Michael E. Flatté

Michael E. Flatté is a Full Professor at the University of Iowa and holds a part-time professorship in Photonics and Semiconductor Nanophysics at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His research focuses on quantum coherent systems, particularly spin dynamics in semiconductors, quantum sensing, and quantum computation. He has been affiliated with the Quantum Information Science and Engineering Network (QISE-NET) and collaborates with industry partners like QuantCAD LLC and Sandia National Laboratories.

Education:

• PhD in Physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1992), advised by Walter Kohn (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)
• Postdoctoral research at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (UCSB) and Harvard University

Research Interests:

• Quantum coherent behavior at room temperature
• Spintronics and novel optoelectronic devices
• Single-spin manipulation and scanning tunneling microscopy

Industry Collaborations:

• QuantCAD LLC (Iowa City, USA)
• Sandia National Laboratories (USA)
• EPIR (Chicago, USA)

Awards:

• Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Fellow of the American Physical Society

Grants & Leadership:

• Director of the Optical Science Technology Center at the University of Iowa (2010–2017)
• Recipient of Scopus citations (1,153 based on repository content)

Labs & Teams: Active in the Quantum Information Science and Engineering Network (QISE-NET), focusing on interdisciplinary quantum research.