Zachary Lindsey

Dr. Lindsey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Technology who currently teaches courses in introductory physics, electronics, experimental methods, and engineering using active learning approaches in the classroom. Several years of teaching experience on the high school level, along with earning an MAE in Physics Education, have contributed to a teaching philosophy centered on a student-led classroom achieved by implementing strategies backed by Physics Education Research.

Outside of the classroom, Dr. Lindsey takes great pride in mentoring students, both in the realm of experimental physics and in helping students find a career trajectory to fit their own personal skills and professional goals. In the lab, Dr. Lindsey’s research is motivated by the constant need to discover and investigate new materials that will support the ever-expanding demands for smaller electronic devices with broadened technological capabilities. His experimental work uses cutting edge, low-cost growth methods to fabricate crystalline semiconductor materials (ie. GaSb, GaAs, GaN) for specific optoelectronic and energy conversion applications. His research also investigates the ability to fine-tune the bandgap of semiconducting materials by alloying the crystals with various transition metals.

Dr. Lindsey’s research laboratory is grounded in active student participation on every level of the experimental process. By constructing complex instrumentation, designing experimental setups, and performing a multitude of advanced optical and electrical techniques for material characterization, students gain valuable exposure and hands-on experience in the fields of engineering, electrochemistry, and experimental physics.