Professor Jun Ouyang Adds Expertise to Seton Hall Physics and Engineering
Monday, June 30, 2025

Jun Ouyang, Ph.D.
The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce the addition of Assistant Professor Jun Ouyang to the Department of Physics. Ouyang holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of
Maryland at College Park. He earned a B.E. in Materials Science and Engineering from
Tsinghua University in Beijing. He brings with him a wealth of academic and industrial
experience that significantly enhances the College’s research and instructional profile.
Prior to joining Seton Hall, Ouyang amassed over six years of instructional experience
as a Research and Visiting Professor at institutions including Hunter College and
the University of Maryland. Internationally, he has held faculty positions in China
at Qilu University of Technology and Shandong University, where he also led a research
team of six faculty members. In addition to his academic appointments, Ouyang worked
in R&D at Seagate Technology, where he developed nanoscale thin film electronic materials
and transducing devices.
Ouyang has authored and/co-authored 136 peer-reviewed publications, including articles
in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Acta
Materialia, and Energy Storage Materials. His work has garnered over 3,900 citations, with an h-index of 33 and an i10-index
of 87. He has also delivered 145 conference presentations, including 6 keynote and
34 invited talks across 70+ academic events worldwide. His research has been strongly
supported through competitive funding. Since 2010, he has served as PI or Co-PI on
39 funded research grants, totaling approximately $3.14 million. He is also an active
contributor to innovation, holding 12 patents; six of his patents related to dielectric
capacitors have a combined IP valuation of $2.96 million.
As a mentor and educator, Ouyang has supervised nine Ph.D. and 32 M.S. students, with
many going on to faculty positions or careers in high-tech industries. During his time at Qilu University of Technology, he led an active research group
comprising junior faculty, a research associate, and over 20 graduate students. At
Seton Hall, Ouyang aims to leverage his expertise in advanced energy materials, semiconductor
devices and integration-friendly fabrication processes to contribute to the College’s
growing focus on semiconductor and materials science research.
In addition to teaching a wide range of courses in physics and engineering at the
undergraduate and graduate levels, Ouyang will also work in a new applied physics
and engineering research and training laboratory that will study next-generation semiconductor
materials and that has been supported by $963,000 in public funding to advance U.S.
microchip manufacture capacity and development. Mehmet Alper Sahiner, Ph.D., chair
of the Physics Department, said Ouyang will enhance our research efforts in semiconductor
materials and devices areas and he will be crucial for our Applied Physics and Engineering
programs in both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Ouyang’s arrival is a formative step in strengthening the Master of Science in Applied Physics and Engineering program. He brings a unique synergy of academic depth and industrial application that will
benefit both students and the broader research community. The College of Arts and
Sciences is now accepting applications for Fall 2025. For more information, interested
applicants and potential students are encouraged to reach out to Michael Dooney Ph.D.,
associate dean of Graduate Affairs ([email protected]) and Jose Lopez, Ph.D., professor of Physics and director, Office of Grants and Research
Services, ([email protected]).
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