Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
Contact Information Feb. 17, 2016
Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1
519.888.4567 x37491
fax: 519.888.7610
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Biographical
Born 9/13/1973, Tennessee
Citizenship: U.S.A., Permanent Resident of Canada
Education
2001Ph.D., Physics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dissertation: Proton NMR Studies of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon, UMI Microform 3031799, 144 pages (2001).
1995 B.S., Physics, cum laude, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Research Experience
July 2013-presentAssociate Professor, University of Waterloo - Dept. of Chemistry and Institute for Quantum Computing
Sept. 2007-July 2013Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo - Dept. of Chemistry and Institute for Quantum Computing
Sept 2006-Aug. 2007Visiting Researcher and JSPS Fellow, Tokyo University - Dept. of Applied Physics (Prof. Seigo Tarucha).
April 2006-Sept. 2007Research Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo - Institute for Quantum Computing and Dept. of Physics
Mar. 2002-April 2006Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo - Institute for Quantum Computing and Dept. of Physics (Prof. Raymond Laflamme).
Aug. 1997-Dec. 2001Research Assistant, University of North Carolina – Dept. of Physics (Prof. Yue Wu).
June-Aug. 1998Visiting Researcher, Chinese Acad. of Sciences - Institute for Semiconductors (Prof. G. L. Kong).
Current Research
Solid-state electron and nuclear spin implementations for quantum information processing; quantum transport in semiconductor nanodevices; coherent control of quantum states; engineering scalable quantum building blocks; electron and nuclear magnetic resonance
Awards and Honors
2011Early Researcher Award (Ontario)
2006Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Post-Doctoral Fellowship
2001Materials Research Society Graduate Student Gold Award
1998-99NASA North Carolina Space Grant Fellowship
1995Harry Deuberry Physics Scholarship
1994Provost Student Research Award, Hujer Physics Scholarship
Memberships
QuantumWorks, 2010-2011, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, Canadian Association of Physicists
Book Chapters
[1] “Heat-bath algorithmic cooling with spins: review and prospects”, D. K. Park*, N. A. Rodriguez-Briones*, G. Feng**, R. R. Darabad**, J. Baugh, R. Laflamme, in Electron Spin-Qubit Based Quantum Computing and Quantum Information Processing, Biological Magnetic Resonance Vol. 31, Eds T. Takui, G. Hansen, L. J. Berliner (2015)
[2] “Few-Qubit Magnetic Resonance Quantum Information Processors: Simulating Chemistry and Physics”, B. Criger*, D. K. Park* and J. Baugh, Advances in Chemical Physics vol. 154, Quantum Information and Computation for Chemistry, ed. S. Kais (2014).
Articles published
[1] “Orbital Josephson interference in a nanowire proximity effect junction”, K. Gharavi*
and J. Baugh, Phys. Rev. B. 91, 245436 (2015).
[2] “Hyperfine spin qubits in irradiated malonic acid: heat-bath algorithmic cooling”, D. K. Park*, G. Feng**, R. Rahimi**, S. Labruyere*, T. Shibata, S. Nakazawa, K. Sato, T. Takui, R. Laflamme and J. Baugh, Quantum Information Processing DOI 10.1007/s11128-015-0985-1 (2015).
[3] “Experimental Estimation of Average Fidelity of a Clifford Gate on a 7-qubit Quantum Processor”, D. Lu**, H. Li**, D-A. Trottier*, J. Li**, A. Brodutch**, A. P. Krismanich**, A. Ghavami**, G. I. Dmitrienko, G. Long, J. Baugh, R. Laflamme, Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 140505 (2015).
[4] “Magnetoconductance signatures of subband structure in semiconductor nanowires”, G. W. Holloway*, D. Shiri**, C. M. Haapamaki**, K. Willick*, G. Watson#, R. R. LaPierre and J. Baugh Phys. Rev. B 91, 045422 (2015).
