Michael Hatridge is an Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his B.S. from Texas A&M University and Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley under the supervision of John Clarke. He was a postdoctoral associate at Yale University, working with Michel Devoret on topics including quantum measurement, parametric amplification, and bath engineering. His current work focuses on the use of parametric drives to generate quantum controls, including single- and multi-qubit gates and engineered baths, and quantum circuits, including quantum-limited parametric amplifiers and modular quantum computers. He is a recipient of the Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship, the NSF CAREER Award, the Sloan Research Fellowship, and the 2021 U. Pittsburgh Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award. Find his CV here.

Fun Fact: Michael deeply enjoys history, trivia, puns, and toy poodles.

Contact: hatridge at pitt.edu

Jacob Repicky is a postdoctoral associate, originally from just outside Pittsburgh. He received his B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University where he studied topological magnetic states in complex material systems using spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy under the supervision of Jay Gupta. He recently joined Hatlab and will be working on modular quantum computing experiments.

Fun Fact: Jacob enjoys playing golf and is an avid coffee drinker/amateur barista.

Contact: jjr145 at pitt.edu

Maria Mucci is a seventh-year graute student, originally from Stony Brook, New York. She did her undergraduate years at Boston University where she focused on biophysics research. In the Hatlab, she works on creating interesting states of light using parametric couplings to manipulate qubit states.

Fun Fact: In her free time, Maria enjoys exploring Pittsburgh on bike in search of coffee and pizza.

Contact: mmm242 at pitt.edu

Ryan Kaufman is a fifth-year graduate student in Hatlab, and was born and raised just outside of Pittsburgh. He is a Pitt engineering graduate who focused on optics and photonics in undergrad. In the lab, he is working on quantum-limited amplifier design, fabrication, and measurement.

Fun Fact: In his free time he enjoys climbing and hiking.

Contact: rrk26 at pitt.edu

Param Patel is a fifth-year graduate student in Hatlab from New Jersey. He spent his undergraduate years at Rutgers University working with graphene and now spends his time on qubit measurements and fabricating better tantalum-based qubits.

Fun Fact: In his free time, Param enjoys hunting cryptids like the Wendigo and Jersey Devil. He recently discovered, to his chagrin, that is not possible to use lemon-infused honey to homebrew lemon flavored mead.

Contact: pjp53 at pitt.edu

Mingkang Xia is a fifth-year graduate student in Hatlab from Guangzhou, China, a city known for its delicious food and beautiful flowers. He graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) where he studied atomic physics. In the lab, he works on the design and measurement of new 3-wave mixing based quantum gates and improving qubit coherence.

Fun Fact: Mingkang is a photographer and likes doing astrophotography.

Contact: mix20 at pitt.edu

Boris Mesits is a fourth-year graduate student who studied physics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Growing up, he lived in six different states, ultimately graduating high school in Anchorage, Alaska. He is interested in leveraging the inherent flux sensitivity of quantum devices to measure tiny magnetic fields.

Fun Fact: Boris is an avid admirer of all things Australia.

Contact: bom20 at pitt.edu

Israa Yusuf is a fourth-year graduate student at Pitt. She comes from the capital of the land of the Pharaohs (Cairo, Egypt), but was born in Oman. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics, where her main focus was optical spectroscopy on III-V solar cells. In Hatlab, Israa is working on making Josephson-junction based MASERs, and gaining experience with superconducting circuits.

Fun Fact: Israa loves traveling, learning about nations, hiking, and working out.

Contact: isa33 at pitt.edu

Evan McKinney is a third-year graduate student, collaborating with Hatlab from the ECE department under Dr. Alex K. Jones. He graduated from Iowa State University studying computer engineering and physics. In the lab, he studies the co-design of quantum computing architecture and optimizations for near-term QC applications.

Fun Fact: In his free time, Evan likes going rock-climbing and reading comic books.

Contact: evm33 at pitt.edu

Maria Nowicki is a third-year graduate student in Hatlab. Originally from Andover, Kansas (with a brief stint in France), Maria moved to Chicago for her undergraduate degree at Loyola University where she participated in particle physics research. Maria is currently gaining experience with quantum-limited amplifier design and fabrication.

Fun Fact: Maria loves a good laugh and is an aspiring frog watcher!

Contact: man196 at pitt.edu

Chun-Che Wang is a new graduate student in Hatlab, and was born and raised in Taichung, Taiwan. He spent his undergraduate years at National Chung Cheng University and got a Master degree in Physics from National Taiwan University. Chun-Che is now working on simulation and measurement of masers.

Fun Fact: Fun Fact: Chun-Che plays League of Legends with Steven Shum, and tried to become Elden king recently.

Contact: chw258 at pitt.edu

Girish Kumbhar, is a second-year graduate student from Maharashtra, India. He received his BS and MS in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) studying computational High Energy Physics and 2-d superconducting qubit design respectively. He is interested in understanding and overcoming the speed limitations of SNAIL-based quantum gates.

Fun Fact: Girish loves to play ping-pong, read sci-fi, go on hikes, and try new hobbies in his free time. He is waiting for winter to go skiing again.

Contact: gbk5 at pitt.edu

Chao Zhou finished his PhD in Fall 2023. He is now a post-doctoral researcher in the Rob Schoelkopf Lab at Yale University.

Pinlei Lu finished his PhD in Spring 2022. He is now working at Quantum Circuits, Inc.

Xi Cao finished his PhD in Spring 2021. He is currently a post-doctoral research in the Pfaff Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Tzu-Chiao Chien finished his PhD in the summer of 2020. He is now working at Quantum Circuits, Inc.

Olivia Lanes finished her PhD in the spring of 2020. She is now working at IBM.

Sarah Motz worked in the Hatlab from 2016 to 2019. She is continuing her education with graduate studies at Delft University of Technology.

Edan Alpern worked in the Hatlab from 2016 to 2019.

Gangqiang Liu was Hatlab's first postdoc. He finished his time with us in Autumn 2018 and is presently continuing his post-doc studies at Yale in Michel Devoret's Qlab.

Alexander Rowden graduated in the spring of 2018. He is pursuing his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Maryland.

Michael Prijatelj graduated in the spring of 2016.

Erick Brindock worked in the Hatlab from 2016 to 2018.

Matthieu Praquin

Ziyue Hua