Mike S. Arnold is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at UW-Madison. He earned a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign before completing a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University and postdoctoral research in Electrical Engineering and Physics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests include all things graphene, from novel synthesis techniques to fabrication of next-generation nanoelectronics. In his free time, he enjoys running, hiking, eating Babcock Dairy quadruple scoops, and spending time with his wife and children.