Yuri Pashkin

Professor Yuri Pashkin, a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInstP) and the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), holds the Chair of Experimental Condensed Matter Physics at the Department of Physics, Lancaster University. His research focuses on quantum computing, quantum metrology, and nanoelectromechanical systems using superconducting and hybrid nanocircuits. He collaborates with the Ultra Low Temperature (ULT) group and international theorists, and leads projects at the Quantum Technology Centre.

• Research Themes: Quantum computing, superconducting nanocircuits, Coulomb blockade devices, nanomechanical resonators, quantum information processing.
• Methodology: Nanofabrication in cleanrooms, mK-temperature measurements, dilution refrigeration, microwave engineering.

Recent Publications highlight advancements in axion dark matter detection, superconducting parametric amplifiers, and nanomechanical resonator design. His scientific awards include the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award and the Japan Society of Applied Physics Superconductors Division Best Paper Award.

• Quantum sensing for hidden sector research (QSHS)
• Josephson junction-based quantum devices
• Nanoelectromechanical systems for cryogenic applications

Professional Activities encompass peer-review roles for journals like Nature Communications and Applied Physics Letters, and service on EPSRC panels. He actively supervises PhD students in experimental quantum technologies.