From the Angstrom

to Embassy (A2E)

Computational materials physics for a sovereign, just, and technologically competitive future.

ADVANCING MATERIALS

RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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Research Center

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Experience

Applying expertise to tackle challenges in material science and engineering.

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INNOVATION-DRIVEN MATERIALS RESEARCH COMBINING

THEORY, SIMULATION, EXPERIMENT

Dr. Ahmed is a nanophysicist whose expertise spans the full arc of technology development — from quantum-scale materials physics through device design, process integration, and manufacturing. Before entering academia, he spent close to a decade as a senior R&D engineer at Intel Corporation, developing a working knowledge of how atomic-scale discoveries become manufactured products. He is a tenured Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at SUNY Buffalo State University, founder of the Center for Integrated Studies in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CISNN), and served four years as a Visiting Faculty at the Department of Energy. He is a Senior Fellow at the US Manufacturing Innovation Council.

His research program — Angstrom to Embassy — applies density functional theory, machine learning, and ab initio molecular dynamics across multiple frontier domains: energy (perovskite PV phenomena and devices, sodium and magnesium-ion battery kinetics), semiconductors, quantum materials (probing phenomena such as valleytronics), and optoelectronics. The program’s name captures its intent: connecting discoveries at the atomic scale to the policy and market decisions that determine whether those discoveries reach the world.

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active research

YEARS OF INDUSTRY R&D

YEARS OF NATIONAL LABRATORY RESEARCH

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EXCELLENCE IN FUNDAMENTAL & APPLIED

MATERIALS RESEARCH

We conduct high-impact research in advanced and functional materials, integrating fundamental science with applied engineering to address emerging technological and societal needs.