PI
Bio:
2025 - Onward: Research Staff Member, IBM Quantum
2022 - 2025: Assistant Professor, Physics & EE, University of Kansas
2019 - 2022: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Physics, University of Washington
2017 - 2019: SNSF Fellow and Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics, University of Washington
2013 - 2017: Doctoral Assistant, Institute of Electrical and Microengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Education:
PhD in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 2017, distinguished by EPFL EDMI PhD thesis distinction award and Gilbert Hausmann PhD thesis award
MSc in Applied Physics & Mathematics, Phystech, 2011, Moscow
BSc in Applied Physics & Mathematics, Phystech, 2009, Moscow
Lab Members
Vito Andolini
Luke Ryan
Ryan Spencer
Darya Moiny
Alumni
Principal Investigator:
Dmitry Ovchinnikov (Nov 2022 - July 2025) - moved to IBM Quantum in the role of Research Staff Member
Graduate students:
Vivek Jain (December 2023 - July 2025) - proceeds with graduate school at KU, joined Zhao Lab.
Salman Ahsanullah (July 2023 - Jan 2025) - proceeds with graduate school at KU, joined Zhao Lab.
Undergraduate students:
Darel Pates (May 2024 - July 2025) - graduated from KU, proceeds with his PhD at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Abishai Mathai (April 2023 - July 2025) - proceeds with his studies and research at KU.
Jared Madsen (April 2023 - July 2025) - part-time student at KU.
Alex Guardiola (June 2023 - July 2025) - graduated from KU, proceeds with his career at the Peace Corps.
Julian Gutierrez (May 2024 - July 2024) - He proceeds with his studies at KU.
Hyunje Kim (March 2024 - May 2024) - graduated from KU.
Ben Phillips (Jan 2023 - May 2024) is pursuing his degree at KU. Ben was the very first student at KU to join our (young) lab, and we wish him all the best!
Braden Troyer (Sep 2023 - Nov 2023) - He proceeds with his studies at KU.
Geena Vargas (June 2023 - Aug 2023) - Summer REU student.
Perse Shipley (Jan 2023 - May 2023) - Graduated from KU.
Joaquin Vargas Reyes (Jan 2023 - May 2023) - Graduated from KU, now at Samsung (TX, USA)
Lily Tackett (June 2024 - December 2024) is pursuing her degree at KU.