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Steven L. Tait (Born May 7th, 1978, Mesa, Arizona) is a physical chemist at Indiana University Bloomington. He leads his own research group specializing in surface chemistry. His research focuses on the self-assembly of organic building blocks in nano-scale surface structures, which has potential to lead to new technologies in a variety of fields, such as molecular electronics and catalysis. Tait is also an editor of Surface Science Reports, and is an adjunct professor who teaches general and physical chemistry.

Early Life and Education
Steven Tait was born on May 7, 1978 in Mesa, Arizona. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Physics at Brigham Young University in 2000. In 2005, he obtained his PhD in Physical Chemistry at the University of Washington, supervised by Charlie Campbell in Chemistry and Sam Fain in Physics. After completing his PhD, Tait conducted his postdoctorate in the department of Prof. Klaus Kern at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, Germany.

Career
Tait has worked as a Principal Investigator and an adjunct professor at Indiana University Bloomington since 2013. His research combines growth kinetics and materials characterization with the supramolecular organization of organic and inorganic chemistry.

Awards and Honors

 * 2016 Chapter Prairie Award from the American Vacuum Society
 * 2014 Indiana University Outstanding Junior Faculty Award