Professor Carl V. Thompson and his students carry out research on thin films and nanostructures for use in microsystems and nanosystems, especially electronic, electromechanical, and electrochemical systems. All projects focus on kinetic phenomena that control structure evolution and include both experiments and modeling. Research topics include templated solid-state dewetting of thin films and nanostructures for plasmonic and photonic devices, the reliability of GaN-based high electron mobility transistors and light emitting diodes, and interconnected reliability in both 2D and 3D integrated circuits, as well as heterogeneously integrated systems more broadly. Other recent research includes new materials and designs for integrated thin film batteries and morphological stability of single crystal nanowires.