Erik Busby
Deputy Group Leader, Laser Material Interaction Science
PLS / Msd / Materials Science Division
Biography
I am interested in developing new ways to understand matter at the extreme conditions found in laser-material interactions, additive manufacturing, and high-speed flight. This includes investigating optical damage, developing new measurement and material processing capabilities, and enabling material development efforts.
Research interests
- Laser-material interactions
- Optical metrology, diagnostics, and imaging
- High temperature materials
- Hypersonic wind tunnels
Career path
2020-present, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
2019-2020, Research Associate, Corning R&D Inc.
2017-2019 Director of Engineering / Principal Engineer, Prellis Biologics
2015-2017, Senior Engineer, Intel Corp., Optical Metrology
2013-2015 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University / Brookhaven National Laboratory, jointly appointed
Subject Matter Expertise
Applied optics, spectroscopy, hypersonics, optical diagnostics, material science, additive manufacturing
Education
- PhD, Physical Chemistry, University of California - Davis, Davis, California
- BS, Chemistry, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, California
Publications
Selected publications
- In-situ Optical Detection for Ultrasonic Characterization of Materials in a Mach 10 Hypersonic Wind Tunnel, Phys. Rev. Appl., doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.18.044062
- A design strategy for intramolecular singlet fission mediated by charge-transfer states in donor-acceptor organic materials, Nature Materials, doi:10.1038/nmat4175
- Multiphonon relaxation slows singlet fission in crystalline hexacene, Journal of the American Chemical Society, doi:10.1021/ja503980c
- For a full list, see: Google Scholar
Patents
Systems and methods for deflecting optical beams by translating metasurfaces
Machine-readable optical label including spectrally encoded data storage patterns
Methods and systems for three-dimensional printing
Optically-induced auto-encapsulation
Molecular compositions, materials, and methods for efficient multiple exciton generation
Design strategy for intramolecular singlet fission mediated by charge-transfer states in donor-acceptor organic materials
Awards
LLNL Bronze Award, 2021
Merck Innovation Award, 2019
Peter A. Rock Fellow in Physical Chemistry, 2012