sensor devices, ferroelectric memory, and advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices”
Dr. Nicholas Glavin, a Senior Materials Engineer in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has dedicated his early career research towards nanotechnology solutions for electronics, sensing, and defense-related applications. His current research area focuses on two dimensional (2D) materials, heterogeneous integration, low power electronics, and heterostructures for microelectronics, chemical/biological sensors, and extreme environment electronics. He currently leads the Devices for Emergent Electronics and Photonics facility at AFRL looking to advance thin film materials for electronics and photonics.
Glavin received a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He joined AFRL in 2016 where he was promoted to Senior Engineer in 2024. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers – PECASE (2025), the AVS Paul Holloway Award (2022), the JVST A Young Author Award (2022), and the Air Force Research Laboratory Early Career Award (2022).