Michael Larsen

Biography

Dr. Michael Larsen received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2007. He is currently the lead physicist for quantum sensing in the Future Position, Navigation, and Timing Systems group at Northrop Grumman in Woodland Hills, California. Dr. Larsen’s focus is the application of atomic physics to the development of high performance, rugged, and compact sensors. His primary project has been the development of the nuclear magnetic resonance gyroscope under both DARPA and internal funding. In addition he is also working on a compact atomic vector magnetometer, a scalar and differential scalar magnetometer, an optical cavity readout accelerometer, a cold atom interferometer accelerometer, and an atomic clock. Dr. Larsen holds 22 patents in the field of atomic sensors and related technologies. He received Engineering Achievement Awards in 2009 and 2018 from the San Fernando Valley Engineers’ Council as well as the President’s Leadership Award in 2013 from Northrop Grumman for his role as the principal investigator on the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyroscope and other quantum sensing research and development teams.