Paul Szypryt
Research Faculty
- Ph.D. (2017) • Physics • University of California, Santa Barbara
- M.A. (2014) • Physics • University of California, Santa Barbara
- B.S. (2011) • Applied & Engineering Physics • Cornell University
- Research Faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder & Affiliate at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Working with the Quantum Sensors Group at NIST to develop the next generation of low temperature detectors and associated cryogenic readout technologies.
Examples of superconducting detector and readout technologies. The top panel shows a 20,000 pixel array of microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) developed for the MKID Exoplanet Camera (MEC). The bottom panel shows a prototype kinetic inductance current sensor (KICS) readout demonstration of an optical to near-infrared transition edge sensor (TES). Both technologies have promise for future optical and near-infrared space missions, such as the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO).
- Superconducting, quantum sensors for applications in observational and laboratory astrophysics, quantum information, beamline science, nanostructure imaging, and more.
- Microwave kinetic inductance detector (MKID) and transition-edge sensor (TES) development for single photon optical and x-ray detection.
- Cryogenic multiplexing technologies for low temperature detector readout, including the novel kinetic inductance current sensor (KICS).
- Advancing the field of superconducting, low temperature detectors through cutting-edge research, extensive community collaboration, and mentorship for newcomers to the field.
- Utilizing the surge in quantum technology research to develop new precision measurement paradigms for physics/astrophysics applications.
- Growing collaborations to explore potential measurements using quantum sensors in previously unrealized application spaces.