Divine Kumah is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Duke University. He received his B.S in Physics from Southern University, Baton Rouge, and a Ph.D in Applied Physics from the University of Michigan in 2009. His postdoctoral research work was performed at the Center for Research in Interface and Surface Phenomena at Yale University. Prior to joining Duke in 2023, he was an Associate Professor in the Physics department at North Carolina State University. His research interests are in experimental condensed matter physics and aim to understand the novel electronic and magnetic properties that emerge at the interfaces between crystalline materials. He has received several awards including the National Science Foundation Career Award and the 2022 Oxide Electronics Prize for Excellency in Research.