Srujan Meesala

Srujan Meesala is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. His research focuses on nanoscale devices for quantum information systems, employing experimental platforms like superconducting circuits, diamond color centers, and nanophotonic/phononic devices. Prior to joining Rice in 2024, he was an IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech. He earned his PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard University (2019) and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay (2012).

His research interests include quantum transducers for interfacing different qubit types, hybrid quantum systems, and nanoscale optomechanical devices. He explores applications in quantum communication, computation, and sensing. His lab at Rice develops integrated quantum nanodevices targeting next-generation quantum networks.

Key contributions include chip-scale entanglement generation between optical and microwave photons, acoustic Purcell effect observations, and advancements in diamond-based optomechanical systems. He has been recognized with the 2023 Boeing Quantum Creator’s Prize and the 2020 IQIM Postdoctoral Fellowship.

His work involves cryogenic experiments, nanofabrication, and quantum measurement techniques. The Laboratory for Quantum Nanoscale Devices (lab-qnd) at Rice University, led by him, seeks to bridge quantum science and engineering for scalable quantum technologies. Current openings exist for graduate students and postdocs in experimental quantum science and engineering.