Rassul Karabalin - Professional Profile

Rassul Karabalin, Ph. D.

Dr. Rassul Karabalin received his undergraduate degree from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 2002 and PhD from California Institute of Technology in 2008.

He is currently a Research Science Manager leading quantum chip fab division at AWS Center for Quantum Computing at Amazon (AMZN) & Caltech. Before joining Amazon he developed semiconductor process technology for MEMS, CMOS, BiCMOS at Tower Semiconductor (TSEM). Prior to that he was a staff scientist at Caltech, where his research was focused on MEMS and NEMS complex dynamical systems.

Patents

1. US Patent US10095909, “Hybrid MEMs-floating gate device”
2. US Patent US9984269, “Fingerprint sensor with direct recording to non-volatile memory”
3. US Patent US9755063, “RF SOI switches including low dielectric constant features between metal line structures”
4. US Patent US9660654, “Synchronization of nanomechanical oscillators”
5. US Patent US9252731, “Passive phase noise cancellation element”
6. US Patent US8378758,“Parametric feedback oscillators”
7. US Patent US8350578, "Wiring nanoscale sensors nanomechanical resonators"
8. US Patent US8258899, “Nano-electro-mechanical systems switches”
9. US Patent US8115344, “Very low voltage, ultrafast nanoelectromechanical switches and resonant switches”
10. US Patent US8044556, “Highly efficient, charge depletion-mediated, voltage-tunable actuation efficiency and resonance frequency of piezoelectric semiconductor nanoelectromechanical systems resonators"

Publications

1. H. Putterman, … R. Karabalin, …, O. Painter “Hardware-efficient quantum error correction using concatenated bosonic qubits”, Nature 638, 927-934 (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08642-7
2. H. Levine, … R. Karabalin, …, O. Painter “Demonstrating a Long-Coherence Dual-Rail Erasure Qubit Using Tunable Transmons”, Phys. Rev. X 14, 011051 (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.14.011051
3. M. H. Matheny, M. Grau, L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. C. Cross, M. L. Roukes “Phase synchronization of two anharmonic nanoelectromechanical oscillators”, Phys. Rev. Lett 112, 014101, (2014). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.014101
4. L. G. Villanueva, E. Kenig, R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, R. Lifshitz, M. C. Cross, M. L. Roukes “Surpassing Fundamental Limits of Oscillators Using Nonlinear Resonators”, Phys. Rev. Lett 110, 177208, (2013). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.177208
5. M. H. Matheny, L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, J. E. Sader, M. L. Roukes “Nonlinear Mode-Coupling in Nanomechanical Systems”, Nano Letters 13, 1622-1626, (2013). DOI: 10.1021/nl400070e
6. L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, D. Chi, J. E. Sader, M. L. Roukes “Nonlinearity in nanomechanical cantilevers”, Phys. Rev. B 87, 024304, (2013). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.024304
7. E. Kenig, M. C. Cross, L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, R. Lifshitz, M. L. Roukes “Optimal operating points of oscillators using nonlinear resonators”, Phys. Rev. E 86, 056207 (2012). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.056207
8. E. Kenig, M. C. Cross, R. Lifshitz, R. B. Karabalin, L. G. Villanueva, M. H. Matheny, M. L. Roukes “Passive Phase Noise Cancellation Scheme”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 264102(2012). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.264102
9. R. B. Karabalin, L. G. Villanueva, M. H. Matheny, J. E. Sader, M. L. Roukes “Stress-Induced Variations in the Stiffness of Micro- and Nanocantilever Beams”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 236101 (2012). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.236101
10. L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, E. Kenig, M. C. Cross, M. L. Roukes “A Nanoscale Parametric Feedback Oscillator”, Nano Letters 11, 5054-5059, (2011). DOI: 10.1021/nl2031162
11. P. Ivaldi, J. Abergel, M. H. Matheny, L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. L. Roukes, P. Andreucci, S. Hentz, E. Defay "50 nm Thick AlN Film-Based Piezoelectric Cantilevers for Gravimetric Detection", J. Micromech. Microeng. 21, 8, 085023 (2011). DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/8/085023
12. R. B. Karabalin, R. Lifshitz, M. C. Cross, M. H. Matheny, S. C. Masmanidis, M. L. Roukes “Signal Amplification by Sensitive Control of Bifurcation Topology”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 094102 (2011). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.094102. Selected for APS Viewpoint "Signal amplification through bifurcation in nanoresonators" by Mark Dykman
13. R. B. Karabalin, S. C. Masmanidis, M. L. Roukes “Parametric Amplification in High Frequency Piezoelectric Nanomechanical Systems”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 183101 (2010). DOI: 10.1063/1.3505500
14. A. S. Sadek, R. B. Karabalin, J. Du, M. L. Roukes, C. Koch, S. C. Masmanidis "Wiring Nanoscale Biosensors with Piezoelectric Nanomechanical Resonators", Nano Letters 10, 5, 1769-1773 (2010). DOI: 10.1021/nl100245z
15. R. B. Karabalin, X. L. Feng, M. L. Roukes, “Parametric Nanomechanical Amplification at Very High Frequency”, Nano Letters 9, 9, 3116-3123 (2009). DOI: 10.1021/nl901057c. Featured in Scientific American, Special Edition for Nanotechnology "The Rise of Nanotech", in an article by Michael Roukes "Plenty of Room Indeed"
16. R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, X. L. Feng, E. Defay, G. Le Rhun, C. Marcoux, S. Hentz, P. Andreucci, M. L. Roukes “Piezoelectric Nanoelectromechanical Resonators Based on Aluminum Nitride Thin Films”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 10, 103111 (2009). DOI: 10.1063/1.3216586
17. R. B. Karabalin, M. C. Cross, M. L. Roukes “Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos in Two Coupled Nanomechanical Resonators”, Phys. Rev. B 79, 16, 165309 (2009). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.165309. Selected for Physics Synopsis: "Chaos at the nanoscale" by Alex Klironomos
18. S. C. Masmanidis, R. B. Karabalin, I. Vlaminck, G. Borghs, M. R. Freeman, M. L. Roukes “Multifunctional Nanomechanical Systems Enabled by Piezoelectric Actuation with Tunable Coupling”, Science 317, 780-783 (2007). DOI: 10.1126/science.1144793

