SQMS Center

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Director of the Northwestern University Materials Research Center, Northwestern University; Materials Focus Area Lead Team Member, SQMS

Mark Hersam and the Hersam Research Group explore the materials origins of decoherence in superconducting qubits. The knowledge gained from these studies is then used to develop mitigation strategies for increasing coherence time.