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. 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

Dr. Eric Isaacs

Carnegie Institution for Science
President of Carnegie Institution for Science

Dr. Alex King

Iowa State
Professor Emeritus at Iowa State University; Former Director of Ames National Lab

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. Angela Olinto

The University of Chicago

Dean, Physical Sciences Division, Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor

Prof. Hasan Padamsee

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

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.

Prof. Tommaso Calarco

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

Prof. Bonnie Fleming

Fermilab
Deputy Director of Science and Technology, Fermilab

Dr. Michael J. Hayduk

Deputy Director, AFRL Information Directorate

Dr. Brad Henderson

P33
Chief Executive Officer, P33 Chicago

Prof. Andrew Houck

C²QA
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University, Director of C²QA

George Letavish

Senior Advisor, Federal Policy

Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

Dr. Celia Merzbacher

QED-C Executive Director at SRI International

Prof. Simone Severini

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

Dr. Charles Tahan

OSTP, NQCO
Assistant Director for Quantum Information Science (QIS) and Director of the National Quantum Coordination Office (NQCO) within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Chief Scientist of the National Security Agency’s Laboratory for Physical Sciences

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.