Our group investigates how the rules of quantum mechanics can actually be turned into useful technology. Students get to use tools that let us grow materials just a few atoms thick and build devices on the nanoscale. We focus on figuring out how relativistic and quantum mechanical effects can be harnessed to control magnetization and spin transport. Central to our work is how these effects can be used in new types of spin-based electronics / or spintronics / to create technologies that push speed and efficiency to new levels while reducing energy use. Students in this stream gain hands-on lab experience and computational skills that are in demand for careers in research / engineering / and industry.