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Research output per year
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Artistic and research interests
Prof. Sillanpää has background in experimental superconducting nanoelectronics at milli-Kelvin temperatures. He has worked on Josephson junction quantum circuits and recently mostly on microwave optomechanics. Mika has developed low-noise amplification schemes based on microwave optomechanical concept, as well as carried out demonstrations in fundamental including quantum squeezing and entanglement of motion in micromechanical devices.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 19 Apr 2005
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 2 Nov 1999
Keywords
- NEMS group
- Nanomechanical resonators
- Superconducting junctions
- Nanophysics
- Nanofysiikka
- Josephson junctions
- O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory
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Fast Feedback Control of Mechanical Motion Using Circuit Optomechanics
Wang, C., Banniard, L., De Lépinay, L. M. & Sillanpää, M. A., Apr 2023, In: Physical Review Applied. 19, 5, p. 1-14 14 p., 054091.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Mechanical Resonators at Low Temperatures
Collin, E. & Sillanpää, M. A., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 210, 5-6, p. 537-538 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
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Special Issue on Mechanical Resonators at Low Temperatures
Collin, E. & Sillanpää, M., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 210, 5-6Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › Scientific › peer-review
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Multiphonon Transitions in a Quantum Electromechanical System
Välimaa, A., Crump, W., Kervinen, M. & Sillanpää, M. A., Jun 2022, In: Physical Review Applied. 17, 6, p. 1-10 10 p., 064003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Quantum backaction evading measurements of a silicon nitride membrane resonator
Liu, Y., Zhou, J., Mercier De Lépinay, L. & Sillanpää, M. A., 1 Aug 2022, In: New Journal of Physics. 24, 8, p. 1-15 15 p., 083043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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-: Finnish Centre of Excellence in Quantum Technology
Sillanpää, M. & Crump, W.
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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MQSens: Quantum sensing with nonclassical mechanical resonators
01/09/2022 → 30/08/2025
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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GUANTUM: Probing the limits of quantum mechanics and gravity with micromechanical oscillators
Sillanpää, M., Cutting, R., Välimaa, A., Wang, C., Depellette, J., Rej, E. & Lin, G.
24/09/2021 → 30/09/2026
Project: EU: ERC grants
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-: Finnish Centre of Excellence in Quantum Technology
Sillanpää, M. & Crump, W.
01/05/2020 → 31/12/2022
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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-: Microwave optomechanics with magnons
Sillanpää, M., Wang, C. & Mishra, H.
01/09/2019 → 31/08/2023
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
Prizes
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ERC Consolidator Grant
Sillanpää, Mika (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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ERC Starting Grant
Sillanpää, Mika (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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The 2011 IUPAP C5 Young Scientist Prize in Low Temperature Physics Internation Union of Pure and Applied Physics, Iso-Britannia
Sillanpää, Mika (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Väisälän palkinto
Sillanpää, Mika (Recipient), Dec 2015
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Activities
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Laure Mercier-De-Lepinay
Mika Sillanpää (Host)
1 Nov 2017 → 4 Nov 2017Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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Physics Days (Annual meeting of the Finnish Physical Society)
Mika Sillanpää (Member)
2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
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International Conference on Mesoscopic Transport and Quantum Coherence
Mika Sillanpää (Chair)
5 Aug 2017 → 8 Aug 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Chair or participant of a conference, workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
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Winter School on Physics of Small Quantum Systems
Mika Sillanpää (Organiser)
Jan 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of an organizing committee or other positions of trust of a conference or a seminar
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Member of PhD defense committee, Chalmers University of Technology
Mika Sillanpää (Examiner)
2015Activity: Academic assessments › Pre-examination of doctoral thesis or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of doctoral thesis committee or board
Press/Media
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Tutkijat kumosivat kvanttimekaniikan perusperiaatteen, mitä pidettiin mahdottomana – Aalto-yliopisto palkitsi heidät ja jakoi muita tunnustuspalkintoja
Mika Sillanpää & Laure Mercier de Lepinay
15/09/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Aalto-yliopiston fyysikot palkittiin fysiikan alan tutkimusläpimurrosta
Mika Sillanpää, Laure Mercier de Lepinay & Caspar Ockeloen-Korppi
14/12/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Isompikin kappale menee hiukkasten haamutilaan
21/05/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Tutkijat todistivat, että kvanttimaailman outo haamuvaikutus toimii myös isommilla kappaleilla
20/05/2021
1 item of Media coverage
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