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Life is short, so aim high

Michaela Jarvis | MIT News

Professor Rafael Jaramillo relishes the challenge of developing new, environmentally beneficial semiconductor materials.

Rafael Jaramillo sits in his office and looks to the side. A large wrench sits on the window sill. The desk is covered in white paper with many drawings and notes on it.

March 29, 2024

When Rafael Jaramillo talks about his favorite accomplishments, it quickly becomes clear that he has the right temperament for a researcher — he is energized by a challenge and the prospect of hard work.

“I am proudest of things that required risky strategic thinking, followed by years of technical slog, followed by validation,” says Jaramillo, the Thomas Lord Career Development Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

Not even the fear of failure deters him. Referring to his work developing new semiconductor materials, he says, “It’s often a fool’s errand to try to replace silicon in any particular application. Time will tell if I spend a career making a fool of myself.”

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