Marcelo A. Kuroda
Department of Physics
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Associate Professor
Research Areas: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Office: Leach Science Center 2113
Address:
380 Duncan Drive
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 844-4617
Email: mkuroda@auburn.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2009
Licenciado Degree, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
2002
Professional Employment
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University
2020 - Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Auburn University
2014- 2020
Post-doctoral Research Associate, IBM Research - TJ Watson Research Center
2011 - 2013
Post-doctoral Research Associate, IBM Research - TJ Watson Research Center
2009 - 2011
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
2003 - 2009
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Universidad de Buenos, Argentina
1999 - 2003
Honors and Awards
Thomas and Jean Walter Professorship
2020-2025
NSF CAREER Award
2019
Most Outstanding Professor (M.O.P.) Award, Society of Physics Students - Auburn University
2015
John Bardeen Award (Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Illinois)
2009
Mavis Memorial Fund Scholarship (Univ. of Illinois)
2008
Research and Teaching Interests
Condensed Matter Physics: Solid state physics. Materials Physics. Electronic and Thermal Transport: Classical and quantum transport descriptions. Device Physics: Post CMOS devices. Optoelectronics. Spintronics. Energy conversion. Nanoscience and Mesoscopic Systems: Physics emerging at the nanoscale. Computational Physics
Selected Publications
- D.M. Kirk, L. Wang, M.A. Kuroda, "Electrode-Assisted Switching in Memristors Based on Single-Crystal Transition Metal Dichalcogenides", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17, 34717 (2025).
- B Luan, B Elmegreen, MA Kuroda, Z Gu, G Lin, S Zeng, "Crown Nanopores in Graphene for CO2 Capture and Filtration", ACS nano 16, 6274 (2022).
- P. Fathi-Hafshejani, N. Azam, L. Wang, M.A. Kuroda, M.C. Hamilton, S. Hasim, M. Mahjouri-Samani, "Two-Dimensional-Material-Based Field-Effect Transistor Biosensor for Detecting COVID-19 Virus (SARS-CoV-2)", ACS Nano 15, 11461 (2021).
- J.J. Heath, M. Costa, M. Buongiorno-Nardelli, and M.A. Kuroda, "Role of quantum confinement and interlayer coupling in CrI -graphene magnetic tunnel junctions" Physical Review B 101, 195439 (2020)
- S. Das, Y. Zheng, A. Ahyi, M.A. Kuroda, and S. Dhar, "Study of Carrier Mobilities in 4H-SiC MOSFETS Using Hall Analysis", Materials 15, 6736 (2022).
- M.A. Kuroda, J. Tersoff, G.J. Martyna, “Nonlinear Screening in Multilayer Graphene Systems”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 116804 (2011).
Complete List of Publications: Google Scholar
Last updated: 11/26/2025