Darren Hayton

As a member of the Quantum Systems team, Darren is primarily responsible for working on the deployment of OQC’s advanced cryogenic quantum systems.

Darren graduated from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth with a BSc in Physics with Planetary and Space Physics and a Ph.D. in the field of cryogenic instrumentation. He has since worked internationally with a focus on astrophysics instrumentation for submillimeter and far-infrared astronomy and has contributed hardware to space flight missions that include JWST-MIRI, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Herschel Space Telescope. Prior to OQC, Darren worked as a Technologist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, USA. From there, he developed cryogenic heterodyne receivers and RF components for future ground, air, and space deployments.