Karl Berggren
Professor at Consultant
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKarl Berggren is a professor of electrical engineering at MIT who leads the Quantum Nanostructures and Nanofabrication Group and directs the Nanostructures Laboratory, bringing decades of hands-on leadership in superconducting quantum circuits, photodetectors, and high-speed superconductive electronics. With a Ph.D. from Harvard and prior technical staff experience at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, he blends deep academic research with practical nanofabrication and microscopy expertise. He has a strong record of interdisciplinary engagement—core faculty in MTL, editorial roles, conference leadership, and fellowships in AAAS, IEEE, and the International Society for Nanomanufacturing. His work ranges from neutral-atom nanolithography (his thesis topic) to single-photon-sensitive devices, and he maintains an active consulting practice that translates lab innovation into industry and government impact. Notably, his career includes international sabbatical experience at TU Delft, reflecting a global network in nanofabrication and quantum device research.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Physics, B.A., Physics at Harvard UniversityHighschool Diploma, Highschool Diploma at Saint George's School
Github Skills (27)
surface8
tikz7
linux6
linux-kernel6
fat6
filesystem6
fuse6
macos5
tex5
kernel5
latex5
ocaml5
windows5
expander5
electrical-engineering4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
qnngroup/snspd-spice
Oct 2017 - Jul 2020
Contributions:9 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
karlberggren/Nonlinear-Transmission-Line
Oct 2020 - Apr 2021
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 branches in 5 months
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