September 27, 2024 Congratulations to Quantum Semiconductor System Group alumni, Prof. Qi Qian, for being named an MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific finalist! She is being recognized for providing transformative applications in the field of quantum devices. We look forward to her continued success.
July 26, 2024 Congratulations on passing your School of Electrical and Computer Engineering preliminary exam, Matthew Mann! We'll look forward to your defense.
July 12, 2024 Congratulations to Shuang Liang on a successful PhD defense! Your hard work and passion were evident in your thesis, “Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth and Enhancement of Device Stability for Characterizing Mesoscopic Physics in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures”. We look forward to your future contributions to the scientific community.
May 21, 2024 The Quantum Insider has named Purdue University in the 20 Top Universities For Quantum Computing Research! The article specifically recognizes Prof. Michael Manfra and the research he drives as a leader in quantum materials and devices.
April 02, 2024 Our warmest congratulations to Teng Zhang! Your dedication and hard work shone through during your successful defense of “Investigation on the two-dimensional electron gas InAs quantum wells coupled to epitaxial aluminum for exploration of topological superconductivity." We look forward to your future contributions to the scientific community.
December 11, 2023 The Manfra group congratulates Sara Metti on her recent publication! Electronic g factor and tunable spin-orbit coupling in a gate-defined InSbAs quantum dot S. Metti, C. Thomas, and M. J. Manfra Physics Review B (2023) doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.108.235306 [PDF] FIG. 1. b. (left) Model of the device design with dual layer gates insulated with […]
November 15, 2023 We are thrilled to announce and extend our heartfelt congratulations to Sara Metti on the successful defense of her thesis! Sara's dedication, hard work, and intellectual prowess have truly shone throughout her academic journey, and her defense marks a significant milestone in her scholarly endeavors.
October 23, 2023 Check out American Physical Society viewpoint by Steven H. Simon, Fractional Jumps in Quantum Hall Interferometer, which focuses on the Manfra group's most recent Physical Review X publication (10.1103/PhysRevX.13.041012).
October 23, 2023 Check out Purdue News article, Purdue physicists develop experimental techniques to expose various flavors of anyons, which focuses on the Manfra group's most recent Physical Review X publication (10.1103/PhysRevX.13.041012). 10.1103/PhysRevX.13.041012 FIG. 1. (a) False-color SEM image of an interferometer with the same dimensions as the device used in our experiment. Red lines […]
October 1, 2023 The Manfra Group wishes Dr. James Nakamura all the best as Northrop Grumman's newest Principal Transformational Physicist.