John Gruenewald

Designed and developed high performance infrared IR sensors for a number of defense and aerospace industries. Awarded for designing, programming, and building an automation system for all MBE reactors at TSI, saving 80 hrs/week of human oversight and doubling production throughput.

Researched thin-film transition metal oxides with electronic properties geared for the next generation of quantum devices. Participated in 7 international conferences, published 8 articles, and helped co-author 3 successful grants from the National Science Foundation and the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation.

Researched and designed thin-film pyrochlore iridate materials with properties ideal for use in quantum computation systems. Published results in Physical Review B.