Paul Szypryt

Paul Szypryt is a Research Fellow at the Quantum Sensors Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), specializing in the development of superconducting detector technologies. He joined NIST in 2017 as a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow and was awarded the NASA Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in 2022 for early-career contributions to astrophysical instrumentation. His work focuses on quantum calorimeters, transition-edge sensors (TES), microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKID), and thermal kinetic inductance detectors (TKID) for applications in x-ray spectroscopy, exoplanet atmosphere analysis, nuclear physics, and microelectronics imaging.

• Key research areas: quantum calorimetry, superconducting detectors, precision instrumentation
• Major projects: 3,000-pixel TES x-ray spectrometer for integrated circuit tomography
• Applications: astrophysics, quantum computing, semiconductor nanoscale analysis

His recent publications emphasize advancements in TES readout scalability via kinetic inductance current sensors, energy resolution optimization, and optical stack efficiency improvements. These innovations target kilopixel-scale multiplexed arrays with high quantum efficiency (>90% across 400–2000 nm), critical for future space telescopes like the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Awards highlight his leadership potential in flight instrumentation development.

• NASA Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship (2022) for advancing astrophysical detectors

Paul’s work bridges quantum sensor development with practical implementations in laboratory astrophysics, microelectronics, and dark matter detection, positioning him at the intersection of cutting-edge physics and engineering.