Nathan Drucker

Dr. Nathan Drucker is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Science of Quantum and Information Technology group at IBM Research Europe-Zurich. His research is focused on characterizing novel quantum materials with extreme transport properties for next generation devices including BEOL interconnects. In particular, he is working on new methods for engineering and exploiting non-Ohmic transport in meso- and nanoscale topological semimetals.

Prior to joining IBM in 2024, Nathan was a graduate research assistant at MIT. There he worked towards his thesis on uncovering hidden orders in topological materials with an ensemble of techniques including synchrotron-based X-ray scattering, neutron scattering, and magneto- thermal/electric transport. Additionally, he developed machine-learning based methods for analyzing data from high-throughput, ultrafast experiments in large-scale X-ray scattering experiments during a Department of Energy Fellowship at the Stanford Linear Accelerator. Apart from his thesis work in condensed matter physics, Nathan was also a research assistant at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, where he worked under former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on semiconductor innovation policy.   

Nathan holds his Ph.D. and M.S. in Applied Physics from Harvard University with a secondary field in Science, Technology&Society. He completed his B.S. at Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in Materials Science&Engineering and Physics.