Thomas Kempa
@tomkempa.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor @JohnsHopkins | PI of Kempa Group | Co-Director of HIQT | Interests: materials, inorganic, & physical chemistry | From 🇵🇱 to 🇺🇸
It was exciting to share a 4 year long passion project that is now bearing fruit. Thank you Dayne Swearer, Stephan Link, and Wei-Shun Chang and ACS PHYS Division for an exciting symposium and the invitation to talk about exciton confinement using our bespoke vdW heterostructures.
August 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It was exciting to share a 4 year long passion project that is now bearing fruit. Thank you Dayne Swearer, Stephan Link, and Wei-Shun Chang and ACS PHYS Division for an exciting symposium and the invitation to talk about exciton confinement using our bespoke vdW heterostructures.
The inaugural 2D TMDs conference in 2023 was amazing. 2D TMDs 2025 continues the tradition with excellent talks, stimulating discussions, and scenic venues. Excited for 2026 in Singapore! Mega thank you to Manish Chhowalla and Yan Wang!
July 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The inaugural 2D TMDs conference in 2023 was amazing. 2D TMDs 2025 continues the tradition with excellent talks, stimulating discussions, and scenic venues. Excited for 2026 in Singapore! Mega thank you to Manish Chhowalla and Yan Wang!
It was such a pleasure to visit and give a talk at the @mpifkf.bsky.social ... the "noise-free" Precision Lab (2nd photo) is truly impressive. Thank you to Bettina Lotsch and the @lotschgroup.bsky.social for hosting!
July 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It was such a pleasure to visit and give a talk at the @mpifkf.bsky.social ... the "noise-free" Precision Lab (2nd photo) is truly impressive. Thank you to Bettina Lotsch and the @lotschgroup.bsky.social for hosting!
Happy to call Dresden home for two months this summer! Spending time at TU Dresden and MPI Halle courtesy of my wonderful host Xinliang Feng. I also wish to thank the Mercator Foundation for the prestigious support making this international exchange possible. If you're in town, come visit!
June 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Happy to call Dresden home for two months this summer! Spending time at TU Dresden and MPI Halle courtesy of my wonderful host Xinliang Feng. I also wish to thank the Mercator Foundation for the prestigious support making this international exchange possible. If you're in town, come visit!
What an awesome conference on #2D_materials organized by Eugenio Coronado and Alicia Forment of @ICMol_UV and Ángela Sastre and Fernando Fernández of @UniversidadMH! Thank you for the plenary talk invitation and for hosting us in beautiful Alicante.
May 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
What an awesome conference on #2D_materials organized by Eugenio Coronado and Alicia Forment of @ICMol_UV and Ángela Sastre and Fernando Fernández of @UniversidadMH! Thank you for the plenary talk invitation and for hosting us in beautiful Alicante.
I had the distinct pleasure of giving a colloquium at @SeoulNatlUni Dept. of Physics today. Thank you to Hong-Gyu Park for your generous hosting and for arranging a Visiting Professor's office for the day :)
March 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I had the distinct pleasure of giving a colloquium at @SeoulNatlUni Dept. of Physics today. Thank you to Hong-Gyu Park for your generous hosting and for arranging a Visiting Professor's office for the day :)
I am deeply honored and humbled to be the recipient of the No Bell Award from the @RiceUniversity Center for Quantum Materials (#RCQM) for critical contributions to on-time completion of my talk (bell gong was not necessary).
Excited to celebrate with @Kempa_Group
Excited to celebrate with @Kempa_Group
March 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I am deeply honored and humbled to be the recipient of the No Bell Award from the @RiceUniversity Center for Quantum Materials (#RCQM) for critical contributions to on-time completion of my talk (bell gong was not necessary).
Excited to celebrate with @Kempa_Group
Excited to celebrate with @Kempa_Group
Excited to give another talk about our new platform for quantum emitters and to learn about new ways of integrating emerging materials and qubit candidates into quantum systems.
@RiceUniversity #Workshop_Functional_Quantum_Defects
@RiceUniversity #Workshop_Functional_Quantum_Defects
March 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Excited to give another talk about our new platform for quantum emitters and to learn about new ways of integrating emerging materials and qubit candidates into quantum systems.
@RiceUniversity #Workshop_Functional_Quantum_Defects
@RiceUniversity #Workshop_Functional_Quantum_Defects
My favorite airport terminal
March 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
My favorite airport terminal
A quick day trip to meet friends and collaborators @Columbia and @CUNY
March 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
A quick day trip to meet friends and collaborators @Columbia and @CUNY
Beauty courtesy of science:
March 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Beauty courtesy of science:
Excited to celebrate 3+ decades of breakthroughs in nanoscience and consider our next steps as a community at the "Titans of the Tiny" symposium. Thank you @CHADNANO and @IINanoNU for the invitation and congratulations on all the milestones!
March 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Excited to celebrate 3+ decades of breakthroughs in nanoscience and consider our next steps as a community at the "Titans of the Tiny" symposium. Thank you @CHADNANO and @IINanoNU for the invitation and congratulations on all the milestones!
Every two years I look forward to meeting with friends old and new at the 2D #GRC. I had the pleasure of sharing some fresh results on unconventional 2D heterostructures and the excitonic tricks we can play with them. More to come soon ... 😉
March 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Every two years I look forward to meeting with friends old and new at the 2D #GRC. I had the pleasure of sharing some fresh results on unconventional 2D heterostructures and the excitonic tricks we can play with them. More to come soon ... 😉
On my way through the beautiful British countryside to the @2D_TMDs_2023 conference at Churchill College @Cambridge_Uni ... excited for all things #2D this week!
