Marek Kolmer

Credentials

Education

Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, Ph.D. 2014 Physics
Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, MSc 2010 Physics

Professional Appointments

2025.11 – present; Scientist III, Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2020.10 – 2025.10; Scientist II, Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2020.08 – 2020.09; Associate Scientist, Ames National Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2018.08 – 2020.08; Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
2015 – 2018; Postdoctoral Researcher, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland
2014 – 2015; Visiting Researcher, CEMES/CNRS Toulouse, France
2011 – 2014; Research Assistant, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland
2010; Internship, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Singapore

Honors & Awards

American Vacuum Society (AVS), Nanoscale Science and Technology Division - Vice-Chair (Chair-Elect), 2026
U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Program Award, 2024-2029
American Vacuum Society (AVS), Nanoscale Science and Technology Division - Executive Committee, 2023-2025
Proposal Review Committee, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2023-
Outstanding Scholarly Output award in the Science and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2021
Most Notable CNMS User Project, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2020
AVS Nanometer-Scale Science and Technology Division Early Career Competition Award, finalist, 2019
Rector’s Individual Award for Scientific Activity, Jagiellonian University, 2017
START Scholarships, Foundation for Polish Science, Poland, 2015 & 2016
KNOW Consortium Award for series of scientific publications, Krakow, 2014
ETIUDA Scholarship, nr 2013/08/T/ST3/00047, National Science Center, Poland, 2013-2015
Rector’s Group Award for Scientific Activity, Jagiellonian University, 2013 & 2016 & 2017
Rector’s Scholarship for best PhD students, Jagiellonian University, 2012/2013 & 2013/2014
Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award, Singapore, 2010
Young Scientist Award, School-Conference Advanced Materials and Technologies, Palanga, Lithuania, 2008

Areas of Expertise

Low-temperature, ultra-high vacuum scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and related surface science techniques

Research

Research Interests

On-surface chemistry approaches to synthesis of low dimensional nanomaterials
Transport at the atomic- and nanometer-scales determined by multiprobe SPM
Formation and SPM characterization of atomic-scale systems on surfaces

Publications

Thupakula U. Chen S. Han Y. Tringides M.C. Kolmer M.

Subsurface Interface Structure Controlling Local Electronic Properties of Epitaxial Graphene on SiC(0001) (SUPPLEMENTARY COVER)

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 16, 10487-10498, 2025

Han Y. Kolmer M. Evans J.W. Wang L.-L.

Plumbene: a comprehensive review of theoretical and experimental advances

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 37, 373001, 2025

Chen S. Kolmer M. Wang L. Han Y. Blank M. Evans J.W. Tringides M.C.

Quantitative surface studies of moiré intercalated Pb structures under Gr/SiC

Physical Review B, 112, 045418, 2025

Han Y. Chen S. Kolmer M. Wang L.-L. Evans J.W. Tringides M.C.

Coverage-dependent structures and thermodynamic stability of intercalated Gd layers beneath buffer-layer graphene on SiC(0001)

Applied Surface Science, 691, 162625, 2025

Wang L.-L. Chen S. Kolmer M. Han Y. Tringides M.C.

Strain-modulated intercalated phases of Pb monolayer with dual periodicity in SiC(0001)-graphene interface

Applied Surface Science, 681, 161572, 2025

Kolmer M. Hall J. Chen S. Roberts S. Fei Z. Han Y. Tringides M.C.

Atomic-scale manipulation of buried graphene–silicon carbide interface by local electric field

Communications Physics, 7, 16, 2024

Jing D. Han Y. Kolmer M. Tringides M.C. Evans J.W.

Crystal structure and shape selection in the growth of 3D metallic crystallites on layered materials: Fe on MoS2 (FRONT COVER)

Surface Science, 747, 122522, 2024

Fralaide M. Chi Y. Iyer R.B. Luan Y. Chen S. Shinar R. Shinar J. Kolmer M. Tringides M.C. Fei Z.

Nano-infrared imaging of epitaxial graphene on SiC revealing doping and thickness inhomogeneities (Featured Article)

Applied Physics Letters, 124, 123103, 2024

Han Y. Kolmer M. Evans J.W. Tringides M.C.

First-principles analysis of intercalated Pb structures under buffer-layer graphene on SiC(0001): Pb(111)-, plumbene-, and amorphous-like Pb layers

Physical Review Materials, 8, 044002, 2024

Lüpke F. Kolmer M. Yan J. Chang H. Vilmercati P. Weitering H. H. Ko W. Li A.-P.

