CONNOR DENNEY
PhD Program, Electrical Engineering
CONNOR DENNEY
PhD Program, eLECTRICAL Engineering
Investigating fundamental questions about the universe is the kind of work that every young scientist dreams of. Having this opportunity to help engineer state-of-the-art amplifiers to support the measurement of neutrino mass is work that cuts to the core of why I love working on new science and technology.
In my spare time, I enjoy playing violin, baking and BBQ!
Education
- MS, Quantum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2024
- BS, Electrical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2023
Research Interests
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Parametric devices including parametric amplifiers, frequency converters, transducers, and frequency combs.
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Low-Noise radiometry methods
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mm-Wave and THz packaging
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Superconducting-/Spin-Qubit readout hardware
Current Projects
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Project 8 neutrino mass experiment — near quantum limited amplifiers at 500 MHz
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Circulatorless receivers using Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs)
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Cryogenic Travelling-Wave Parametric Amplifiers (TWPAs) using paraelectric materials.
Mentors
- Gabriel Santamaria-Botello, Electrical Engineering
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Wouter Van De Pontsteele. Physics
Publications
Zhang, Junyin, Chengli Wang, Connor Denney, Johann Riemensberger, Grigory Lihachev, Jianqi Hu, Wil Kao, et al. 2025. “Ultrabroadband Integrated Electro-Optic Frequency Comb in Lithium Tantalate.” Nature 637 (8048): 1096–1103. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08354-4.
Other
Co-Founder of Bifrost Electronics, Inc.