Dr. Kennedy has a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Utah and has worked in electronic materials development for over a decade. He leads the Agile Electronic Materials and Processes Research Team in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory. The team's current work includes the discovery and development of wide and ultrawide bandgap semiconductors, wurtzite ferroelectrics, and oxide memristors for high temperature digital electronics.