Jan Kycia

Jan Kycia is a Professor at the University of Waterloo, Department of Physics, specializing in experimental investigations of superconducting and quantum mechanical devices. His work focuses on ultra-low-temperature environments (down to 0.004K) to study quantum computing applications and novel magnetic/superconducting materials. He collaborates with institutions like NRC:Ottawa and D-Wave Inc.

Education:

• Doctorate in Physics, Northwestern University (1997)
• Master of Science in Physics, University of Pennsylvania (1991)
• Bachelor of Science in Physics, McGill University (1989)

Dr. Kycia's research spans Josephson junction-based sensors (SQUIDs, Qubits), semiconductor spin-charge devices, and cryogenic electronics. His group optimizes quantum devices by analyzing noise mechanisms (e.g., 1/f noise, sub-gap leakage currents) and dielectric losses at cryogenic temperatures, aiming to enhance qubit and sensor performance for quantum computing.

Dr. Kycia has received notable awards, including the Ontario Early Research Award (2007) and the Research Innovation Award (2001). He has taught courses such as PHYS 391 (Electronics) and MNS 221 (Physics and the Solid State) in recent years and is affiliated with the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology and the Institute for Quantum Computing.