Van Harlingen and Tessmer Groups, 2019
Dale Van Harlingen
dvh@illinois.edu
dvh@illinois.edu
Principal Investigator
Guang Yue
gyue@illinois.edu
gyue@illinois.edu
Research Scientist
Gilbert Arias
grarias2@illinois.edu
grarias2@illinois.edu
Graduate Student
Jessica Montone
montone2@illinois.edu
montone2@illinois.edu
Graduate Student
Drew Wild
dgwild2@illinois.edu
dgwild2@illinois.edu
Graduate Student
Sam Cross
jscross3@illinois.edu
jscross3@illinois.edu
Graduate Student
Past Members
David Hamilton
Ph.D. 2019, “Exploring exotic superconducting order in La-based cuprate materials using Josephson interferometry”
Ph.D. 2019, “Exploring exotic superconducting order in La-based cuprate materials using Josephson interferometry”
Industrial Scientist, Intel, Portland, OR
drhamil2@illinois.edu
drhamil2@illinois.edu
Kenneth Schlax
Ph.D. 2018, “Pyrochlore Spin Ice Dysprosium Titanate: Investigating a Platform for Monopole Quasiparticles”
Ph.D. 2018, “Pyrochlore Spin Ice Dysprosium Titanate: Investigating a Platform for Monopole Quasiparticles”
Melbourne, AUS
schlax2@illinois.edu
schlax2@illinois.edu
Erik Huemiller
Ph.D. 2018, “Probing Proximity Induced Superconductivity in Nb-Bi2Se3 Bilayers with Low-temperature Transport and Josephson Interferometry”
Ph.D. 2018, “Probing Proximity Induced Superconductivity in Nb-Bi2Se3 Bilayers with Low-temperature Transport and Josephson Interferometry”
Senior Research Scientist, Inprentus, Champaign, IL
huemill2@illinois.edu
huemill2@illinois.edu
Can Zhang
Ph.D. 2018, “Investigation of current-phase relation in topological insulator Josephson junction”
Ph.D. 2018, “Investigation of current-phase relation in topological insulator Josephson junction”
Industrial Scientist, Intel, Portland, OR
czhang14@illinois.edu
czhang14@illinois.edu
Adam Weis
Ph.D. 2017, “Resistance fluctuation spectroscopy and other transport behavior in lanthanum barium copper oxide”
Ph.D. 2017, “Resistance fluctuation spectroscopy and other transport behavior in lanthanum barium copper oxide”
NIST Boulder, Boulder, CO
weis2@illinois.edu
weis2@illinois.edu
Chris Nugroho
Ph.D. 2015, “Low frequency critical current noise and two level system defects in Josephson junctions”
Ph.D. 2015, “Low frequency critical current noise and two level system defects in Josephson junctions”
Intel, Portland, OR
chris.nugroho@gmail.com
chris.nugroho@gmail.com
Juan Atkinson
Ph.D. 2014, “Probing the superconducting order parameter of Iron-based superconductors through the Josephson effect”
Ph.D. 2014, “Probing the superconducting order parameter of Iron-based superconductors through the Josephson effect”
ZEISS Microscopy, Portland, OR
juan.atkinson@gmail.com
juan.atkinson@gmail.com
Martin Stehno
Ph.D. 2013, “Investigations of nonlocal transport and current noise in mesoscopic normal metal-superconductor hybrid structures”
Ph.D. 2013, “Investigations of nonlocal transport and current noise in mesoscopic normal metal-superconductor hybrid structures”
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Würzburg
mstehno.work@gmail.com
mstehno.work@gmail.com
Mark Wistrom
Ph.D. 2012, “Imaging vortices in superconducting weakly coupled arrays”
Ph.D. 2012, “Imaging vortices in superconducting weakly coupled arrays”
Amazon, Palo Alto, CA
mwistrom@gmail.com
mwistrom@gmail.com
Dan Bahr
Ph.D. 2011, “Probing the chiral domain structure and dynamics in Sr2RuO4 with nanoscale Josephson junctions”
Ph.D. 2011, “Probing the chiral domain structure and dynamics in Sr2RuO4 with nanoscale Josephson junctions”
Intel, Portland, OR
bahr.dj@gmail.com
bahr.dj@gmail.com
Joel Strand
Ph.D. 2010, “Determining the superconducting order parameter of UPt3 with Josephson junction interferometry”
Ph.D. 2010, “Determining the superconducting order parameter of UPt3 with Josephson junction interferometry”
Northrup-Grumman, Baltimore, MD