March 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
On my way through the beautiful British countryside to the @2D_TMDs_2023 conference at Churchill College @Cambridge_Uni ... excited for all things #2D this week!
Associate Prof with Tenure (1/1/2023)!
A simple title change that means I can continue doing the job I love with my incredible @Kempa_Group. I am indebted to my students & postdocs, colleagues who had my back and supported our work, and friends & family for everything else!
A simple title change that means I can continue doing the job I love with my incredible @Kempa_Group. I am indebted to my students & postdocs, colleagues who had my back and supported our work, and friends & family for everything else!
March 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Associate Prof with Tenure (1/1/2023)!
A simple title change that means I can continue doing the job I love with my incredible @Kempa_Group. I am indebted to my students & postdocs, colleagues who had my back and supported our work, and friends & family for everything else!
A simple title change that means I can continue doing the job I love with my incredible @Kempa_Group. I am indebted to my students & postdocs, colleagues who had my back and supported our work, and friends & family for everything else!
Why am I grinning, you may ask? Because our very own @martsliwa received the Career Impact Award from @phuturesjhu, that's why!
Congratulations Marta!! The smiles that my students elicit are one of the many perks of this amazing job.
Congratulations Marta!! The smiles that my students elicit are one of the many perks of this amazing job.
March 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Why am I grinning, you may ask? Because our very own @martsliwa received the Career Impact Award from @phuturesjhu, that's why!
Congratulations Marta!! The smiles that my students elicit are one of the many perks of this amazing job.
Congratulations Marta!! The smiles that my students elicit are one of the many perks of this amazing job.
Swapping the skyscrapers of the city for the towering trees of upstate NY, it was a pleasure to give a seminar on @Kempa_Group research to the Mat Sci & Eng dept @CornellEng . Thank you Lara Estroff and Yu Zhong for hosting my visit!
Early morning vista:
Early morning vista:
March 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Swapping the skyscrapers of the city for the towering trees of upstate NY, it was a pleasure to give a seminar on @Kempa_Group research to the Mat Sci & Eng dept @CornellEng . Thank you Lara Estroff and Yu Zhong for hosting my visit!
Early morning vista:
Early morning vista:
A big thank you to Colin Nuckolls and @ChemColumbia for hosting my recent visit to share @Kempa_Group progress towards making new #quantum materials through precision synthesis.
A view from my commute :)
A view from my commute :)
March 28, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A big thank you to Colin Nuckolls and @ChemColumbia for hosting my recent visit to share @Kempa_Group progress towards making new #quantum materials through precision synthesis.
A view from my commute :)
A view from my commute :)
Big congrats to our @BenOStephens who recently started work as #SciAdvisor at the Irish Consulate in Boston!! We need people like Ben who advocate for and advise on science & technology in policy circles. Here's a throwback to your PhD defense celebration:
March 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Big congrats to our @BenOStephens who recently started work as #SciAdvisor at the Irish Consulate in Boston!! We need people like Ben who advocate for and advise on science & technology in policy circles. Here's a throwback to your PhD defense celebration:
Thank you to my hosts, faculty, postdocs, and students for a fantastic set of back-to-back in person visits at @CaltechCCE, @uclachem, and @UCIChemistry! It was great to share our @Kempa_Group's approach to designing next-gen #quantum material building blocks!
March 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Thank you to my hosts, faculty, postdocs, and students for a fantastic set of back-to-back in person visits at @CaltechCCE, @uclachem, and @UCIChemistry! It was great to share our @Kempa_Group's approach to designing next-gen #quantum material building blocks!
Thank you to @UChiChemistry and the James Franck Institute @UChicago for hosting my visit this week! I had a great time sharing @Kempa_Group work on precision synthesis of 2D crystals as building blocks of quantum materials.
March 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Thank you to @UChiChemistry and the James Franck Institute @UChicago for hosting my visit this week! I had a great time sharing @Kempa_Group work on precision synthesis of 2D crystals as building blocks of quantum materials.
Congratulations to @ErickSadler on an excellent Ph. D. defense!! The 3rd @Kempa_Group student to graduate, Erick developed deep chemical insights enabling us to prepare and understand the mechanism of growth of 2D materials.
All the best at LPS as a #NRC postdoc fellow!
All the best at LPS as a #NRC postdoc fellow!
March 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Congratulations to @ErickSadler on an excellent Ph. D. defense!! The 3rd @Kempa_Group student to graduate, Erick developed deep chemical insights enabling us to prepare and understand the mechanism of growth of 2D materials.
All the best at LPS as a #NRC postdoc fellow!
All the best at LPS as a #NRC postdoc fellow!
April brings another graduation from @Kempa_Group. Congratulations to our very own @TomojitC on a brilliant Ph.D. defense covering innovative ways to tune 2D materials through chemical means!
Next step, postdoc with Jiwoong Park @UChiChemistry!
Now for some champagne:
Next step, postdoc with Jiwoong Park @UChiChemistry!
Now for some champagne:
March 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
April brings another graduation from @Kempa_Group. Congratulations to our very own @TomojitC on a brilliant Ph.D. defense covering innovative ways to tune 2D materials through chemical means!
Next step, postdoc with Jiwoong Park @UChiChemistry!
Now for some champagne:
Next step, postdoc with Jiwoong Park @UChiChemistry!
Now for some champagne:
A now for a distanced toast with your beverage of choice!
March 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A now for a distanced toast with your beverage of choice!