Quantum Design
William Neils has extensive work experience in the field of quantum design. William began their career as a Senior Physicist at Quantum Design in 2005 and worked in that role for nearly 10 years. William then transitioned to the role of Product Manager for a year before being promoted to Director of QWorks Research Group in 2015. In December 2022, they were appointed as the Chief Technology Officer at Quantum Design. Prior to joining Quantum Design, Neils worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Harvard University from 2002 to 2004.
William Neils received a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Physics from Binghamton University, where they attended from 1992 to 1996. Following their undergraduate studies, they went on to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, completing their doctoral program from 1997 to 2002.
Quantum Design
Quantum Design is a privately held corporation that develops and markets automated temperature and magnetic field testing platforms for materials characterization. These systems offer a variety of measurement capabilities and are in widespread use in the fields of physics, chemistry, biotechnology, materials science and nanotechnology. A broad product line allows Quantum Design to address the scientific and operational requirements of researchers around the world. Benefiting from its depth in instrument design and manufacturing, Quantum Design (QD) has become the leading commercial source for automated materials characterization systems incorporating superconducting technology. These instruments may be found in the world’s leading research institutions, and have become the reference standard for a variety of magnetic and physical property measurements. QD instruments are cited in, and provide the data for, more scientific publications than any other instrument in the fields of magnetics and materials characterization. This means that each year, literally hundreds of scientific publications, advancing the science of materials use data generated from QD instruments. In diverse areas such as materials characterization, high-sensitivity electrical measurements, and defense-related magnetic anomaly detection, Quantum Design’s team of scientists and engineers provides a full spectrum of service and application support for customers both domestically and internationally.