SQMS Center Organization Chart
Core Management Group


Akshay Murthy
SQMS Center Deputy Director
Materials Characterization, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab


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

Silvia Zorzetti
Architectures & Use Cases Thrust Leader
Department Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab

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

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

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
Architecture & Resource Estimates, 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

James A. Sauls
LSU Lead PI
Superconducting Properties, Co-Lead
Professor and Hearne Chair of Theoretical Physics, Hearne Institute of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University
Executive Support Team

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




Technology Thrust


Yao Lu
Technology Thrust Deputy Leader
Systems Design, Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab



Akshay Murthy
SQMS Center Deputy Director
Materials Characterization, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Lin Zhou
Associate Professor, University of Virginia
Materials Characterization, Co-Lead


James A. Sauls
LSU Lead PI
Superconducting Properties, Co-Lead
Professor and Hearne Chair of Theoretical Physics, Hearne Institute of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

Tanay Roy
Architectures & Use Cases Deputy Thrust Leader
Device Performance, Co-Lead
Computing Use Cases, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab



Yao Lu
Technology Thrust Deputy Leader
Systems Design, Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab
Architectures & Use Cases Thrust

Silvia Zorzetti
Architectures & Use Cases Thrust Leader
Department Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab

Tanay Roy
Architectures & Use Cases Deputy Thrust Leader
Device Performance, Co-Lead
Computing Use Cases, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab


Eleanor G. Rieffel
NASA Ames Lead PI
Architecture & Resource Estimates, Lead
Senior Research Scientist and QuAIL Lead, Chief Scientist, NASA Ames



Tanay Roy
Architectures & Use Cases Deputy Thrust Leader
Device Performance, Co-Lead
Computing Use Cases, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Adrian Lupascu
Magnetometry for Materials, Co-Lead
Associate Professor, University of Waterloo

Tim Kovachy
Magnetometry for Materials, Co-Lead
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
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

James A. Sauls
LSU Lead PI
Superconducting Properties, Co-Lead
Professor and Hearne Chair of Theoretical Physics, Hearne Institute of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University

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