Tom Kessler

EE PhD Candidate Researching Trapped Ions & Electro-Optics | Multi-Domain Systems Engineer

Durham, North Carolina, United States

About

Experience

  • PhD Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
    Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

  • Graduate Student Researcher at Duke Quantum Center (DQC)
    Aug 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    PhD candidate in the Noel Lab researching integrated TFLN and TFLT photonics for trapped ion quantum devices.

  • Photonic Integration Research Intern at Nokia Bell Labs
    May 2025 - Aug 2025 · 4 mos

    Graduate intern researching novel integrated frequency comb technologies for telecom/datacom applications.

  • Senior Member of Technical Staff at Draper
    Apr 2019 - Jul 2022 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Cross-functional engineer covering GN&C system test and analysis, production quality control and operational risk management.

  • Manufacturing Process Engineer at International Rectifier an Infineon Technologies Company
    Jun 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Manufacturing process engineer working on process sustainment and development for high-reliability discrete semiconductor electronics.