Martin Huber, Professor

Background

Martin Huber received a BS degree in Physics from MIT in 1982. He received his MS (1986) and PhD (1988) degrees, also in Physics, from Stanford. For his dissertation, Martin used superconducting techniques to search for cosmic ray magnetic monopoles; he didn't find any, but they gave him a degree anyway.... Searching for a more practical application of superconductivity, Dr. Huber came to Colorado in 1988 to the Boulder laboratories of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) as an NIST/NRC postdoctoral research associate. He has been on the faculty at UC Denver since 1991.

Research Interests

Professor Huber's current research activities involve designing more practical SQUID devices, SQUID arrays which have a higher bandwidth, signal level, and dynamic range, than individual SQUIDs. He continues collaboration with NIST to fabricate the microelectronic SQUIDs and does the design and testing in his laboratory on the Denver campus. His research is currently funded by NIST and the Office of Naval Research. Eight to ten undergraduate students participate in the research each semester.

Other Interests

On the lighter side, Martin is an avid fan of science fiction, photography, and model aeronautics.