joel.strand@gmail.com
joel.strand@gmail.com
Micah Stoutimore
Ph.D. 2009, “Non-Sinusoidal Current -Phase Relations in Superconductor-Ferromagnet-Superconductor Josephson Junctions”
Ph.D. 2009, “Non-Sinusoidal Current -Phase Relations in Superconductor-Ferromagnet-Superconductor Josephson Junctions”
Northrup-Grumman, Baltimore, MD
micah.stoutimore@gmail.com
micah.stoutimore@gmail.com
Madalina Colci-O’Hara
Ph.D. 2009, “Investigations of Crossed Andreev Reflection in Hybrid Superconductor-Ferromagnet Structures”
Ph.D. 2009, “Investigations of Crossed Andreev Reflection in Hybrid Superconductor-Ferromagnet Structures”
Institute for Defense Analyses, Washington, DC
mcolci@gmail.com
mcolci@gmail.com
David Caplan
Ph.D. 2009, “Electronic Noise Studies of Underdoped High Temperature Superconductors”
Ph.D. 2009, “Electronic Noise Studies of Underdoped High Temperature Superconductors”
Black Rock Financials, London, UK
david.caplan@blackrock.com
david.caplan@blackrock.com
Francoise Kidwingira
Ph.D. 2007, “Superconducting Order Parameter Domains in Sr2RuO4 Probed by Josephson Interferometry”
Ph.D. 2007, “Superconducting Order Parameter Domains in Sr2RuO4 Probed by Josephson Interferometry”
Research Scientist, DCG Systems, Richardson, TX
fkidwingira@gmail.com
fkidwingira@gmail.com
Trevis Crane
Ph.D. 2005, “Low-frequency 1/F Noise: Low Temperature Measurements and Effect on Superconducting Qubit Dephasing”
Ph.D. 2005, “Low-frequency 1/F Noise: Low Temperature Measurements and Effect on Superconducting Qubit Dephasing”
Systems Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Chicago, IL
trevis.crane@ngc.com
trevis.crane@ngc.com
Sergey Frolov
Ph.D. 2005, “Current-Phase Relations of Josephson Junctions with Ferromagnetic Barriers”
Ph.D. 2005, “Current-Phase Relations of Josephson Junctions with Ferromagnetic Barriers”
Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
frolovsm@pitt.edu
frolovsm@pitt.edu
Tony Bonetti
Ph.D. 2002, “Fabrication and Electronic Transport Properties of Underdoped High Temperature Superconductor Nanowires”
Ph.D. 2002, “Fabrication and Electronic Transport Properties of Underdoped High Temperature Superconductor Nanowires”
Engineering Manager, Finistart Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
joseph.bonetti@yahoo.com
joseph.bonetti@yahoo.com
William Neils
Ph.D. 2002, “Josephson Interferometry Measurements in High-Tc Grain Boundary Junctions”
Ph.D. 2002, “Josephson Interferometry Measurements in High-Tc Grain Boundary Junctions”
Physicist, Quantum Design Inc, San Diego, CA
wneils@qdusa.com
wneils@qdusa.com
Adele Ruosi
Visiting Researcher 2001-2002
Visiting Researcher 2001-2002
Researcher, University of Naples, Italy
Adele.Ruosi@na.infn.it
Adele.Ruosi@na.infn.it
Kevin Osborn
Ph.D. 2001, “Superfluid Density Measurements of the Superconducting Phase Transition in Epitaxially-Grown BSCCO-2212 Films”
Ph.D. 2001, “Superfluid Density Measurements of the Superconducting Phase Transition in Epitaxially-Grown BSCCO-2212 Films”
Industrial Scientist, Laboratory for Physical Sciences, College Park, MD
osborn@lps.umd.edu
osborn@lps.umd.edu
Joseph Hilliard
Ph.D. 2001, “Conductivity and interferometry experiments on YBCO/Pb ramp-edge Josephson junctions”
Ph.D. 2001, “Conductivity and interferometry experiments on YBCO/Pb ramp-edge Josephson junctions”
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Raytheon, Tewksbury, MA
joseph_hilliard@raytheon.com
joseph_hilliard@raytheon.com
Britton Plourde
Ph.D. 2000, “Vortex distributions and dynamics in superconductor near surface and sample edges studied by SSM and critical current measurements”
Ph.D. 2000, “Vortex distributions and dynamics in superconductor near surface and sample edges studied by SSM and critical current measurements”
Professor of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
