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Adam McCaughan
Student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Adam McCaughan is a former student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who specialized in superconducting nanoelectronics.14 He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT in 2015.1
Academic Background
McCaughan's doctoral thesis focused on "Superconducting thin film nanoelectronics".1 During his time at MIT, he worked under the advisorship of Karl K. Berggren in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.1
Research Contributions
His Ph.D. research involved the development, characterization, and application of three novel superconducting nanoelectronic devices:
- The nTron
- The yTron
- The current-controlled nanoSQUID
These devices were designed to exploit nanoscale superconducting effects such as kinetic inductance, electrothermal suppression, and current-crowding.1
Current Career
After completing his studies at MIT, Adam McCaughan has continued his career in the field of superconducting nanoelectronics:
- He is currently a staff scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colorado.2
- At NIST, his research focuses on megapixel-class single-photon cameras and algorithms for hardware neural networks.2
McCaughan's work has garnered significant attention in the scientific community, with his publications being cited over 2,000 times according to Google Scholar.3
