Rhodes Lab
2D Quantum Materials Group

Members

October 2025 (Indian Lake)

February 2025 (Ichiban!)

Summer 2023 (Devil’s Lake)

Daniel Rhodes, PhD

Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Affiliate Appointment: Physics
Email:darhodes@wisc.edu

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Dr. Rhodes joined UW-Madison as an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in January 2020.  Prior to joining UW-Madison, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher for the Columbia Materials Research Science and Engineering Center and the Columbia Nano Initiative under Prof James Hone.  Dr. Rhodes earned his PhD in Physics from Florida State University while working at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Luis Balicas.  Research experience and interest combine single crystal growth, nanofabrication, and magnetotransport techniques to study correlated states in novel quantum materials and 2D heterostructures.

 

Yangchen He (Graduating August 2026)

2021 – Present
Materials Science and Engineering
BS, Physics – Wuhan University
Email: yhe322@wisc.edu

 

Zizhong Li (Graduating August 2026)

2021 – Present
Materials Science and Engineering
BS, Physics – Nanjing University
Email: zli2257@wisc.edu

 

Brenna Bierman (5th Year)

2023 – Present (Rhodes Group)
Chemistry
BS, Chemistry – Sewanee: The University of the South
Email: bcbierman@wisc.edu

 

Robert Boyd (4th Year)

2022 – Present
Materials Science and Engineering
MS, Physics – University of North Dakota
BS, Physics – University of North Dakota
Email: rjboyd2@wisc.edu

Joshua Eickhoff (4th Year)

2022 – Present
MS, Materials Science and Engineering – University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS, Physics – Wisconsin Lutheran College
Email: jeickhoff@wisc.edu

 

Jessica Kienbaum (4th Year)

2022 – Present
Materials Science and Engineering
BS, Physics – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Email: jkienbaum2@wisc.edu

 

Chenyu Wang (1st Year)

2026 – Present
Materials Science and Engineering
BS, Physics –Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
MS, MS&E – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email: cwang476@wisc.edu

Taeren Yang (1st Year)

2026 – Present
Materials Science and Engineering
BS, ECE; BS, Physics; BS, Mathematics – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email: tcyang4@wisc.edu

Bo Kyoung Kim (1st Year)

2026 – Present
Materials Science and Engineering
BS, MS&E – Korea University
Email:

Wyatt Garrett (2025-Present)
Pursuing BS in Engineering Physics and Physics, with certificate in Mathematics
Email: wlgarrett@wisc.edu

Will Maastricht (2025-Present)
BS, Materials Science and Engineering 2026
Email: maastricht@wisc.edu