Morteza Kayyalha is an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He earned his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from Purdue University, Indiana, in 2018, following MSc and BSc degrees from the University of Tehran, Iran, in 2011 and 2009, respectively. His research explores the unique properties of topological insulators and two-dimensional materials, with applications spanning quantum computing, nanoelectronics, and energy harvesting. His expertise lies in mesoscopic device fabrication and precision electrical transport measurements across a broad temperature range—from room temperature down to cryogenic conditions. His group is particularly focused on interfacing superconductors with exotic quantum phases of matter, including topological insulators, quantum anomalous Hall insulators, and graphene.
