Srivatsan Chakram

Srivatsan Chakram is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. He leads a research group focused on quantum information science, quantum optics, and condensed matter physics, with a particular emphasis on developing superconducting circuit-based quantum processors and memory systems. His work combines high-coherence microwave cavities with superconducting circuits to explore quantum control, error correction, and many-body quantum phenomena.

Chakram's research group has pioneered the 'flute method' for fabricating low-loss 3D microwave cavities, achieving multimodal systems with millisecond photon lifetimes. These systems enable investigations into non-equilibrium quantum many-body physics and scalable quantum processing architectures. Notable achievements include demonstrating multimode photon blockade for W-state generation, developing random access quantum memory, and exploring dark matter detection using superconducting qubits.

• Key Projects: Multimode cavity-QED systems, fault-tolerant quantum processors, exotic quantum materials with microwave photons
• Technical Innovations: High-Q cavity fabrication, fluxonium qubit control, crosstalk-robust quantum control protocols

His lab recently installed a Bluefors dilution refrigerator reaching 7.5 mK, enhancing cryogenic capabilities. Students and postdocs in his group have received prestigious awards such as the NSF Graduate Fellowship (Eesh Gupta 2025) and Nokia Bell Labs Scholarship (Jordan Huang 2025). Chakram collaborates extensively with institutions like Argonne National Lab and the University of Chicago Schuster Group.

Research funding supports projects in quantum error correction, dark matter detection, and scalable superconducting architectures. Ongoing efforts aim to build exotic quantum materials using microwave photons and improve fault-tolerant quantum processing through multimode cavity systems.