Steven Ruggiero

Research Interests

The work in Prof. Ruggiero’s group involves both traditional condensed-matter physics, and biological physics. More traditional studies include work with graphene, which is employed as a model system to study electronic noise phenomena and superconductivity in a unique quasi-two-dimensional material. Biological physics work involves the study nano-particles in suspension using a new instrument developed by the group called light transmission spectroscopy. We study of the geometry and interactions of biological systems like proteins, bacteria, viruses, liposomes, etc. and perform species-specific detection of DNA using nanobeads.