Bret Benally Thompson

About

Bret Benally Thompson, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology, and Palliative Care at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He completed his MD at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine and his residency in Family Medicine at Alaska Family Medicine in Anchorage, Alaska, followed by a fellowship in Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Dr. Thompson specializes in inpatient palliative medicine, with clinical interests including symptom management, communication, and palliative care for patients facing serious illness. He serves as the Director of Indigenous Health and Cultural Guidance for the Native American Center of Health at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, where he recruits and mentors Native American, Alaska Native, and non-Native students interested in Native American health. Dr. Thompson is actively involved in efforts to increase the representation of Native Americans and Alaska Natives in health professions and to address healthcare disparities in these communities through program development and research. He has held leadership roles such as the former National Clinical Lead for Palliative Care for the Indian Health Service and serves on various professional organizations, including the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American Indian Cancer Foundation. In 2015, he received the Ely S. Parker…

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Engineering
• Chemistry
• Optoelectronics
• Ecology
• Materials science
• Telecommunications
• Organic chemistry
• Process engineering

Selected publications

• Solution Growth of Single Crystal Methylammonium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanostructures for Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Applications

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2015-04-14 · 411 citations

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  Understanding crystal growth and improving material quality is important for improving semiconductors for electronic, optoelectronic, and photovoltaic applications. Amidst the surging interest in solar cells based on hybrid organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites and the exciting progress in device performance, improved understanding and better control of the crystal growth of these perovskites could further boost their optoelectronic and photovoltaic performance. Here, we report new insights…

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• Ionization of High-Density Deep Donor Defect States Explains the Low Photovoltage of Iron Pyrite Single Crystals

  Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2014-11-15 · 115 citations

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  Iron pyrite (FeS2) is considered a promising earth-abundant semiconductor for solar energy conversion with the potential to achieve terawatt-scale deployment. However, despite extensive efforts and progress, the solar conversion efficiency of iron pyrite remains below 3%, primarily due to a low open circuit voltage (VOC). Here we report a comprehensive investigation on {100}-faceted n-type iron pyrite single crystals to understand its puzzling low VOC. We utilized electrical transport, optical s…

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• The XyloTron: Flexible, Open-Source, Image-Based Macroscopic Field Identification of Wood Products

  Frontiers in Plant Science · 2020 · 55 citations

  Forests, estimated to contain two thirds of the world's biodiversity, face existential threats due to illegal logging and land conversion. Efforts to combat illegal logging and to support sustainable value chains are hampered by a critical lack of affordable and scalable technologies for field-level inspection of wood and wood products. To meet this need we present the XyloTron, a complete, self-contained, multi-illumination, field-deployable, open-source platform for field imaging and identific…

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• Measurement of Ultrafast Excitonic Dynamics of Few-Layer MoS₂ Using State-Selective Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy

  ACS Nano · 2015-11-03 · 40 citations

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  We report the first coherent multidimensional spectroscopy study of a MoS2 film. A four-layer sample of MoS2 was synthesized on a silica substrate by a simplified sulfidation reaction and characterized by absorption and Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. State-selective coherent multidimensional spectroscopy (CMDS) on the as-prepared MoS2 film resolved the dynamics of a series of diagonal and cross-peak features involving the spin-orbit split A and…

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• Exploring Electronic Structure and Order in Polymers via Single-Particle Microresonator Spectroscopy

  Nano Letters · 2018-01-29 · 34 citations

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  PEDOT: PSS, a transparent electrically conductive polymer, finds widespread use in electronic devices. While empirical efforts have increased conductivity, a detailed understanding of the coupled electronic and morphological landscapes in PEDOT:PSS has lagged due to substantial structural heterogeneity on multiple length-scales. We use an optical microresonator-based absorption spectrometer to perform single-particle measurements, providing a bottom-up examination of electronic structure and mor…

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Frequent coauthors

• John C. Wright

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  11 shared

• Daniel D. Kohler

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  6 shared

• Kyle F. Sunden

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  4 shared

• Alex C. Wiedenhoeft

  Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

  4 shared

• Song Jin

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  3 shared

• Robert J. Hamers

  3 shared

• Richard Soares

  Forest Products Laboratory

  2 shared

• Melinda J. Shearer

  2 shared

Education

• M.D., School of Medicine

  University of Minnesota School of Medicine

• M.D., Family Medicine

  Alaska Family Medicine

• Other, Family Medicine

  Providence Alaska Medical Center

• Other, Palliative Care and Hospice Medicine

  Providence Alaska Medical Center

Awards & honors

• Ely S. Parker Award (2015)
• Physician of the Year by the Association of American Indian…

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