Matthew Eichenfield, Ph.D. | Source | Associate Professor of Optical Sciences at University of Arizona

Matthew Eichenfield holds the SPIE Endowed Chair in Optical Sciences and is an Associate Professor at the Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona. His primary research areas include the fabrication and testing of optomechanical crystals and superconducting quantum systems, specifically focusing on quantum transduction techniques. Eichenfield's academic credentials are impressive: he graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, then moved on to earn a Ph.D. in physics from the California Institute of Technology. His doctoral thesis on cavity optomechanics in photonic and phononic crystals was awarded the Demetriades Prize for Best Caltech Thesis. Before his current role, he was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and held a Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering, where his work included piezoelectric actuation and detection of phonons in optomechanical systems.