bplourde@syr.edu
bplourde@syr.edu
Brian Yanoff
Ph.D. 2000, “Temperature Dependence of the Low Temperature Penetration Depth in the Unconventional Superconductor Sr2RuO4“
Ph.D. 2000, “Temperature Dependence of the Low Temperature Penetration Depth in the Unconventional Superconductor Sr2RuO4“
Research Scientist, General Electric, Schenectady, NY
yanoff@crd.ge.com
yanoff@crd.ge.com
David Wollman
Ph.D. 1996, “Experimental determination of the symmetry of the superconducting pairing state in YBCO”
Ph.D. 1996, “Experimental determination of the symmetry of the superconducting pairing state in YBCO”
Staff Scientist, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
wollman@nist.gov
wollman@nist.gov
Stuart Tessmer
Ph.D. 1995, “Quasiparticle bound states in normal metal/superconductor structures probed by scanning tunneling microscopy”
Ph.D. 1995, “Quasiparticle bound states in normal metal/superconductor structures probed by scanning tunneling microscopy”
Associate Professor of Physics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
tessmer@pa.msu.edu
tessmer@pa.msu.edu
Joe Walko
Ph.D. 1995, “Photon-induced vortex-antivortex pair creation in superconducting films”
Ph.D. 1995, “Photon-induced vortex-antivortex pair creation in superconducting films”
Industrial Scientist, IBM, Burlington, VT
joswalko@us.ibm.com
joswalko@us.ibm.com
Subashri Rao
Ph.D. 1994, “Effect of disorder on the vortex dynamics in superconducting Josephson junction arrays and clusters”
Ph.D. 1994, “Effect of disorder on the vortex dynamics in superconducting Josephson junction arrays and clusters”
Goal Alignment Generalist, Nestle, Baltimore, MD
sv24rao@yahoo.com
sv24rao@yahoo.com
Ralph Schweinfurth
Ph.D. 1994, “Growth, fabrication, and measurements of superconducting BKBO thin films and devices”
Ph.D. 1994, “Growth, fabrication, and measurements of superconducting BKBO thin films and devices”
Industrial Scientist, Intel, San Jose, CA
ralph.a.schweinfurth@intel.com
ralph.a.schweinfurth@intel.com
Jui Tien
Ph.D. 1994, “Current-voltage characteristics of linear chains of submicron Josephson Tunnel junctions”
Ph.D. 1994, “Current-voltage characteristics of linear chains of submicron Josephson Tunnel junctions”
Industrial Scientist, Intel, San Jose, CA
Lan Vu
Ph.D. 1993, “Studies of magnetic vortices in superconductor networks and clusters by scanning SQUID microscopy”
Ph.D. 1993, “Studies of magnetic vortices in superconductor networks and clusters by scanning SQUID microscopy”
CEO, Web Office, Inc., Austin, TX
lanvu@webofficenow.com
lanvu@webofficenow.com
Fred Sharifi
Ph.D. 1989, “Thermal activation and macroscopic quantum phenomena in superconducting devices”
Ph.D. 1989, “Thermal activation and macroscopic quantum phenomena in superconducting devices”
Staff Scientist, Intellectual Ventures, Bellevue, WA
fsharifi@intven.com
fsharifi@intven.com
Gene Hilton
Ph.D. 1989, “Non-equilibrium excitations in superconducting aluminum and high temperature superconducting devices”
Ph.D. 1989, “Non-equilibrium excitations in superconducting aluminum and high temperature superconducting devices”
Staff Scientist, NIST, Boulder, CO
ghilton@boulder.nist.gov
ghilton@boulder.nist.gov
Kendall Springer
Ph.D. 1988, “Phase dynamics and magnetic field response of proximity-coupled superconductor arrays”
Ph.D. 1988, “Phase dynamics and magnetic field response of proximity-coupled superconductor arrays”
Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
kendall@lanl.gov
kendall@lanl.gov
Ron Wakai
Ph.D. 1987, “Fluctuations in dc SQUIDs: quantum noise effects, low frequency noise, and single electron trapping”
Ph.D. 1987, “Fluctuations in dc SQUIDs: quantum noise effects, low frequency noise, and single electron trapping”
Associate Professor of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
wakai@macc.wisc.edu
wakai@macc.wisc.edu