Committees

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD | ECOSYSTEM ADVISORY BOARD | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

DOE Program Managers

Office of Science leadership providing oversight of the SQMS Center.

Dr. Zachary Goff-Eldredge

Program Manager at DOE Office of High Energy Physics

Dr. Abid Patwa

Program Manager at DOE Office of High Energy Physics

Dr. Athena Sefat

Program Manager at DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences

Science, Technology and Management Advisory Board

The SQMS Science, Technology and Management Board advises Center leadership and the Executive Committee on the Center’s progress toward its goals and milestones in the technical areas, science and technology innovation chain, facilities and instrumentation, and Center management.

Board members are expected to meet with SQMS leadership at least twice a year, one being the SQMS annual meeting in the fall, where they will interact with the researchers at the Center and learn about the latest research, progress in facilities and management structure.

Dr. Altaf Carim

DOE, retired
Former Program Manager at DOE Office of Science, retired

Dr. Patricia Dehmer

DOE, retired
Former head of DOE Office of Science

Prof. Sir Peter Knight

Imperial College London
Professor Emeritus at Imperial College London; Senior Fellow in Residence at the Kavli Royal Society International Centre at Chicheley Hall

Prof. Hasan Padamsee

Cornell, retired
Professor Emeritus, Cornell University; Former Chief Technology Officer, Fermilab

Richard Stanek

Retired, Fermilab
Former Deputy Division Head for SQMS, Former Project Director PIP-II, Former Division Head, APSTD/Design, Fabrication & Metrology Division

Dr. Edward Leonard Jr.

Physicist
Northrop Grumman

Dr. Doug Glenzinski

Senior Scientist
Fermilab

Dr. John Mester

President and Chief Executive Officer
Universities Research Association (URA)

Prof. Tommaso Calarco

Peter Grunberg Institute
Director of the Institute for Quantum Control of the Peter Grünberg Institute at Forschungszentrum Jülich

Ecosystem Advisory Board

The SQMS Ecosystem Board goal is to advise Center management on strategies to position and connect the Center to the broader QIS ecosystem, and on opportunities for broader impact in relevant scientific and technological areas.

Board members are expected to meet with SQMS leadership twice a year, one being the SQMS annual meeting in the fall, where they will interact with the researchers at the Center and learn about the latest research and workforce development activities.

Dr. Emily Edwards

Duke University
Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Michael J. Hayduk

Deputy Director, AFRL Information Directorate

Dr. Travis Humble

Director, Quantum Science Center (QSC)
Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

George Letavish

Senior Advisor, Federal Policy

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

Prof. Simone Severini

Amazon
Professor of Physics of Information at University College London; Director of Quantum Computing at Amazon Web Services

Dr. Brad Henderson

P33
Chief Executive Officer, P33 Chicago

Dr. Travis L. Scholten

Technical Lead for Public Sector, IBM Quantum

Dr. Sofia Vallecorsa

Coordinator of the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative
AI and Quantum Computing researcher at CERN

Dr. Kate Timmerman

CQE
Executive Director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee, whose Chair is the SQMS Director, is composed of executives from partner institutions. The Committee convenes to evaluate progress and resolve resource availability issues, such as personnel availability and equipment and facilities access.