Anti-site defect-induced disorder in compensated topological magnet MnBi2-xSbxTe4

Communications Materials, 4, 82, 2023

Han Y. Chen. S. Hall J. Roberts S. Kolmer M. Evans J.W. Tringides M.C.

Degeneracy in Intercalated Pb Phases under Buffer-Layer Graphene on SiC(0001) and Diffuse Moiré Spots in Surface Diffraction

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 14, 7053−7058, 2023

Luan Y. Kolmer M. Tringides M.C. Fei Z.

Nanoscale infrared imaging and spectroscopy of hot-electron plasmons in graphene

Physical Review B, 107, 085414, 2023

Han Y. Kolmer M. Tringides M.C. Evans J.W.

Thermodynamics and kinetics of Pb intercalation under graphene on SiC (0001)

Carbon, 205, 336–344, 2023

Chen S. Han Y. Kolmer M. Hall J. Hupalo M. Evans J.W. Tringides M.C.

Targeted Dy intercalation under graphene/SiC for tuning its electronic band structure

Physical Review B, 107, 045408, 2023

Kolmer M. Ko W. Hall J. Chen S. Zhang J. Zhao H. Ke L. Wang C.-Z. Li A.-P. Tringides M.C.

Breaking of Inversion Symmetry and Interlayer Electronic Coupling in Bilayer Graphene Heterostructure by Structural Implementation of High Electric Displacement Fields (FRONT COVER)

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13, 49, 11571–11580, 2022

Jing D. Han Y. Evans J.W. Kolmer M. Fei Z. Tringides M.C.

Unusual flat and extended morphology of intercalated Cu under MoS2

Physical Review Materials, 6, 094008, 2022

Kolmer M. Schrunk B. Hupalo M. Hall J. Chen S. Zhang J. Wang C.-Z. Kaminski A. Tringides M.C.

Highly Asymmetric Graphene Layer Doping and Band Structure Manipulation in Rare Earth–Graphene Heterostructure by Targeted Bonding of the Intercalated Gadolinium (FRONT COVER)

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 126 (15), 6863-6873, 2022

Han Y. Jing D. Luan Y. Wang C.-J. Kolmer M. Fei Z. Tringides M.C. Evans J.W.

Thermodynamically Driven Formation of Intercalated Cu Carpets from Supported Cu Pyramids on MoS2

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13, 6651-6656, 2022

Lüpke F. Pham A.D. Zhao Y.-F. Zhou L.-J. Lu W. Briggs E. Bernholc J. Kolmer M. Teeter J. Ko W. Chang C.-Z. Ganesh P. Li A.-P.

Local manifestations of thickness-dependent topology and edge states in the topological magnet MnBi2Te4

Physical Review B, 105, 035423, 2022

Ma C. Xiao Z. Bonnesen P.V. Liang L. Puretzky A.A. Huang J. Kolmer M. Sumpter B.G. Lu W. Hong K. Bernholc J. Li A.-P.

On-surface cyclodehydrogenation reaction pathway determined by selective molecular deuterations

Chemical Science, 12, 15637–15644, 2021

Civita D. Kolmer M. Simpson G.J. Li A.-P. Hecht S. Grill L.

Control of long-distance motion of single molecules on a surface (FRONT COVER)

Science, 370(6519), 957-960, 2020

Kolmer M. Steiner A.K. Izydorczyk I. Ko W. Engelund M. Szymonski M. Li A.-P. Amsharov K.

Rational synthesis of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons directly on metal oxide surfaces

Science, 369(6503), 571-575, 2020

Zuzak R. Brandimarte P Olszowski P. Izydorczyk I. Markoulides M. Such B. Kolmer M. Szymonski M. Garcia-Lekue A. Sánchez-Portal D. Gourdon A. Godlewski S.

On-Surface Synthesis of Chlorinated Narrow Graphene Nanoribbon Organometallic Hybrids

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(24), 10290-7, 2020

Ko W. Kolmer M. Yan J.Q Pham A.D. Fu M.M. Lupke F. Okamoto S. Gai Z. Ganesh P. Li A.P.

Realizing gapped surface states in the magnetic topological insulator MnBi2-xSbxTe

Physical Review B, 102(11), 115402, 2020

Abadia M. Vasseur G. Kolmer M. Zajac L. Verdini A. Ortega J.E. Floreano L. Rogero C. Brede J.

