I specialize in undergraduate education and course development. I have a strong interest in active and inclusive learning. My areas of specialty include semiconductor physics, condensed matter, quantum physics, nanotechnology, small molecule organic chemistry, and cleanroom techniques.

Education

Ph.D., Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2025, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 
B.S., Engineering Physics, 2019, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 
B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2019, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Professional Background

Nanotechnology and Quantum Computing

Teaching Subjects

• EE 2015 Signals, Circuits and Electronics
• EE 2115 Analog and Digital Electronics
• EE 2301 Introduction to Digital System Design

Selected Publications

Steven Kolaczkowski, Gregory S Girolami and Joseph W Lyding. Top-down reorganization of self-assembled monolayers on Au(111). 2025 Nanotechnology 36 375601 DOI 10.1088/1361-6528/ae0044

Steven Kolaczkowski, et al. Iterative growth of graphene nanoribbon polymers through TIDA-protected haloboronic acid monomers. 2026 Manuscript Written

Claire Hallock, Alison Wallum, Jeremy Brinker, Steven Kolaczkowski, et al. Semiconductor-Molecule Hybrid States: Si(111)-Anthracene Probed by STM/STS and UPS/LEIPS. 2025 The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 129, 50, 22041–56 DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5c07070.

Steven Kolaczkowski. Manipulation and Synthesis of Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons Through Top-Down Processing. 2021 ICN+T.

Steven Kolaczkowski. Iteratively Synthesized, Atomically Precise Graphene Nanoribbons with Heteroatoms. 2024 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting.