Connor Hart, Ph.D.
CTO, Quantum Catalyzer
About
Connor Hart, Ph.D. is an American quantum physicist and technologist best known as the Chief Technology Officer of Quantum Catalyzer (Q-Cat), a Maryland-based startup studio that commercializes quantum sensing and imaging technologies, including the Quantum Diamond Microscope (QDM) using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond for wide-field magnetic imaging applications in life sciences, materials, and electronics. A University of Maryland alumnus (B.S. Physics, 2015) and Harvard Ph.D. (Physics, 2020) under Ronald Walsworth, Hart has authored influential papers on NV-diamond magnetic microscopy and advanced protocols like double quantum Ramsey, with over 2,000 citations. He drives Q-Cat's portfolio companies, such as QDM.IO and EuQlid, to translate breakthrough quantum research into practical tools.