Increase of Polymerization Yield on Titania by Surface Reduction

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(31), 16918-25, 2020

Briggs N. Bersch B. Wang Y. Jiang J. Koch R.J. Nayir N. Wang K. Kolmer M. Ko W. De La Fuente Duran A. Subramanian S. Dong C. Shallenberger J. Fu M. Zou Q. Chuang Y.-W. Gai Z. Li A.-P. Bostwick A. Jozwiak C. Chang C.-Z. Rotenberg E. Zhu J. van Duin A. Crespi V. Robinson J.A.

Atomically Thin, Half-van der Waals Metals enabled by Confinement Heteroepitaxy

Nature Materials, 19, 637–643, 2020

Ko W. Ma C. Nguyen G.D. Kolmer M. Li A.-P.

Atomic-Scale Manipulation and In Situ Characterization with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Advanced Functional Materials, 29(52), 1903770, 2019

Miettinen A. L. Nevius M. S. Ko W. Kolmer M. Li A.-P. Nair M.N. Kierren B. Moreau L. Conrad E.H. Tejeda A.

Edge states and ballistic transport in zigzag graphene ribbons: The role of SiC polytypes

Physical Review B, 100(4), 045425, 2019

Kolmer M. Brandimarte P. Lis J. Zuzak R. Godlewski S. Kawai H. Garcia-Lekue A. Lorente N. Frederiksen T. Joachim C. Sanchez-Portal D. Szymonski M.

Electronic transport in planar atomic-scale structures measured by two-probe scanning tunneling spectroscopy

Nature Communications, 10, 1573, 2019

Kolmer M. Zuzak R. Steiner A.K. Zajac L. Engelund M. Godlewski S. Szymonski M. Amsharov K.

Fluorine-programmed nanozipping to tailored nanographenes on rutile TiO2 surfaces

Science, 363, 57–60, 2019

Zuzak R.. Castro-Esteban J. Brandimarte P. Engelund M. Cobas A. Piatkowski P. Kolmer M. Pérez D. Guitián E. Szymonski M. Sánchez-Portal D. Godlewski S. Peña D.

Building a 22-ring nanographene by combining in-solution and on-surface syntheses

Chemical Communications, 54(73), 10256–10259, 2018

Zuzak R. Dorel R. Kolmer M. Szymonski M. Godlewski S. Echavarren A. M.

Higher Acenes by On-Surface Dehydrogenation: From Heptacene to Undecacene

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57, 10500 –10505, 2018

Godlewski, S. Engelund M. Peña D. Zuzak R. Kawai H. Kolmer M. Caeiro J. Guitian E. Vollhardt K.P. Sanchez-Portal D. Szymonski M. Pérez D.

Site-selective reversible Diels-Alder reaction between a biphenylene-based polyarene and a semiconductor surface

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20(16). 11037-11046, 2018

Kolmer M. Olszowski P. Zuzak R. Godlewski S. Joachim C. Szymonski M.

Two-probe STM experiments at the atomic level

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 29 (44), 444004, 2017

Soe W.H. Shirai Y. Durand C. Yonamine Y. Minami K. Bouju X. Kolmer M. Ariga K. Joachim C. Nakanishi W.

Conformation Manipulation and Motion of a Double Paddle Molecule on an Au(111) Surface

ACS Nano, 11 (10), 10357-10365, 2017

Zuzak R. Dorel R. Krawiec M. Such B. Kolmer M. Szymonski M. Echavarren A.M. Godlewski S.

Nonacene Generated by On-Surface Dehydrogenation

ACS Nano, 11 (9), 9321-9329, 2017

Godlewski S. Kawai H. Kolmer M. Zuzak R. Echavarren A.M. Joachim C. Szymonski M. Saeys M.

Single-Molecule Rotational Switch on a Dangling Bond Dimer Bearin

ACS Nano, 10 (9), 8499–8507, 2016

Engelund M. Godlewski S. Kolmer M.. Zuzak R. Such B. Frederiksen T. Szymonski M. Sanchez-Portal D.

The butterfly – a well-defined constant-current topography pattern on Si(001):H and Ge(001):H resulting from current-induced defect fluctuations

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 19309-19317, 2016

Godlewski S. Kawai H. Engelund M. Kolmer M. Zuzak R. Garcia-Lekue A. Novell-Leruth G. Echavarren A.M. Sanchez-Portal D. Joachim C. Saeys M.

Diels–Alder attachment of a planar organic molecule to a dangling bond dimer on a hydrogenated semiconductor surface

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics,18, 16757-16765, 2016

Godlewski S. Kolmer M. Engelund M. Kawai H. Zuzak R. Garcia-Lekue A. Saeys M. Echavarren A.M. Joachim C. Sanchez-Portal D. Szymonski M.

