Aaron Stein
Chief of Staff, Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Bldg. 735, Room 2003
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-3527
stein@bnl.gov
I have been working at the CFN since 2002, initially working the Nanofabrication facility. In my current role as the Chief of Staff, I oversee all operations for the division helping things run smoothly. This includes the User office, the administrative and operations side, and outreach activities. I am also the Project Manager for NSRC-Recapitalization, a project that is updating the scientific infrastructure for doing nanoscience across the entire DOE complex.
Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications
Expertise
Electron beam lithography, nanofabrication, self-assembly, electron microscopy
Education
Tufts University Massachusetts Physics/Philosophy B.A. 1996
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Physics Ph.D. 2002
Professional Appointments
Research and Professional Experience
- 2024-present: Chief of Staff, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 2013-2024: Research Science Staff, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 2019-Present: Project Manager, Brookhaven National Laboratory. The DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers Recapitalization project will modernize the U.S. nanoscience infrastructure.
- 2004-2013: Scientific Associate, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory
- 2002-2004: Research Associate, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Synergistic Activities
- Conference Chair, EIPBN, 2019
- EIPBN Steering committee 2016-2022
- Member of Department of Energy, Project Leadership Institute (PLI) 2022 cohort
Selected Publications
- S Shrestha, AC Overvig, M Lu, A Stein, N Yu, "Broadband achromatic dielectric metalenses," Light: Science & Applications, 7 (1) 85 (2018).
- Doerk GS, Stein A, Bae S, et al (2023) Autonomous discovery of emergent morphologies in directed self-assembly of block copolymer blends. Science Advances 9:. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.add3687
- Manfrinato VR, Stein A, Zhang L, Nam C-Y, Yager KG, Stach EA, Black CT (2017) Aberration-Corrected Electron Beam Lithography at the One Nanometer Length Scale. Nano Letters 17:4562–4567.
- N. Tiwale, A. Subramanian, K. Kisslinger, M. Lu, J. Kim, A. Stein, C.Y. Nam, "Advancing next generation nanolithography with infiltration synthesis of hybrid nanocomposite resists," Journal of Materials Chemistry C 7 (29), 8803-8812 (2019).
- V.R. Manfrinato, A. Stein, L. Zhang, C.-Y. Nam, K.G. Yager, E.A. Stach, C.T. Black, "Aberration-corrected electron beam lithography at the one nanometer length scale," Nano Letters 17 (8), 4562-4567 (2017)
- M. Zhang, D. J. Magagnosc, I. Liberal, Y. Yu, H. Yun, H. Yang, Y. Wu, J. Guo, W. Chen, Y. J. Shin, A. Stein, J. M. Kikkawa, N. Engheta, D. S. Gianola, C. B. Murray and C. R. Kagan, "High-strength magnetically switchable plasmonic nanorods assembled from a binary nanocrystal mixture," Nature Nanotechnology 12, 228-232 (2017)
- Stein A, Wright G, Yager KG, Doerk GS, Black CT (2016) Selective directed self-assembly of coexisting morphologies using block copolymer blends. Nature Communications.
- Morgan JP, Stein A, Langridge S, Marrows CH (2010) Thermal ground-state ordering and elementary excitations in artificial magnetic square ice. Nature Physics 7:75–79.
- Ocola LE, Stein A (2006) Effect of cold development on improvement in electron-beam nanopatterning resolution and line roughness. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures 24:3061.
- Evans-Lutterodt K, Stein A, Ablett JM, et al (2007) Using Compound Kinoform Hard-X-Ray Lenses to Exceed the Critical Angle Limit. Physical Review Letters 99.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Bldg. 735, Room 2003
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-3527
stein@bnl.gov
