SQMS Center Organization Chart
Core Management Group


Akshay Murthy
SQMS Center Deputy Director
Materials Focus Area Lead
Performance Variations, Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Alexander Romanenko
Quantum Technology Thrust Leader
Devices Focus Area Lead
3D QPU, Lead
Chief Project Executive, Fermilab

Roni Harnik
Quantum Science Thrust Leader
Senior Scientist, Quantum Theory Department Head, Fermilab

Silvia Zorzetti
Quantum Ecosystem Thrust Leader
QPU Connectivity and Transduction, Co-Lead
Workforce Development, Lead
3D Software/Middleware, Lead
Department Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab

James A. Sauls
Co-design and Integration Teams Thrust Leader
Professor and Hearne Chair of Theoretical Physics, Hearne Institute of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

Andrew Bestwick
Rigetti Lead PI
2D QPU, Lead
Director of Quantum Device Architecture, Rigetti Computing

Matthew Kramer
Ames National Lab Lead PI
Editorial and Communications Board, Lead
Distinguished Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University

Florent Lecocq
NIST Lead PI
Novel 2D qubits, Amplifiers, Sensors, Co-Lead
Senior Research Associate, NIST

Eleanor G. Rieffel
NASA Ames Lead PI
Quantum Computing Architectures Taskforce, Lead
Senior Research Scientist and QuAIL Lead, Chief Scientist, NASA Ames

James Rondinelli
Northwestern University Lead PI
Understanding Qubit Loss Mechanisms, Co-Lead
Professor, Northwestern University
Executive Support Team

Hannah Adams
Communications and Partnership Manager
Communications and Partnership Manager, Fermilab




Quantum Technology Thrust

Alexander Romanenko
Quantum Technology Thrust Leader
Devices Focus Area Lead
3D QPU, Lead
Chief Project Executive, Fermilab
Materials for 2D and 3D Quantum Devices Focus Area

Akshay Murthy
SQMS Center Deputy Director
Materials Focus Area Lead
Performance Variations, Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab


Akshay Murthy
SQMS Center Deputy Director
Materials Focus Area Lead
Performance Variations, Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab



Ella Lachman
Coherence Measurements, Deputy Lead
Quantum Materials R&D Engineer, Rigetti Computing
Devices Integration Prototypes, QPUs Focus Area

Alexander Romanenko
Quantum Technology Thrust Leader
Devices Focus Area Lead
3D QPU, Lead
Chief Project Executive, Fermilab



Florent Lecocq
NIST Lead PI
Novel 2D qubits, Amplifiers, Sensors, Co-Lead
Senior Research Associate, NIST

Alexander Romanenko
Quantum Technology Thrust Leader
Devices Focus Area Lead
3D QPU, Lead
Chief Project Executive, Fermilab


Andrew Bestwick
Rigetti Lead PI
2D QPU, Lead
Director of Quantum Device Architecture, Rigetti Computing


Yao Lu
QPU Connectivity and Transduction, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Silvia Zorzetti
Quantum Ecosystem Thrust Leader
QPU Connectivity and Transduction, Co-Lead
Workforce Development, Lead
3D Software/Middleware, Lead
Department Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab
Quantum Science Thrust

Roni Harnik
Quantum Science Thrust Leader
Senior Scientist, Quantum Theory Department Head, Fermilab
Science Thrust - Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics Focus Area

Sam Posen
Physics & Sensing Focus Area Co-Lead
Senior Scientist, Associate Lab Director APS-TD, Fermilab, SQMS

Bianca Giaccone
Physics & Sensing Focus Area Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab, SQMS


Caterina Braggio
Materials and Devices for Fundamental Physics Probes, Co-Lead
Associate Professor, University of Padova

Peter W. Graham
Physics & Sensing Lead Team Member
Associate Professor of Physics, Stanford University

Yonatan Kahn
Physics & Sensing Lead Team Member
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Surjeet Rajendran
Physics & Sensing Lead Team Member
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Algorithms, Simulations and Benchmarking Focus Area



Thomas Iadecola
CM/HEP Applications Taskforce Lead
Scientist, Ames National Laboratory and Assistant Professor, Iowa State University


Quantum Ecosystem Thrust

Silvia Zorzetti
Quantum Ecosystem Thrust Leader
QPU Connectivity and Transduction, Co-Lead
Workforce Development, Lead
3D Software/Middleware, Lead
Department Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab

Davide Venturelli
Quantum Technology Applications Beyond Fundamental Physics, Lead
Senior Scientist, NASA Ames

Matthew Kramer
Ames National Lab Lead PI
Editorial and Communications Board, Lead
Distinguished Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University
Co-design and Integration Teams

James A. Sauls
Co-design and Integration Teams Thrust Leader
Professor and Hearne Chair of Theoretical Physics, Hearne Institute of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

James Rondinelli
Northwestern University Lead PI
Understanding Qubit Loss Mechanisms, Co-Lead
Professor, Northwestern University

Yaniv J. Rosen
Understanding Qubit Loss Mechanisms, Co-Lead

Silvia Zorzetti
Quantum Ecosystem Thrust Leader
QPU Connectivity and Transduction, Co-Lead
Workforce Development, Lead
3D Software/Middleware, Lead
Department Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab

Eleanor G. Rieffel
NASA Ames Lead PI
Quantum Computing Architectures Taskforce, Lead
Senior Research Scientist and QuAIL Lead, Chief Scientist, NASA Ames

Raphael Cervantes
Material and Devices for Fundamental Physics Probes, Co-Lead
Research Associate, Fermilab

Caterina Braggio
Materials and Devices for Fundamental Physics Probes, Co-Lead
Associate Professor, University of Padova