Irfan Siddiqi
       
LBNL Faculty Scientist
Professor of Physics
Univ. of California, Berkeley

irfan_siddiqi@berkeley.edu
phone: 510-642-5620

Education
B.A.  Physics and Chemistry, Harvard University
Ph.D. Applied Physics, Yale University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University

Major Awards
2006   George E. Valley Jr. prize of the American Physics Society

General Research Interests
This group investigates the quantum coherence of various condensed matter systems ranging from microscopic nanomagnets such as single molecule magnets to complex macroscopic electrical circuits. To measure the electric and magnetic properties of these quantum systems, we are developing novel microwave frequency quantum-noise-limited amplifiers based on superconducting Josephson junctions formed by both oxide tunnel barriers and carbon nanotube weak links. Current topics of research include the dependence of quantum coherence on system complexity, the non-equilibrium quantum statistical mechanics of non-linear oscillators, the quantum coherence of single molecules, and topological architectures for maximum coherence in superconducting circuits.

MSD Research Projects:
Quantifying the Quantum Backaction of a Non-linear Dispersive Measurement  (LDRD)

Personal website: http://physics.berkeley.edu/research/siddiqi