Prof. Mario Hofmann's obtained a B.S. in Technical Physics in 2003, an M.S. in Technical Physics in 2006 from the Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany. Following this, he joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for an M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2009 and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from MIT in 2012. Subsequently, he embarked on a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Department of Physics at National Taiwan University in Taipei, further advancing his academic career. He transitioned to an Assistant Professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, from 2012 to 2017. This phase was followed by his role as an Associate Professor at National Taiwan University from 2017 to 2022. His most recent milestone is his appointment as a Professor in the Department of Physics at National Taiwan University, a position he has held since 2022.
Prof. Mario Hofmann has made notable contributions throughout his career. He has an h-index of 27 and has authored 87 publications with over 10,075 citations. Additionally, he has written three book chapters and holds two patents, with three of his articles featured in academic editorials. He has also served as a reviewer for numerous journals and funding agencies. As an invited speaker at 12 conferences, he has shared his expertise with the academic community. Prof. Hofmann has been rewarded over 60 Million NTD in grants from both scientific agencies and international companies.
MYlab explores the exciting properties that emerge when nanosized objects are assembled into large structures. We are an international team of 20 postdocs, PhD students, and MS students that investigate the science of emergent properties, the application into electronic devices, and the promise for future technologies ranging from electrochemical storage to quantum computing.
Our research is covering the areas of Materials Synthesis, Device fabrication, Advanced Characterization, and Applications.
Prof. Hofmann has received two NSTC grants aimed at outstanding young researchers in 2024 and 2021.
He furthermore has earned the excellent Teaching Award of NTU, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023.
Our students are combining backgrounds in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Electrical Engineering.
2 Vacancies
Job Description
The high-throughput synthesis process that we developed produces huge amounts of data from spectroscopy, carrier transport, and microscopy. We want to use machine learning to classify the produced materials and inform the next step in the synthesis process. This project includes learning about advanced characterization methods such as optical spectroscopy and electrochemical analysis, to gain a comprehensive understanding of the synthesized materials.
Preferred Intern Education Level
We are looking for motivated graduate students in the areas of physics, electrical engineering, materials science, computer science, and chemistry.
Skill sets or Qualities
We will teach you our advanced materials synthesis and characterization techniques. We hope that you have some fundamental programming skills and/or hands-on experimental experience.