[5] “Sensitive magnetic force detection with a carbon nanotube resonator”, K. Willick*, C. Haapamaki** and J. Baugh, Journal of Applied Physics 115, 114501 (2014).
[6] “Temperature dependent electron mobility in InAs nanowires”, N. Gupta*, Y. Song**, G. W. Holloway*, C. M. Haapamaki**, U. Sinha**, R. R. LaPierre and J. Baugh, Nanotechnology 24, 225202 (2013).
[7] “Electron transport in InAs-InAlAs core-shell nanowires”, G. W. Holloway*, Y. Song**, N. Gupta*, C. M. Haapamaki**, R. R. LaPierre and J. Baugh, Applied Physics Letters 102, 043115 (2013).
[8] “Trapped charge dynamics in InAs nanowires”, G. W. Holloway*, Y. Song**, C. M. Haapamaki**, R. R. LaPierre and J. Baugh, Journal of Applied Physics 113, 024511 (2013).
[9] “Critical shell thickness for InAs-AlInAs core-shell nanowires”, C. M. Haapamaki**, J. Baugh and R. R. LaPierre, Journal of Applied Physics 112, 124305 (2012).
[10] “Digital quantum simulation of the statistical mechanics of a frustrated magnet”, J. Zhang**, M.-H. Yung**, R. Laflamme, A. Aspuru-Guzik and J. Baugh, Nature Communications 3, 880 (2012).
[11] “Facilitating growth of InAs-InP core-shell nanowires through the introduction of Al”, C. M. Haapamaki**, J. Baugh and R. R. LaPierre, Journal of Crystal Growth 345, 11-15 (2012).
[12] “Coherent control of two nuclear spins using the anisotropic hyperfine interaction”, Y. Zhang*, C. A. Ryan**, R. Laflamme and J. Baugh, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 170503 (2011).
[13] “Demonstration of sufficient control for two rounds of quantum error correction in a solid-state ensemble quantum information processor”, O. Moussa*, J. Baugh, C. A. Ryan** and R. Laflamme, Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 160501 (2011).
[14] “Building a spin quantum bit register using semiconductor nanowires”, J. Baugh, J. S. Fung*, J. Mracek# and R. R. LaPierre, Nanotechnology 21, 134018 (2010).
[15] “Nuclear spins in nanostructures”, W. A. Coish** and J. Baugh, Physica Status Solidi B 246, 2203 (2009).
[16] “Quantum data bus in dipolar coupled nuclear spin qubits”, J. Zhang**, M. Ditty, D. Burgarth, C. A. Ryan*, C. M. Chandrasekhar*, M. Laforest*, O. Moussa*, J. Baugh and R. Laflamme, Phys. Rev. A 80, 012316 (2009).
[17] “A spin based heat engine: multiple rounds of algorithmic cooling”, C. A. Ryan*, O. Moussa*, J. Baugh and R. Laflamme, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 140501 (2008).
[18] "Dynamic nuclear polarization in a double quantum dot device: electrical induction an detection", J. Baugh, Y. Kitamura*, K. Ono and S. Tarucha, Physica Status Solidi C 5, 302-305 (2008).
[19] "Magnetic and electrical control of electron-nuclear spin coupling in GaAs double quantum dots", S. Tarucha and J. Baugh, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 77, 031011 (2008).
[20] “Symmetrised characterization of noisy quantum processes”, J. Emerson, M. Silva, O. Moussa, C. A. Ryan, M. Laforest, J. Baugh, D. G. Cory and R. Laflamme, Science 317, 1893 (2007).
[21] "Quantum information processing using nuclear and electron magnetic resonance: review and prospects", J. Baugh et. al., Physics in Canada (special issue on Quantum Computing and Quantum Information, 2007).
[22] “Large nuclear Overhauser fields detected in vertically-coupled double quantum dots”, J. Baugh, Y. Kitamura, K. Ono and S. Tarucha, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 096804 (2007).
