Dr. Michael Stewart, an experimental physicist at NIST, is leading research to develop a new standard for measuring the Ampere using silicon-based single electron devices. This project, part of the Silicon-based Quantum Ampere NIST-on-a-Chip: Quantum Ampere Standard initiative, aims to create a more accurate and reliable measurement of electric current, with potential applications in semiconductor-based qubit development and industry.
Stewart’s team is focused on fabricating devices with minimal variation while designing measurement techniques to mitigate noise and enable parallelization. Their work closely overlaps with semiconductor-based qubit development, and they collaborate with industry to improve qubit noise characteristics. Stewart holds degrees from Brown University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has received a Bronze Medal from the Department of Commerce for his research contributions.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/people/michael-stewart
Keywords: qubits, quantum, devices, measurement, silicon
