Assistant State University

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Michael Lenander

E ducation

M.A. Physics, University of California – Santa Barbara, 2012

B.S. Physics, highest honors, Montana State University, 2008

B.S. Mathematics, highest honors, Montana State University, 2008

E xperience

06/2009 to 09/2012 Martinis Group at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

G raduate Student Researcher

Tested microwave circuits using network analyzers and GHz oscilloscope

Automated data collection using Python to control electrical and hardware systems

Analyzed experimental data in Matlab and recommended new research directions

Designed specialized cryogenic microwave parts in Solidworks

Performed tasks in cleanroom environments (sample cleaning, wire bonding, etc.)

Reviewed and modified PCBs in Altium Designer

Collaborated with a group of scientists to improve device performance 100x, with 16

publications in journals including Nature and Science

09/2008 to 06/2009 UC Santa Barbara Physics Department Santa Barbara, CA

T eaching Assistant

Taught analog electronics lab using The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill

Taught senior lab covering topics including lasers, NMR, and optical thin films

09/2004 to 08/2008 BOREALIS Program at Montana State University Bozeman, MT

U ndergraduate Researcher

Designed analog and digital PCBs in Cadence OrCAD

Debugged and tested PCBs using standard lab equipment (oscilloscope, digital

multimeter, signal generator, soldering iron, etc.)

Programmed microcontrollers for autonomous data collection and communications

(RS232, I2C, FM radio)

Designed control, communications, and thermal systems for a cosmic dust experiment on

the High Altitude Student Platform through the Louisiana Space Grant

Designed the enclosure for a cosmic ray experiment on the NASA Deep Space Test Bed

01/2007 to 06/2008 Neumeier Group at Montana State University Bozeman, MT

U ndergraduate Researcher

Designed a custom helium refrigerator using Solidworks

Fabricated parts using machine shop tools (lathe, end mill, band saw, drill press, etc.)

05/2007 to 08/2007 Lu Group at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

R EU Student Researcher

Designed and simulated novel inductors for 3D IC power delivery using ANSYS

Maxwell and Solidworks

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M ichael Lenander

Selected Publications

Excitation of superconducting qubits from hot nonequilibrium quasiparticles

J. Wenner, Yi Yin, Erik Lucero, R. Barends, Yu Chen, B. Chiaro, J. Kelly, M. Lenander,

Matteo Mariantoni, A. Megrant, C. Neill, P. J. J. O’Malley, D. Sank, A. Vainsencher, H.

Wang, T. C. White, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis, PRL 110, 150502 (2013).

Implementing the Quantum von Neumann Architecture with Superconducting

Circuits

Matteo Mariantoni, H. Wang, T. Yamamoto, M. Neeley, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, Y. Chen,

M. Lenander, Erik Lucero, A. D. O’Connell, D. Sank, M. Weides, J. Wenner, Y. Yin, J.

Zhao, A. N. Korotkov, A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis, Science 334, 61 (2011).

Minimizing quasiparticle generation from stray infrared light in superconducting

quantum circuits

R. Barends, J. Wenner, M. Lenander, Y. Chen, R. C. Bialczak, J. Kelly, E. Lucero, P.

O'Malley, M. Mariantoni, D. Sank, H. Wang, T. C. White, Y. Yin, J. Zhao, A. N. Cleland,

John M. Martinis, J. J. A. Baselmans, APL 99, 113507 (2011).

Measurement of energy decay in superconducting qubits from nonequilibrium

quasiparticles

M. Lenander, H. Wang, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, Erik Lucero, Matteo Mariantoni, M.

Neeley, A. D. O'Connell, D. Sank, M. Weides, J. Wenner, T. Yamamoto, Y. Yin, J. Zhao,

A. N. Cleland, John M. Martinis, PRB 84, 024501 (2011).

Quantum ground state and single-phonon control of a mechanical resonator

A. D. O'Connell, M. Hofheinz, M. Ansmann, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, M. Lenander, Erik

Lucero, M. Neeley, D. Sank, H. Wang, M. Weides, J. Wenner, John M. Martinis, A. N.

Cleland, Nature 464, 697-703 (2010).

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