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Probing Excited-State Dynamics of Transmon Ionization or Can we see how the transmon becomes “ionized”? Tldr; Yes! In a collaboration between the Blok-Lab at the University of Rochester and the…

Our paper titled “Efficient Control of a Transmon Qudit Using Effective Spin-7/2 Rotations” is now published in Physical Review X. https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/vbh4-lysv  

This summer we are hosting Hifsa Qayyoom and Donovan Dyk as undergraduate researchers in our lab. Hifsa is a University of Rochester student who recently won McNair scholarship to fund…

Our paper titled “High-𝐸𝐽/𝐸𝐶 transmon qudits with up to 12 levels” is now published in Phys. Rev. Applied. https://journals.aps.org/prapplied/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.23.034046 We engineer a circuit with a very deep potential well to…

Our lab’s first paper titled “Magnetic-field-tolerant superconducting spiral resonators for circuit quantum electrodynamics” is now published in Phys.Rev.Applied. https://journals.aps.org/prapplied/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.23.014070  

Find our paper titled “Systematic study of High Ej/Ec transmon qudits up to d = 12” on the arxiv now. https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.17407

Find our paper titled “Magnetic Field Tolerant Superconducting Spiral Resonators for Circuit QED” on the arxiv now. https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.17407  

Find our paper titled “Multi-frequency control and measurement of a spin-7/2 system encoded in a transmon qudit” on the arxiv now. https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15857

This summer we are hosting Anagha Ramnath, Carrel Moralez and Xiaohui (Daniel) Xu as undergraduate researchers in our lab. Anagha and Daniel are joining us as UR students, where Anagha…

Ending 2023 on a high note: the lab received notice of two grants being awarded! The DURIP grant will fund an Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator (ADR) which will allow us to…

Bloklab and PAS graduate student Mihirangi Medahinne was awarded a Donald M. and Janet C. Barnard Fellowship for her excellent dissertation research work, demonstrated leadership qualities and outreach activities. The…