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Hugh Churchill

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◆ ARA Academy Federal Grant PI High Impact

Researcher

Also affiliated: Harvard University (2007–2014); University of Michigan (2010); Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (2019); Parallel Quantum Solutions (United States) (2024–2025); Quantum Design (United States) (2025–2026); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2013–2015); Oberlin College (2004–2006)

Faculty Researcher

24 h-index 132 pubs 5,551 cited

  • Semiconductors
  • Solar Energy
  • Nanotubes, Carbon
  • Temperature
  • Transducers
  • Quantum Dots
  • Phosphorus
  • Phase Transition
  • Air
  • Tungsten Compounds
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Electron Transport
  • Metals
  • Molybdenum
  • Serum

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Hugh Churchill's research focuses on quantum nanophysics and the properties of novel semiconductor materials, with a particular emphasis on their potential applications in spintronics, quantum computing, and energy technologies. His work investigates phenomena such as topological states in magnetic materials, the behavior of supercurrents in Josephson junctions, and the effects of oxidation on magnetic domain dynamics in nanoscale thin films. Churchill has also explored the use of materials like black phosphorus for terahertz antennas and the fundamental physics of insulator-to-metal transitions in layered magnetic semiconductors.

His scholarly contributions are reflected in a significant publication record, with an h-index of 23 and over 5,520 citations. Churchill has secured substantial federal funding, including a $3 million NSF grant for a NRT-QISE program focused on bridging 2D quantum materials and engineering in STEM education, where he serves as Co-PI. He also received NSF funding as PI for an I-Corps project on the translation potential of robotically manufactured 2D materials and heterostructures, and as Co-PI for an MRI grant to acquire a sputtering-evaporation system for thin film deposition.

Churchill collaborates with researchers across institutions, including Rabindra Basnet at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Xuan-Bac Nguyen, Hoang-Quan Nguyen, and Gokul Acharya at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, with whom he has co-authored numerous publications. His active laboratory website and recent publications indicate a continued engagement with cutting-edge research in quantum materials and devices.

Metrics

  • h-index: 24
  • Publications: 132
  • Citations: 5,551

Selected Publications

  • Advances and opportunities for automated robotic preparation of 2D materials and fabrication of 2D heterostructures (2026)
    2D Materials DOI OpenAlex
  • Interface-Driven Growth Mode Control of 2D GaSe on 3D GaAs Substrates with Distinct Crystallographic Orientations (2026)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces DOI OpenAlex
  • Chemical vapor deposition growth and characterization of ReSe <sub>2</sub> (2026)
    Nanoscale Advances DOI OpenAlex
  • Phase-Coherent Transport in Two-Dimensional Tellurium Flakes (2026)
    ACS Applied Electronic Materials DOI OpenAlex
  • Evolution of magnetoresistance in the magnetic topological semimetals <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>NdS</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">b</mml:mi> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">T</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">e</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>−</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> (2025)
    Physical review. B./Physical review. B 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Dielectric performance and cryogenic stability of CdPS3 for quantum device applications (2025)
    Journal of Materials Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Functionalizing Graphene Field-Effect Transistors for Sensor Applications (2025)
  • Thickness-Dependent and Scalability Study of Cadmium Trithiphosphate at Cryogenic Temperature for Advanced Electronic Applications (2025)
  • Quantum Vision Clustering (2025)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Diffusion-inspired quantum noise mitigation in parameterized quantum circuits (2025)
    Quantum Machine Intelligence 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Single electron quantum dot in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2025)
    Nanotechnology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Quantum oscillation studies of the nodal line semimetal Ni3In2S2-Se (2025)
    Acta Materialia 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Large negative magnetoresistance in antiferromagnetic <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">G</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">d</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">S</mml:mi> <mml:msub> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">e</mml:mi> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> (2025)
    Physical review. B./Physical review. B 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Hierarchical Quantum Control Gates for Functional MRI Understanding (2024)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • QClusformer: A Quantum Transformer-based Framework for Unsupervised Visual Clustering (2024)
    14 citations DOI OpenAlex

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ARA Academy 2021 ARA Fellow

Dr. Churchill is an Arkansas native who earned his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University and held a Pappalardo Fellowship at MIT before joining the University of Arkansas in 2015. The Churchill Lab combines expertise in nanofabrication with quantum transport and optoelectronic characterization to investigate the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of atomically thin 1D and 2D semiconductor quantum devices.

Policy Impact

Co-directs the MonArk NSF Quantum Foundry, securing major federal investment in quantum science and positioning Arkansas as a national player in quantum technology.

Growth Areas

['Materials Engineering Applications', 'Power Electronics, Advanced Packaging & Grid Management Systems']

Federal Grants 3 $3,417,823 total

NSF Co-PI Sep 2021 - Aug 2025

MRI: Acquisition of a Sputtering-Evaporation System for Thin Film Deposition

EPSCoR Co-Funding, Major Research Instrumentation $367,823
NSF Co-PI Aug 2023 - Jul 2028

NRT-QISE: Bridging the Gap Between 2D Quantum Materials and Engineering in STEM Education

EPSCoR Co-Funding, QISET-Quan Info Sci Eng & Tech, NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) $3,000,000

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