Hosea M. Nelson
Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 2005; Ph.D., Caltech, 2013. Visiting Associate, Caltech, 2021; Professor, 2021-.
Research Overview
Research in the Nelson lab is focused on developing new methods for material characterization. They utilize electron diffraction to provide atomic resolution, 3D structures of analytes ranging from molecular crystals to synthetic and nature-derived hard materials. The Nelson lab leverages automation, microfluidics, computational chemistry and machine learning to advance the ultimate goal of providing material scienctists with inexpensive and routine characterization methods.