Invited Speaker

Dr. Nikolai N. Klimov is an experimental condensed matter physicist and a Project Leader in Nanoscale Fabrication and Photonics in the Fundamental Thermodynamics Group within the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Since joining NIST staff in 2018, Dr. Klimov’s research has focused on developing new field-deployable, nanophotonics-based quantum SI sensors and primary standards for temperature, pressure, vacuum, humidity, and radiation dosimetry. Within this research activity, Dr. Klimov has pioneered the development of an on-chip integrated ultra-high resolution photonic thermometer (SPoT) that has the potential to surpass the performance of standard platinum resistance thermometers (SPRTs). Dr. Klimov continues leading the development of SPoT technology with the aim to evolve SPoT into a robust, field-deployable device that surpasses the metrological performance of SPRTs, with the added benefits of reduced recalibration frequency and improved shock resistance. Besides Photonic Thermometry, Dr. Klimov is also developing the next-generation chip-scale photonic thermal transfer standard, grating-based devices for next-generation neutron interferometric imaging, and lithium-niobate photonics for quantum information processing. Dr. Klimov received Samme Cum Laude in both B.S. and M.S. in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Ph.D. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics from Rutgers University. Dr. Klimov is a recipient of theDistinguished Associate Award (PML, NIST) and two Department of Commerce Bronze Medals. In 2024, Dr. Klimov was awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering (PECASE) “for transformational research in photonic sensors for thermometry, dosimetry, humidity, and vacuum and for working with industry partners to bring these new technologies to the marketplace”.