[23] “Low temperature probe for dynamic nuclear polarization and multiple-pulse solid-state NMR”, H. Cho, J. Baugh, C. A. Ryan, D. G. Cory and C. Ramanathan, J. Mag. Res. 187, 242 (2007).
[24] “Using error correction to determine the noise model”, M. Laforest, D. Simon, J.-C. Boileau, J. Baugh, M. Ditty and R. Laflamme, Phys. Rev. A 75, 012331 (2007).
[25] "Solid-state NMR three-qubit homonuclear system for quantum information processing: characterization and control". J. Baugh, O. Moussa, C. A. Ryan, C. Ramanathan, T. F. Havel, R. Laflamme and D. G. Cory, Phys. Rev A 73, 022305 (2006).
[26] “Time-reversal formalism applied to maximal bipartite entanglement: theoretical and experimental exploration”, M. Laforest, J. Baugh, and R. Laflamme, Phys. Rev. A 73, 032323 (2006).
[27] "Experimental implementation of heat-bath algorithmic cooling using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance", J. Baugh, O. Moussa, C. A. Ryan, A. Nayak and R. Laflamme, Nature 438, 470-473 (2005).
[28] “Selective coherence transfers in homonuclear dipolar coupled systems”, C. Ramanathan, S. Sinha, J. Baugh, T. F. Havel and D. G. Cory, Phys. Rev A 71 020303(R) (2005).
[29] “Multiple-spin dynamics of the solid state NMR Free Induction Decay”, H. Cho, T. D. Ladd, J. Baugh, D. G. Cory and C. Ramanathan, Phys. Rev. B 72, 054427 (2005).
[30] “Hydrogen distribution, nanostructure and optical properties of high deposition rate hot-wire CVD a-Si:H”, J. Baugh, K. Wang, D. X. Han and Y. Wu, Thin Solid Films 430, 95-99 (2003).
[31] “Two-domain model of light-induced structural changes in hydrogenated amorphous silicon”, J. Baugh and D. X. Han, Phys. Rev. B 66, 115203-115207 (2002).
[32] “Nanovoid-related large redshift of photoluminescence peak energy in hydrogenated amorphous silicon”, D. X. Han, G. Z. Yue, K. D. Wang, J. Baugh, Y. Wu, Y. Q. Xu and Q. Wang Appl. Phys. Lett. 80, 40-42 (2002).
[33] “Confinement effect on dipole-dipole interactions in nanofluids”, J. Baugh, A.
Kleinhammes, D. X. Han, Q. Wang and Y. Wu, Science, 294, 1505-1507 (2001).
[34] “Magnetic susceptibility and microstructure of a-Si:H measured by NMR on a single
thin-film”, J. Baugh, D. X. Han, A. Kleinhammes and Y. Wu, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 466-
469 (2001).
[35] “Light-induced structural changes and their correlation to metastable defect creation
in intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon films”, D. X. Han, J. Baugh, G. Z.
Yue, Q. Wang Phys. Rev. B 62, 7169-7178 (2000).
Magazine articles:
[1] Electrons and nuclei get entangled, J. Baugh and R. Laflamme, Physics World 16 (7), 23 (2003).
