Irfan Siddiqi: Difference between revisions

Siddiqi was born in [[Rawalpindi]], [[Pakistan]], and is a direct descendant of the well-known leader of the [[Khilafat Movement]], Muslim [[activist]], [[journalist]] and poet, [[Mohammad Ali Jauhar|Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar]] ([[Urdu language|Urdu]]: مَولانا مُحمّد علی جَوہر). Siddiqi moved to [[New York City]] at an early age. He attended the [[Bronx High School of Science]], in [[the Bronx]], NY, where he developed a strong interest in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. His aptitude in physics and mathematics led him to the [[Columbia University Science Honors Program]]. He went on to [[Harvard University]] to complete his undergraduate education, earning an A.B. with distinguished honors (cum laude) in Chemistry and Physics in 1997. Inspired by [[superconductivity]] and superconducting digital circuits during a summer internship at HYPRES, Inc., he enrolled at [[Yale University]] for his doctoral studies. His graduate work focused mainly on aluminum hot-electron bolometers for microwave astronomy. Upon receiving his Ph.D. in 2002, he remained as a postdoctoral fellow at Yale, under [[Michel Devoret]] and [[Robert J. Schoelkopf|Rob Schoelkopf]], to research high frequency measurement techniques for superconducting qubits.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP Alumni Spotlight: Irfan Siddiqi receives the 2021 Joseph F. Keithley Award {{!}} Department of Applied Physics |url=https://appliedphysics.yale.edu/news/ap-alumni-spotlight-irfan-siddiqi-receives-2021-joseph-f-keithley-award |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=appliedphysics.yale.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=AP Alums Win National Society Awards |url=https://seas.yale.edu/news-events/news/ap-alums-win-national-society-awards |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science |language=en}}</ref> His post-doctoral work resulted in the development of the Josephson Bifurcation Amplifier, which makes use of the non-dissipative, non-linear nature of the [[Josephson junction]] to realize high gain and minimal [[Back action (quantum)|back action]] measurements of quantum systems. He joined the [[University of California Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley]] as a faculty member in the summer of 2005, and is currently a full professor in the Physics Department. In 2015, his laboratory was awarded the UC Berkeley Award for Excellence in Laboratory Safety, awarded by the Berkeley Office of Environment, Health and Safety.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.berkeley.edu/2015/12/03/physics-lab-wins-grand-prize-for-safety/ |title=Physics lab wins grand prize for safety |website=University of California Berkeley|date=3 December 2015|publisher=}}</ref>