Interaction of a conjugated polyaromatic molecule with a single dangling bond quantum dot on a hydrogenated semiconductor

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18, 3854-3861, 2016

Yang J. Sordes D. Kolmer M. Martrou D. Joachim C.

Imaging, single atom contact and single atom manipulation at low temperature using the new ScientaOmicron LT-UHV-4 STM

The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics, 73(1), 10702, 2016

Wojtaszek M. Zuzak R. Godlewski S. Kolmer M. Lis J. Such B. Szymonski M.

Fermi level pinning at the Ge(001) surface-A case for non-standard explanation

Journal of Applied Physics, 118, 185703, 2015

Engelund M. Zuzak R.. Godlewski S. Kolmer M. Frederiksen T. García-Lekue A. Sánchez-Portal D. Szymonski M.

Tunneling spectroscopy of close-spaced dangling-bond pairs in Si(001):H

Scientific Reports, 5, 14496, 2015

Godlewski S. Kolmer M. Lis J. Zuzak R. Such B. Gren W. Szymonski M. Kantorovich L.

Dynamical behavior of a dangling bond dimer on a hydrogenated semiconductor: Ge(001):H

Physical Review B, 92, 115403, 2015

Kolmer M. Zuzak R. Dridi G. Godlewski S. Joachim C. Szymonski M.

Realization of a Quantum Hamiltonian Boolean logic gate on the Si(001):H surface

Nanoscale, 7, 12325–12330, 2015

Kolmer M. Zuzak R. Zebari A.A.A. Godlewski S. Jakub S. Prauzner-Bechcicki J.S. Piskorz W. Zasada F. Sojka Z. Bleger D. Hecht S. Szymonski M.

On-surface polymerization on a semiconducting oxide: aryl halide coupling controlled by surface hydroxyl groups on rutile TiO2(011)

Chemical Communications, 51, 11276-11279, 2015

Zebari A.A.A. Kolmer M. Prauzner-Bechcicki J.S.

Characterization of PTCDA nanocrystals onGe(001):H-(2×1)surfaces

Applied Surface Science, 332, 403–408, 2015

Kolmer M. Godlewski S. Zuzak R. Wojtaszek M. Rauer C. Thuaire A. Hartmann J.M. Moriceau H. Joachim C. Szymonski M.

Atomic scale fabrication of dangling bond structures on hydrogen passivated Si(001) wafers processed and nanopackaged in a clean room environment

Applied Surface Science, 288, 83– 89, 2014

Zebari A.A.A. Kolmer M. Prauzner-Bechcicki J.S.

STM tip-assisted engineering of molecular nanostructures: PTCDA islands on Ge(001):H surfaces

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 4, 927–932, 2013

Kolmer M. Zebari A.A.A. Goryl M. Buatier de Mongeot F. Zasada F. Piskorz W. Pietrzyk P. Sojka Z. Krok F. Szymonski M.

Temperature-dependent orientation of self-organized nanopatterns on ion-irradiated TiO2(110)

Physical Review B, 88, 195427, 2013

Godlewski S. Kolmer M. Kawai H. Such B Zuzak R. Saeys M. De Mendoza P. Echavarren A.M. Joachim C. Szymonski M.

Contacting a conjugated molecule with a surface dangling bond dimer on a Ge(001):H surface allows imaging of the hidden ground electronic state

ACS Nano, 7 (11), 10105-10111, 2013

Kolmer M. Zebari A.A.A. Prauzner-Bechcicki J.S. Piskorz W. Zasada F. Godlewski S. Such B. Sojka Z. Szymonski M.

Polymerization of polyanthrylene on a titanium dioxide (011)-(2x1) surface

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 52, 10300 –10303, 2013

Kolmer M. Godlewski S. Lis J. Such B. Kantorovich L. Szymonski M.

Construction of atomic-scale logic gates on a surface of hydrogen passivated germanium

Microelectronic Engineering, 109, 262–265, 2013

Kolmer M. Godlewski S. Kawai H. Such B. Krok F. Saeys M. Joachim C. Szymonski M.

Electronic properties of STM-constructed dangling-bond dimer lines on a Ge(001)-(2×1):H surface

Physical Review B, 86, 125307, 2012

Goryl M. Budzioch J. Krok F. Wojtaszek M. Kolmer M. Walczak L. Konior J. Gnecco E. Szymonski M.

Probing atomic-scale friction on reconstructed surfaces of single-crystal semiconductors

Physical Review B, 85, 085308, 2012