Curriculum Vitae
Jonathan D. Sterk
Joint Quantum Institute and Department of Physics
University of Maryland
1305G John S. Toll Physics Building
College Park, MD
Education
Present Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
2007 M. Sc., Physics, University of Michigan
2006 M. Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
2004 B. Sc., Electrical Engineering, Cornell University
Research and Work Experience
2007-Present Joint Quantum Institute and Department of Physics
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Faculty Research Assistant, Trapped Ion Quantum Computing Lab
2005-2007 FOCUS Center and Department of Physics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Graduate Student Research Assistant, Trapped Ion Quantum Computing Lab
Summer 2004 Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
Summer Intern, Solid State Laser Research Center
2003-2004 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Undergraduate Student, Nanophotonics Research Group
Summer 2001, 2002 TRW Space Electronics, Redondo Beach, CA
Summer Intern, Systems Engineering
Publications
The Trap Technique: Towards a Chip-based Quantum Computer, Daniel Stick, Jonathan D. Sterk, Christopher Monroe, IEEE Spectrum, August 2007
Efficient Photoionization-Loading of Trapped Ions with Ultrafast Pulses, L. Deslauriers, M. Acton, B. B. Blinov, K.-A. Brickman, P. C. Haljan, W. K. Hensinger, D. Hucul, S. Katnik, R. N. Kohn Jr., P. J. Lee, M. J. Madsen, P. Maunz, S. Olmschenk, D. L. Moehring, D. Stick, J. Sterk, M. Yeo, K. C. Younge, and C. Monroe, Phys. Rev. A 74,063421 (2006).
Scaling and Suppression of Anomalous Quantum Decoherence in Ion Traps, L. Deslauriers, S. Olmschenk, D. Stick, W. K. Hensinger, J. Sterk, C. Monroe, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 103007 (2006).
