Michael S. Fuhrer (BS Physics UT Austin 1990, PhD Physics UC Berkeley 1998) studies the electronic properties of atomically-thin materials and topological materials. Fuhrer formerly directed the Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials at the University of Maryland, then moved to Monash University in 2013 where he founded the Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials, and directed the ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (fleet.org.au) from 2017-2024. Fuhrer is a former ARC Laureate Fellow, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Australian Academy of Science.