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Justine Haupt

Justine Haupt is a quantum optics and astronomy researcher, roboticist, and open-source developer. She's currently the PI for an experiment entitled "Free Space Optical Link for Entangled Photon Distribution Over Long Distances" and an ongoing contributor to a quantum optical interferometry experiment for astrometry. She's a past contributor to a 4-dish 21cm cosmology demonstrator radio telescope, and made significant contributions to the sensor and commissioning camera development effort for the Vera Rubin Observatory (LSST). She's additionally contributed to development of a CdZnTe gamma ray imaging detector, and has developed several pure-sine commutation brushless motor controllers. Her inventions include a technique for monitoring position and condition of electric machines by means of RF signal injection, and the BlimpDrive; a novel multi-motor electric propulsion system for paragliding. In addition to her work at BNL, Justine serves as the Research Director of Custer Observa