Adrienne D. Stiff-Roberts is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University.  Dr. Stiff-Roberts received both the B.S. degree in physics from Spelman College and the B.E.E. degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1999.  She received an M.S.E. in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in applied physics in 2001 and 2004, respectively, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she investigated high-temperature quantum dot infrared photodetectors.

Research Interests:
Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth and materials characterization of inorganic, semiconductor nanomaterials.
Thin-film synthesis by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) and materials characterization of organic-based hybrid nanocomposites.
Design, fabrication, and characterization of optoelectronic/photonic devices (especially in the infrared regime) and multi-functional sensors featuring hybrid nanomaterials.

Distinctions:
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 2007
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2006
David and Lucile Packard Foundation Graduate Scholar Fellowship, 1999-2004
University of Michigan Rackham Merit Fellowship, 1999-2004
AT&T Labs Fellowship Program Grant, 1999-2004
Phi Beta Kappa Society, Inducted 1998
Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society, Inducted 1998
Golden Key Honor Society, Inducted 1996
NASA Women in Science and Engineering Scholarship, 1994-99

Related Links:
A. Stiff-Roberts Research Group  http://stiffrobertslab.pratt.duke.edu/