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Our lab members
Mengting Zhao
I am fascinated by harnessing the atomic scale of materials for new technologies. I began my Postdoc with the Edmonds group in September 2022, focusing on newly discovered Kagome metals with non-trivial topological states. My aim is to synthesize and study the electronic and topological properties of epitaxially grown Kagome metals, such as FeSn and Mn3Sn, using STM/STS and ARPES. Outside of work, I enjoy tennis, table tennis, and photography.
Sadhana Sridhar
I’m fascinated by Kagome materials and their unique electrical and magnetic properties. My journey with 2D materials began in 2022 as an undergraduate in the Edmonds group, where I returned in 2024 to pursue my PhD. My research focuses on synthesising the rare-earth metal-doped Kagome metal TbMn6Sn6 via MBE and analysing it using STM, ARPES, and XPS. Outside the lab, I enjoy painting and collecting flowers and leaves.
Thi Vu (Emily)
I joined the Edmonds group in 2021, focusing on 2D materials and moiré superlattices in van der Waals heterostructures. My research explores how novel physics—like the unconventional quantum Hall effect, ferroelectricity, and topological properties—emerges by tuning stacking configurations. Outside the lab, I enjoy tennis, camping, hiking, and skiing.
Mohammad Tofajjol Hossen Bhuiyan
I am interested in Condensed Matter Physics, particularly lossless transport systems and superconductors. I began my PhD at Monash University under Dr. Mark Edmonds in August 2022. My project focuses on realising topological phase transitions in magnetic topological insulators. I grow 2D magnetic topological insulators and their heterostructures via MBE, and use various ARPES systems to characterise their electronic band structures.
Oliver Clark
I joined the Edmonds group as a postdoc in June 2023, focusing on designing and fabricating 2D material heterostructures in few- and many-layer regimes. Previously, I completed my PhD at the University of St Andrews, UK, and spent around 3 years as a beamline scientist at BESSY-II, Germany. Throughout my career, I have focused on discovering and characterizing topologically non-trivial phases in bulk crystal electronic structures, from PdTe2 to elemental antimony.
