Michael Steger
PhD, MSc (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada)Vordiplom (Universität Augsburg, Germany)
Summary
PhD Physicist with background in optical semiconductor spectroscopy and quantum information systems, experienced in working in a team environment, locally and internationally with proven leadership skills is looking for opportunities in industry in Canada or Germany
Specialties
• Semiconductor characterization/metrology
• PL, PLE, FTIR, ODMR
• Deep and Shallow Defect Characterization
• Optically detected nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in silicon
• Optical hyperpolarization of nuclear spins in silicon
• Silicon based quantum information systems
• Solid State Physics
• Optics/optical research methods
• Software programming, Java, C, Cocoa, LabView
Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow at Simon Fraser University
October 2011 - Present
• Silicon based Quantum Computing
• NMR
• Spectroscopy
Developer, PhotoPosterMaker for Mac
January 2011 - Present
• Software design and development.
Research Assistant at Simon Fraser University
September 2007 - October 2011
• World leading laboratory in high resolution optical spectroscopy of semiconductors.
• Designing, building and optimizing a tunable laser PLE spectroscopy apparatus.
• Writing data acquisition and processing software.
• Controlling experiments, evaluating data and optimizing the experiments based on the results.
Developer, GPS Altitude Chart
2006
• Software design and development.
Research Assistant at Simon Fraser University
January 2005 - August 2007
• High resolution IR PL and Absorption spectroscopy.
Research Assistant at Simon Fraser University
September 2004 - December 2004
• Worked as a research assistant in the field of inversion symmetry in Cd2Re2O7.
• Wrote simulation software in Matlab.
• Built the experiment using high precision optics.
Education
Simon Fraser University
PhD, Physics, 2007 - 2011
Activities and Societies: Treasurer, Physics Graduate Student Caucus
Simon Fraser University
M.Sc., Semiconductor Physics, 2004 - 2007
Universität Augsburg
Vordiplom, Physics, 2001 - 2004
Contact and more Information
• MLW Thewalt Silicon-based Quantum Information Lab
• Profile on official SFU blog
Please contact me at michael.steger@gmail.com