The Aronson research group is co-located with the Hallas research group in the Quantum Materials Design Lab in AMPEL 243.   Our research centers on the synthesis of new quantum materials, and the lab is well equipped with furnaces and an arc melter that can be used to prepare both high quality single crystals and polycrystalline samples from elements.  Air sensitive materials are handled in glove boxes.

Powder x-ray diffraction measurements provide critical information about the crystal structures of newly synthesized materials, and these measurements are carried out using the Bruker Advance D8 diffractometer, both above and below room temperature.