Recent Invited Talks:
“From Subband Structure to Single Electron Devices in Semiconductor Nanowires” (talk given by my student Greg Holloway), PIERS International conference, July 2015 (Prague, Czech Republic)
“Orbital Interference Effects in Nanowire Josephson Junctions for Exploring Majorana Physics”, Canadian Association of Physicists Congress, June 2015 (Edmonton, Canada)
“Quantum control in a hyperfine coupled electron-nuclear system: algorithmic cooling”, Quantum Cybernetics and Control, Jan. 2015 (Nottingham, UK)
“Novel Josephson interference due to orbital states in a nanowire SNS junction”, University of Buffalo Quantum Computing Workshop, Oct. 2014 (Buffalo, USA)
“Quantum transport in semiconductor nanowires: normal and superconducting regimes”, RQMP seminar, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, June 2014 (Montreal, Canada)
“Quantum transport in nanowires”, Technion Quantum Information Workshop, Mar. 2014 (Haifa, Israel)
“Phase-coherent transport in nanowires: normal and superconducting regimes”, Quantum Materials to Quantum Devices Workshop, Dec. 2013 (Waterloo)
“Spin dynamics under continuous fields: noise spectroscopy”, NMR QIP Conference, Nov. 2013 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
“Coherent electronic states in semiconductor nanowires: flux quantization, and proximity effect superconductivity”, IQC Colloquium, Oct. 21, 2013 (Waterloo)
“Electronic coherence in nanoscale semiconductor devices”, International Workshop on Frontiers in Quantum Information Science, June 2013 (Shanghai, China)
Supervision and Training of Highly Qualified Personnel
Post-doctoral:
Dr. Milad Khoshnegar (3/2016 – present)
Dr. Franklin Cho (9/2015 – present)
Dr. Christopher Haapamaki (1/2013 – 4/2014)
Dr. Mustafa Muhammad (9/2011 – 9/2013)
Dr. Robabeh Rahimi (9/2011 – 8/2015 ) [co-supervised with R. Laflamme]
Dr. Yipu Song (9/2009 – 3/2012) [Research Professor, Tsinghua University, 2012]
Dr. William Coish (2007-2008) [Assistant Professor, McGill University, 2011]
Graduate:
Eduardo Barrera (PhD, 9/2015 – present) [IQC entrance award]
Brandon Buonacorsi (MSc, 9/2015 – present)
Mitchell Brickson (MSc, 9/2015 – present)
Sean Walker (PhD, 9/2013 - present ) [OGS, NSERC, WIN Fellowship]
Kyle Willick (PhD, 9/2012 - present ) [WIN Fellowship, OGS, NSERC]
Gregory Holloway (PhD, 9/2011 - present) [WIN Fellowship, OGS, NSERC, IQC award]
Kaveh Gharavi (PhD, 9/2011 - present )
Daniel Park (PhD, 9/2011 – 6/2015 ) [co-supervised with R. Laflamme]
Stephane Labruyere (MSc completed 2014)
Nupur Gupta (MSc completed 2012) [IIT scholarship]
Jennifer S. Fung (MSc completed 2010)
Yingjie Zhang (MSc completed 2010)
Research Internships:
Daryoush Shiri (9/2011-12/2012)
Undergraduate Research Assistants:
Cameron Vojvodin (Chem 494, 2015)
Jomar Sastrillo (USRA, 2015)
Iarom Madden (Phys 437, 2014)
Xiruo Yan (Phys 437, 2013)
Yuan Fang (Phys 437, 2013)
Grant Watson (co-op 2012)
Qi Yang (Chem 494, 2012)
Junyi Yang (Phys 437, 2011)
Dmitri Ioutchenko (co-op 2011)
Daryl Hyun (summer intern 2011)
Natalie Sisombath (Chem 494, 2010-11)
David Pomaranski (Chem 494, 2010-11)
Rongjie Du (Phys 437, 2010-11)
Mengyun Zhai (Phys 437, 2010)
Matthew Badali (Phys 437, 2009-10)
Matt Setchell (Chem 494, 2010)
Li Li (Phys 437, 2009/2010)
James Mracek (co-op 2008)
Yudai Nakagawa (co-op 2008)
Durand Jarrett-Amor (Phys 437, 2008)
High School co-op students:
Daniel Nguyen (UCEP - Fall 2010)
Research Technicians:
Roberto Romero (9/2011 - present)
Yingjie Zhang (5/2011-12/2011)
Peer Review
Journal articles:
Nature, Nature Chemistry, Nature Physics, Nature Communications, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A, Physical Review B, Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Reviews of Modern Physics, Philosophical Transactions A, Physics Letters A, Quantum Information Processing (Springer)
Editorial
Guest Editor for Nanotechnology (Institute of Physics) special focus collection on Quantum Information Processing (2015-2016)
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