Hory (Najla) Mohammadpour

I'm Najla, a PhD student working in the Rimberg Lab at Dartmouth. My research is in quantum information and condensed matter physics, focusing on superconducting circuits and nanomechanical resonators to explore things like photon-phonon interactions, charge sensitivity, and mitigating quasiparticle noise. I leverage tools such as cryogenics, nanofabrication, and nonlinear quantum models. I started out in applied physics for my bachelor's, and during my master's I worked on fabricating and analyzing nanomagnetic materials. That was my entry into solid-state physics, but it was really when I started taking courses in quantum information and quantum computing that my interest shifted more seriously toward the quantum world. That spark led me to dive into this PhD, where I now work on building quantum devices that push the boundary between classical and quantum behavior. It's been a rewarding journey—from nanoparticles to superconducting circuits and cryogenic systems, I've really enjoyed connecting my past experience to the future of quantum tech.