Hugh Churchill

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◆ ARA Academy Federal Grant PI High Impact

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: U.S. National Science Foundation (2024–2026); Harvard University (2007–2014); University of Michigan (2010); University of Arkansas System (2024); Bexley Hall (2024); Bellingham Technical College (2024); Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society (2024); Parallel Quantum Solutions (United States) (2023); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2013–2015); Oberlin College (2004–2006); Billings Clinic (2024)

23 h-index 127 pubs 5,478 cited

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ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Hugh Churchill's research focuses on quantum nanophysics, particularly the electronic transport properties of low-dimensional materials and nanostructures. His work has involved the fabrication and characterization of devices based on materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides (e.g., MoS2, WSe2), graphene, and carbon nanotubes. Churchill has investigated phenomena including quantum confinement, electron-nuclear interactions, and the transition between different transport regimes in superconducting nanowires.

His experimental work has led to publications on tunable optoelectronic devices, intrinsic electronic transport in monolayer and bilayer MoS2, and the development of Ge/Si heterostructure nanowire-based quantum dots. He has also contributed to studies on electron-nuclear interactions and relaxation/dephasing in nanotube double quantum dots. Churchill's research has been supported by federal grants, including significant funding from the NSF for a NRT-QISE program focused on bridging 2D quantum materials and engineering in STEM education, and an I-Corps grant for the translation potential of robotically manufactured 2D layers and heterostructures. He is also a recipient of an NSF MRI grant for acquiring a sputtering-evaporation system for thin film deposition.

With a scholarly record including 135 publications and over 5,500 citations, Churchill is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He maintains collaborations with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, with multiple shared publications.

Metrics

h-index: 23
Publications: 127
Citations: 5,478

Positions

Associate Professor 2021–present

University of Arkansas Department of Physics ORCID
University of Arkansas 2015–present

ORCID

Selected Publications

Voltage-tunable Josephson junctions on germanium quantum wells with in situ aluminum contacts (2026)

Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena DOI OpenAlex
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
OpenQlaw: An Agentic AI Assistant for Analysis of 2D Quantum Materials (2026)

arXiv (Cornell University) OpenAlex
OpenQlaw: An Agentic AI Assistant for Analysis of 2D Quantum Materials (2026)

arXiv (Cornell University) DOI OpenAlex
Chemical vapor deposition growth and characterization of ReSe 2 (2026)

Nanoscale Advances DOI OpenAlex
Interface-Driven Growth Mode Control of 2D GaSe on 3D GaAs Substrates with Distinct Crystallographic Orientations (2026)

arXiv (Cornell University) OpenAlex
Phase-Coherent Transport in Two-Dimensional Tellurium Flakes (2026)

ACS Applied Electronic Materials DOI OpenAlex
Evolution of magnetoresistance in the magnetic topological semimetals NdS b x T e 2 − x (2025)

Physical review. B./Physical review. B 2 citations 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)

DOI OpenAlex
Thickness-Dependent and Scalability Study of Cadmium Trithiphosphate at Cryogenic Temperature for Advanced Electronic Applications (2025)

DOI OpenAlex
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

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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.