Dr. Pradeep Namboodiri is a senior experimental physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with over 15 years of experience in scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). His research focuses on developing advanced nanofabrication techniques for quantum computing applications, including STM-patterned qubit devices and arrayed quantum simulators.
Namboodiri has made significant contributions to the field, developing methods for ex-situ localization of buried devices using scanning capacitance and Kelvin probe microscopy, as well as novel contact fabrication processes for STM-patterned devices. His work involves advanced lithography, etching, thin-film deposition, and characterization techniques, with a particular focus on metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) quantum dot structures.
Prior to joining NIST, Namboodiri held postdoctoral positions at Leiden University and Philips Research in the Netherlands, where he contributed to the development of a miniature electrostatic scanning electron microscope (SEM). He holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Pune, India.
Source: https://www.nist.gov/people/pradeep-namboodiri
Keywords: Devices, Metrology, Nanofabrication, Scanning, Microscopy
