Michelle Yvonne Simmons

Developed a radical new technology for fabricating electronic devices with atomic-precision accuracy, using an STM to position phosphorus dopants with atomic accuracy in silicon devices. Demonstrated the ability to manipulate matter at the atomic scale, leading a team that created the world's first single atom transistor (Nature Nanotechnology 2012; 101 cites) and the world's narrowest conducting wires in silicon (Science 2012; 63 cites). Work follows on from the development of a seven-atom transistor (Nature Nanotechnology 2010; 57 cites) and from the world's first demonstration that electronic devices could be fabricated at the atomic scale using a scanning probe microscope (Nano Letters 2004; 77 cites). Work explores devices where quantum rather than classical physics dominates device behavior. In addition to her research accomplishments, she serves as the director of the Center of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Quantum Electronics, a major interdisciplinary center in Australia.