Vidya Madhavan
Professor, Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering, Department Head · The Grainger College of Engineering · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Quick answer: Vidya Madhavan is Professor, Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering, Department Head at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Vidya Madhavan shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
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Research interests
Unconventional superconductors, topological superconductors, correlated oxides, topological crystalline insulators, transition metal dichalcogenides
Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM), Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)
MBE growth of WTe2, Bi2Se3, SnTe, NbSe2, TiSe2, VSe2, BiSb, etc
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2023] A. Aishwarya, J. May-Mann, A. Raghavan, L. Nie, M. Romanelli, S. Ran, S. R. Saha, J. Paglione, N. P. Butch, E. Fradkin, V. Madhavan. Magnetic-Field Sensitive Charge Density Waves in the Superconductor UTe2, Nature 618, 928-933 (2023).
[2024] Y. Xing, S. Bae, E. Ritz, F. Yang, T. Birol, A. N. Capa Salinas, B. R. Ortiz, S. D. Wilson, Z. Wang, R. Fernandes, V. Madhavan. Optical Manipulation of the Charge-Density-Wave State in RbV3Sb5, Nature 631, 60-66 (2024).
[2024] I. Srut Rakic, M. J. Gilbert, P. Sarkar, A. Aishwarya, M. Polini, V. Madhavan, N. Mason. Interaction Effects and Non-Integer Pseudo-Landau Levels in Engineered Periodically Strained Graphene, Nano Lett. 25:1, 41-47 (2024).
[2024] C. S. Kengle, D. Chaudhuri, X. Guo, T. A. Johnson, S. Bettler, W. Simeth, M. J. Krogstad, Z. I
Frequently asked questions
Is Vidya Madhavan hiring PhD students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Vidya Madhavan's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: We currently have openings in our group for motivated students. Please send me email if you are interested in learning more about our projects..
What does Vidya Madhavan research?
Unconventional superconductors, topological superconductors, correlated oxides, topological crystalline insulators, transition metal dichalcogenides
Scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM), Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE)
MBE growth of WTe2, Bi2Se3, SnTe, NbSe2, TiSe2, VSe2, BiSb, etc
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