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
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

Caterina Braggio
Sensing for Particle Physics, Co-Lead
Associate Professor, University of Padova
Executive Support Team

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




Technology Thrust

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

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


Peter Hopkins
Physicist and Project Leader, NIST; Materials Focus Area Team Member, Devices Focus Area Team Member, SQMS

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




Yao Lu
QPU Connectivity and Transduction, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab
Architectures & Use Cases 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


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


Adrian Lupascu
Associate Professor, University of Waterloo; Materials Focus Area Team Member, SQMS

Tim Kovachy
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University; Member of Physics Focus Area and Devices Focus Area, SQMS
Quantum Science Thrust

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

Henry Lamm
Science Thrust Deputy Leader
Qudit Theory & Error Correction, Co-Lead
Scientist, Fermilab

Bianca Giaccone
Science Thrust Deputy Leader
Sensing for Particle Physics, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab, SQMS

Henry Lamm
Science Thrust Deputy Leader
Qudit Theory & Error Correction, Co-Lead
Scientist, Fermilab


Thomas Iadecola
HEP/CMP Quantum Simulations, Co-Lead
Scientist, Ames National Laboratory and Assistant Professor, Iowa State University


Surjeet Rajendran
Experimental Tests of Quantum Theory, Lead
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University

Bianca Giaccone
Science Thrust Deputy Leader
Sensing for Particle Physics, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab, SQMS

Caterina Braggio
Sensing for Particle Physics, Co-Lead
Associate Professor, University of Padova