Research Bio
Prof. Lanzara interests are in exploring the science and technology of sustainable materials; quantum materials such as superconductors, two dimensional and topological heterostructures; and novel biological processes. Through development and application of advanced scientific tools, coherent optical laser drives and artificial intelligence, her laboratory is at the forefront of materials science and condensed matter physics. She is also applying these new advanced tools to explore fundamental processes in biology.
Lanzara is the founding director of the Berkeley Center for Sustainable Materials and Innovation. She also directs Berkeley Discovery, a campus wide initiative to launch undergraduate research ventures.
Other affiliation of Prof. Lanzara include the Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute, the department of Applied Sciences and Technology, the Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet and the Materials Sciences Division at LBNL.
Research Expertise and Interest
materials science, ultrafast science, quantum materials, sustainable materials, topological phases of matter
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A new tool to attack the mysteries of high-temperature superconductivity
Using ultrafast lasers, Berkeley Lab scientists have tackled the long-standing mystery of how Cooper pairs form in high-temperature superconductors. With pump and probe pulses spaced just trillionths of a second apart, the researchers used photoemission spectroscopy to map rapid changes in electronic states across the superconducting transition.
Featured in the Media
New scientific and technological innovation hub established at UC Berkeley by the Enel Foundation and the Center for Sustainable Materials and Innovation (CSMI), will “solve some of the most pressing sustainable development goals around materials design and the circular economy”, according to Alessandra Lanzara, head of CSMI.