Joseph A. Stroscio, NIST Fellow and Project Leader

Dr. Stroscio is a NIST Fellow in the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He joined NIST in 1987 after completing a two year post-doctoral appointment at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, where he pioneered the development of scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy measurements. At NIST he leads multiple projects in nanoscale physics and technology. His research has encompassed areas including atomic manipulation, physical properties of nanostructures, low dimensional electron systems, nanoscale magnetism, and MBE growth of metal and semiconductor systems. Dr. Stroscio has designed and constructed numerous state-of-the-art scanning probe systems to accomplish his research, including custom designs that operate in ultra-high vacuum, cryogenic, and ultra-high magnetic field environments.

Dr. Stroscio received his PhD degree from Cornell University in the area of surface physics. He has authored or coauthored over 70 publications. Dr. Stroscio has been elected to Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Vacuum Society and he has received the Arthur S. Flemming Award, the Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award, the Sigma Xi Young Scientist Award, the Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award, and the Nano50 Award for his work at NIST. He has served on numerous committees of the American Vacuum Society, American Physical Society, and on the Editorial Board of Review of Scientific Instruments.