Stanford University Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers NSF CAREER Award Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World Seth Ariel Tongay is an American materials engineer internationally recognized for next-generation semiconductor manufacturing towards civilian and national security applications[1][2].

From 2019-2023, his work has seen him identified as one of the most influential researchers over the past decade by Clarivate Analytics and Web of Science.

[11] He earned doctorate degree at the University of Florida where he studied materials physics working with Prof. Dr. Arthur F. Hebard[12] and a postdoctoral fellowship in materials science and engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford with Prof. Dr. Junqiao Wu.

[13] He is known for his patent integrating conductive graphene into flexible displays, solar cells, and touch screens.

[17][18][19] His research often uses alloying, defects engineering, dopants, and manufacturing techniques to create a new set of functionalities.