1. - Featured in Science Perspective "How to Strum a Nanobar" by Miles Blencowe
  - Featured in Nanowerk News "Nanoelectromechanical systems start to take shape"

Books

1. R. Karabalin and M. L. Roukes, contributed book chapter "Nonlinear Nanoelectromechanical Systems" for "Fluctuating Nonlinear Oscillators from Nanomechanics to Superconducting Circuits" edited by Mark Dykman, Oxford University Press, (2012). ISBN-13: 978-0199691388

Talks and Presentations

1. L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. Matheny, M. C. Cross, E. Kenig, R. Lifshitz, M. L. Roukes, "Nonlinear effects in NEMS—Improving frequency stability", IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), September 2017
2. L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. Matheny, E. Kenig, R. Lifshitz, J. E. Sader, M. C. Cross, M. L. Roukes, "Nonlinearities and Frequency Stability in NEMS ", 14th International Workshop on NanoMechanical Sensors, Kona, Hawaii, April 2017
3. R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, L. G. Villanueva, D. Chi, M. L. Roukes, "Fabrication of Piezoelectric Nanomechanical Systems", Invited Talk at Etch Tech 2012: Pushing the Limits Workshop, Pasadena, CA, July, 2012
4. L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, E. Kenig, M.C. Cross, M.L. Roukes, “Nonlinear Oscillators in NEMS”, Invited Talk at the NEMS-Barcelona Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, May 2012
5. L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, E. Kenig, M.C. Cross, M.L. Roukes, “Nonlinear Dynamics in NEMS”, Invited Talk at the International Workshop in NEMS, Toulouse, France, July 2011
6. M. H. Matheny, L. G. Villanueva, R. B. Karabalin, J.E. Sader, M.L. Roukes, “Control of Nonlinearity in a Doubly-Clamped Nanomechanical Beams”, Poster for IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, San Francisco, CA, May 2011
7. R. B. Karabalin, M. L. Roukes, "Advances with Nonlinear Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS)", Lille, France, June 2010
8. R. B. Karabalin, M. H. Matheny, L. G. Villanueva, X. L. Feng, S. C. Masmanidis, E. Defaÿ, G. Le Rhun, C. Marcoux, S. Hentz, P. Andreucci, M. L. Roukes, “Piezoelectric Nanomechanical Devices”, Lecture for IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, Newport Beach, CA, June 2010
9. R. B. Karabalin, S. C. Masmanidis, X. L. Feng, M. L. Roukes, "Next-Generation NEMS Functionality Enable by Advances in Novel Materials", Workshop on Opportunities for Magnetism in MEMS/NEMS, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne Il, April 2010
10. X.L. Feng, M. H. Matheny, R. B. Karabalin, C. A. Zorman, M. Mehregany, M. L. Roukes, Digest of Technical Papers, The 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers'09), 2246-2249, Denver, Colorado, USA, June 21-25 (2009)
11. A. S. Sadek, R. B. Karabalin, J. Du, M. L. Roukes, C. Koch, G. Laurent, S. C. Masmanidis, “Detection of Extracellular Potentials Using a Mechanical-Based Nanosensor”, Computational and systems neuroscience, Salt Lake City, UT, February 2009
12. Jie Xiang, X. L. Feng, R. B. Karabalin, Y. Li, Y. Dong, C. M. Lieber, M. L. Roukes, “Integrated Nanoelectromechanical Resonators Employing Piezoelectric AlN Nanowires” Material Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, March 2008
13. R. B. Karabalin, S. C. Masmanidis , Ron Lifshitz , M. C. Cross , M. L. Roukes, “Novel Parametric Actuation Scheme in Piezoelectric NEMS”, APS March Meeting, Denver, CO, March 2007
14. R. B. Karabalin, I. Bargatin, M. C. Cross, I. Kozinsky, Ron Lifshitz, S. C. Masmanidis, H. W. Ch. Postma, M. L. Roukes, “Advances in Nonlinear NEMS”, Workshop on QEM-2 by KNI Caltech, Morro Bay, CA, December 2006

Honors and Awards

- Best Team Award - Tower Semiconductor, Newport Beach, CA, 2015
- Demetriades-Tsafka-Kokkalis Prize for the best PhD Thesis in Nanotechnology and Related Fields, Pasadena, CA, June 2008
- Finalist of the 3rd annual Draper Fisher Jurvetson Venture Challenge, Menlo Park, CA, May 2007

- Bronze medal at 29th International Physics Olympiad, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 1998
- Honorable Mention at 28th International Physics Olympiad, Sudbury, Canada, July 1997

Contact information

e-mails
rassul at caltech.edu

address
290 S Holliston Ave,
Pasadena, California 91106

LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rassul

Google Scholar:
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wrVUJUoAAAAJ

ResearcherID:
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-6358-2012

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