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Personal Profile
Rebecca Smaha's current research focuses on the design, discovery, and development of novel ternary nitrides in both bulk and thin-film forms, both fundamentally and for applications including magnetism, optoelectronics, detection, and spintronics.
Research Interests
Solid-state and materials chemistry
Magnetism and magnetic materials
Nitrides
Combinatorial materials discovery
X-ray and neutron scattering
Crystallography
Professional Experience
Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow, NLR (2021–2023)
Single Crystal Diffractometer Trainer/Interim Crystallographer, Stanford Nano Shared Facilities (2017–2020)
Graduate Research Assistant, Stanford University (2015–2020)
Fulbright Research Grant, Madrid, Spain (2014–2015)
Education/Academic Qualification
Certificate, Becoming A Leader, Harvard Division of Continuing Education Professional & Executive Development
Bachelor, Chemistry, Princeton University
PhD, Chemistry, Stanford University
Master, Chemistry, Stanford University
Certificate, Leadership Academy, Critical Materials Innovation Hub, United States Department of Energy
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Phase Diagrams and Piezoelectric Properties of Wurtzite Al1-x-yScxGdyN Heterostructural Alloys: Article No. e20641
Martin, J., Lee, C.-W., Bernstein, N., Nguyen, T., Bryan, A., Cooper, E., Mangum, J., Bauers, S., Zakutayev, A., Yazawa, K., Gorai, P. & Smaha, R., 2026, In: Advanced Science. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Role of Washing Solvents in Defining the Magnetic Performance of Sm2Fe17N3 Obtained by Reduction Diffusion: Article No. 187844
O'Donnell, S., Kuchi, R., Julien, B., Bauers, S., Hlova, I., Kramer, M. & Smaha, R., 2026, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co3Ga2Ge5: Probing Site Mixing of the Ru3Sn7 Structure Type with Elements Difficult to Distinguish by Diffraction: Article No. 177828
Brown, W., Oyekunle, I., Truong, E., Chen, Y., Ogbolu, B., Schundelmeier, B., O'Donnell, S., Smaha, R., Hu, Y.-Y., Wei, K., McCandless, G. & Chan, J., 2025, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010, 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Epitaxial Stabilization and Oxygen Vacancy Control of EuNiO3 Thin Films: Article No. 085301
Muzzillo, C., Sahebkar, K., Smeaton, M., Schneble, O., Lee, S.-J., Ogasawara, H., Smaha, R., Callahan, W., Need, R. & Tellekamp, M. B., 2025, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 138, 8, 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Expanding Configurational Complexity through Dipole Dilution in Pseudohalide Argyrodite Ion Conductors
Galinat, S., Willard, C., Valeti, K., Smaha, R., Staerz, A. & Maughan, A., 2025, In: Chemistry of Materials. 37, 24, p. 9787-9798 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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American Crystallographic Association (External organization)
Smaha, R. (Member)
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American Physical Society (External organization)
Rose, A. (Member), Green, P. (Fellow), Dupuis, D. (Member), Roberts, D. (Member), Yadav, G. (Member), Leahy, I. (Member), Cordell, J. (Member), Hassanaly, M. (Member), Smaha, R. (Member), White, R. (Member), Klein, R. (Member), Eichstaedt, C. (Member), Marder, S. (Fellow), Griffin, K. (Member), Ahrenkiel, R. (Fellow), Mahatara, S. (Member), Spurgeon, S. (Member), Nozik, A. (Fellow) & Lany, S. (Member)
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Gordon Research Seminars: Solid State Chemistry
Smaha, R. (Chair)
2020 → 2022Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
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Materials Research Society, MRS (External organization)
Ginley, D. (Member), Rose, A. (Member), Green, P. (Fellow), Roberts, D. (Member), Cordell, J. (Member), Young, J. L. (Member), Jungjohann, K. (Member), Dutta, N. (Member), Smaha, R. (Member), Bell, R. (Member), Aubry, T. (Member), Kang, A. (Member), Egbo, K. (Member), Marder, S. (Fellow), Kluherz, T. (Member), Quadir, S. (Member), Schichtl, Z. (Member), Smeaton, M. (Member), Tellekamp, B. (Member), Spurgeon, S. (Member), Norman, A. (Member), Nozik, A. (Member), Dinh, H. (Member), Lany, S. (Member), Xie, C. (Member), Kocher, J. (Member), Bhardwaj, R. K. (Member) & Harrison, K. (Member)
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Neutron Scattering Society of America (External organization)
Smaha, R. (Member)
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Awards and Honors
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American Crystallographic Association Neutron Division Etter Student Lecturer Award
Smaha, R. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Honorary award
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American Crystallographic Association Oxford Cryosystems Low Temperature Poster Prize
Smaha, R. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Honorary award
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Chisholm Inorganic Chemistry Prize, Princeton University
Smaha, R. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Honorary award
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Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Smaha, R. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Honorary award