Artur Davoyan, Ph.D.

Artur Davoyan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on advanced materials and systems for applications in space, energy, and communications, including advanced propulsion, high power and high energy lasers, laser materials interaction, nanoscale and two-dimensional materials, metamaterials, plasmonics, metasurfaces, and optoelectronics. His work has been featured in various media outlets, highlighting innovations in propulsion systems, laser-powered spacecraft, and nanomaterials for space exploration.

Artur Davoyan's research focuses on applied physics, aerospace, photonics, and materials. His work explores van der Waals materials for photovoltaics, optical tractor beams, and plasmonic devices. He investigates high photovoltaic quantum efficiency in ultrathin heterostructures and nonlinear plasmonic waveguides. Davoyan also examines materials challenges for aerospace applications like the Starshot lightsail and develops nanophotonic systems using bulk transition metal dichalcogenides. His research includes optical isolation, one-way phonon isolation, and light-matter coupling in van der Waals superlattices. These studies highlight his contributions to advanced materials and nanophotonics with applications in energy, communication, and aerospace.