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Manfra Group welcomes Dr. Colin Avogadri
July 10, 2023 Manfra Group is excited to welcome Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dr. Colin Avogadri, to the team!
Azure Quantum: Accelerating Scientific Discovery
June 21, 2023 Microsoft announces new advances to Azure Quantum aimed at accelerating scientific discovery including Azure Quantum Elements and Copilot in Azure Quantum, and that we have achieved the first milestone towards a quantum supercomputer. Azure Quantum: Accelerating Scientific Discovery
Prof. Michael J. Manfra - 2023 IEEE 73rd ECTC Keynote Speaker
May 31, 2023 Prof. Manfra discussed the current state of quantum computing from a hardware perspective, listing the challenges and opportunities ranging from the basic choice of qubit platform, through scalable control and readout, to system architecture for the The 73rd ECTC (IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference), held in Orlando, Florida from May 30th […]
Manfra Group joins Purdue's Nanoscience Expo
April 14, 2023 The Manfra group's Microsoft quantum lab got to give back to the next generation of scientists and discuss the next generation of computing at the Birck Nanotechnology Center's 2023 Nanoscience Expo!
Open Position // Molecular Beam Epitaxy Engineer
February 24, 2023 The Quantum Semiconductor Systems Group at Purdue University under the direction of Prof. Michael J. Manfra is searching for a full-time Molecular Beam Epitaxy Engineer to drive innovation in our III-V semiconductor molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth facilities. Interest candidates can read more details and apply at Purdue – Careers.
Purdue News // Manfra Group heterostructures support predictions of counterpropagating charged edge modes at the
v=2/3 fractional quantum Hall stateFebruary 20, 2023 The Manfra Group is in the news for their recent work, Half-Integer Conductance Plateau at the ν=2/3 Fractional Quantum Hall State in a Quantum Point Contact, published in Physical Review Letters Vol. 130, Iss. 7. Check out the Purdue News Article, Heterostructures developed at Purdue support predictions of counterpropagating charged edge modes […]
v=2/3 fractional quantum Hall stateEditor's Pick // Physical Review Letters Vol. 130, Iss. 7
February 17, 2023 The Manfra Group publication, "Half-Integer Conductance Plateau at the ν=2/3 Fractional Quantum Hall State in a Quantum Point Contact" [PDF], chosen as an editor's pick in Physical Review Letters Vol. 130, Iss. 7 [journals.aps.org/prl/issues/130/7]. Congratulations, James Nakamura, Shuang Liang, Geoff Gardner, and Michael J. Manfra!
Manfra Group welcomes Ramon Guerrero-Suarez
January 9, 2023 Manfra Group is excited to welcome PhD student researcher, Ramon Guerrero-Suarez, to the team!
Congratulations to Brandon Dzuba for his publication in the Journal of Applied Physics
November 1, 2022 The Manfra group congratulates Brandon Dzuba on his recent publication! Elimination of remnant phases in low-temperature growth of wurtzite ScAlN by molecular-beam epitaxy Brandon Dzuba, Trang Nguyen, Amrita Sen, Rosa E. Diaz, Megha Dubey, Mukesh Bachhav, Janelle P. Wharry, Michael J. Manfra, and Oana Malis Journal of Applied Physics (2022) doi.org/10.1063/5.0118075 [PDF]
Congratulations to Sara Metti for her publication in Physical Review B
October 17, 2022 The Manfra group congratulates Sara Metti on her first publication! Spin-orbit coupling and electron scattering in high-quality InSb1-xAsx quantum wells S. Metti, C. Thomas, D. Xiao, and M. J. Manfra Physical Review B (2022) doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.165304 [PDF]