I currently lead a team of scientists in the study of nanoscale quantum dots, which we operate as high-performing qubits for next-generation quantum information applications.Skills/SpecialtiesINTERPERSONAL: Extensive experience mentoring & training staff; adept at fostering a collaborative environment within & across teams; effective communicator of experimental procedures and findings, whether in written reports, academic conferences, or team meetings SPIN QUBITS: Multivariate design of experiments to determine error mechanism root-causes; characterization of contributions to error and coherence lifetimes; coherent spectroscopy of exchange-based electron interactions in Si quantum dotsPROGRAMMING: Python, SQL, Igor, MathematicaOPTICS: Building custom microscope systems, ultrafast pump-probe, second-harmonic generation, photoluminescence, and photoluminescence-excitation spectroscopies, fiber opticsMATERIALS: Electron beam lithography, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, chemical vapor deposition, electron beam evaporationADDITIONAL: Dilution refrigerator operation, arbitrary waveform generators, superconducting magnets, metal machining, cryogen handling, closed-cycle cryostats, rf & acousto-optic modulators, lock-in amplifiers, neutron detector construction
Listed skills include Physics, Mathematica, Spectroscopy, Matlab, and 19 others.
