About
Technical Staff Scientist at MIT Lincoln Laboratory working on superconducting electronics and quantum devices.
Current position
Technical Staff Scientist — MIT Lincoln Laboratory (2025–present) Developing superconducting electronics for quantum computing and advanced sensing applications.
Background
Research Associate — MIT Quantum Nanostructures and Nanofabrication Group (2019–2025) Advisor: Professor Karl Berggren Focused on superconducting electronics, single-photon detection, superconducting vortex dynamics, and nanofabrication processes.
Industry experience:
- Systems Engineer — Jacobs Engineering
- Electronics and Controls Intern — Pratt and Miller
- Manufacturing Engineer — Five Star Companies
This industrial foundation informed my transition to academic research, bringing practical engineering perspectives to nanofabrication and quantum device development.
Education
- PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science — MIT (2025)
- MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science — MIT (2022)
- BS, Electromechanical Engineering — Wentworth Institute of Technology (2019)
Technical expertise
Superconducting electronics — device physics, fabrication processes, characterization methods Computational modeling — time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau simulations, vortex dynamics Nanofabrication — electron beam lithography, reactive ion etching, thin film deposition
Contact
I’m always open to discussing new opportunities, interesting projects, or just having a chat about technology.
- Email: medeirosowen@gmail.com
- GitHub: omedeiro
- LinkedIn: owenmedeiros
Areas of interest: superconducting electronics, single photon detection, quantum computing, microwave design, photonics.