Michael J. Manfra

NOTE: E-mail addresses end with @purdue.edu

Chief Quantum Officer, Purdue University

Bill and Dee O’Brien Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professor of Materials Engineering

Director of Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute

Scientific Director, Microsoft Quantum Lab, West Lafayette

Group:

Faculty

Office:

PHYS 84
PHYS B068
BRK 1287B

Phone:

(765) 494-3016 (Physics)
(765) 496-7703 (Birck)

E-mail:

mmanfra

Website:

[Homepage]

Birck Nanotechnology Center

Office: 1287B
Telephone: 765-496-7703
Research Website

A.B., Physics, Harvard University (1992)
Ph.D., Physics Boston University (1999)

Research Interests

• Solid-state quantum computing
• MBE growth of semiconductor nanostructures
• Transport properties of low dimensional correlated electron systems

Professional Experience

• Director, Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute (2025 – present)
• Bill and Dee O'Brien Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2020-present)
• Bill and Dee O'Brien Chair Professor of Physics and Astronomy (2016-2020)
• Professor of Physics, Purdue University (2013 - present)
• Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University (2013 - present)
• Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University (2013 - present)
• William F. and Patty J. Miller Associate Professor of Physics, Purdue University (2009-2013)
• Associate Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University (2009-2013)
• Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University (2009-2013)
• Member of Technical Staff, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (2001-2008)