SQMS Center

Leadership

SQMS Center Organization Chart

Core Management Group

Anna Grassellino
Anna Grassellino

Anna Grassellino

SQMS Center Director

Senior Scientist, Fermilab

Akshay Murthy
Akshay Murthy

Akshay Murthy

SQMS Center Deputy Director
Materials Characterization, Co-Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Alexander Romanenko
Alexander Romanenko

Alexander Romanenko

Technology Thrust Leader

Chief Project Executive, Fermilab

Roni Harnik
Roni Harnik

Roni Harnik

Science Thrust Leader

Senior Scientist, Quantum Theory Department Head, Fermilab

Silvia Zorzetti
Silvia Zorzetti

Silvia Zorzetti

Architectures & Use Cases Thrust Leader

Department Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab

Andrew Bestwick
Andrew Bestwick

Andrew Bestwick

Rigetti Lead PI
2D QPU, Lead

Director of Quantum Device Architecture, Rigetti Computing

Caterina Braggio
Caterina Braggio

Caterina Braggio

INFN Lead PI
Sensing for Particle Physics, Co-Lead

Associate Professor, University of Padova & INFN

Matthew Kramer
Matthew Kramer

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

Jason Orcutt
Jason Orcutt

Jason Orcutt

IBM Lead PI

Principal Research Scientist, IBM

Florent Lecocq
Florent Lecocq

Florent Lecocq

NIST Lead PI
Novel 2D qubits, Amplifiers, Sensors, Co-Lead

Senior Research Associate, NIST

Eleanor G. Rieffel
Eleanor G. Rieffel

Eleanor G. Rieffel

NASA Ames Lead PI
Architecture & Resource Estimates, Lead

Senior Research Scientist and QuAIL Lead, Chief Scientist, NASA Ames

James Rondinelli
James Rondinelli

James Rondinelli

Northwestern University Lead PI
Understanding Qubit Loss Mechanisms, Co-Lead

Professor, Northwestern University

James A. Sauls
James A. Sauls

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
Hannah Adams

Hannah Adams

Communications and Partnership Manager

Communications and Partnership Manager, Fermilab

Gil Herrera
Gil Herrera

Gil Herrera

Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager, Fermilab

Stefano Lami
Stefano Lami

Stefano Lami

Chief Operating Officer

Laura Siarkiewicz
Laura Siarkiewicz

Laura Siarkiewicz

Administrative Lead

SQMS Center Division Administrator, Fermilab

Lezlee Ongena
Lezlee Ongena

Lezlee Ongena

Program Administrator II, Fermilab

Technology Thrust

Alexander Romanenko
Alexander Romanenko

Alexander Romanenko

Technology Thrust Leader

Chief Project Executive, Fermilab

Yao Lu
Yao Lu

Yao Lu

Technology Thrust Deputy Leader
Systems Design, Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Shaojiang Zhu
Shaojiang Zhu

Shaojiang Zhu

Nanofabrication, Co-Lead

Scientist, Fermilab

Peter Hopkins
Peter Hopkins

Peter Hopkins

Nanofabrication, Co-Lead

Physicist and Project Leader, NIST

Akshay Murthy
Akshay Murthy

Akshay Murthy

SQMS Center Deputy Director
Materials Characterization, Co-Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Lin Zhou
Lin Zhou

Lin Zhou

Associate Professor, University of Virginia

Materials Characterization, Co-Lead

Maria Iavarone
Maria Iavarone

Maria Iavarone

Superconducting Properties, Co-Lead

Professor, Temple University

James A. Sauls
James A. Sauls

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
Tanay Roy

Tanay Roy

Architectures & Use Cases Deputy Thrust Leader
Device Performance, Co-Lead
Computing Use Cases, Co-Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Cameron Kopas
Cameron Kopas

Cameron Kopas

Device Performance, Co-Lead

Senior R&D Engineer, Rigetti

Grzegorz Tatkowski
Grzegorz Tatkowski

Grzegorz Tatkowski

Cryogenics, Lead

Cryogenics Engineer, Fermilab

Yao Lu
Yao Lu

Yao Lu

Technology Thrust Deputy Leader
Systems Design, Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Architectures & Use Cases Thrust

Silvia Zorzetti
Silvia Zorzetti

Silvia Zorzetti

Architectures & Use Cases Thrust Leader

Department Head, Quantum Computing Co-Design and Communication, Fermilab

Tanay Roy
Tanay Roy

Tanay Roy

Architectures & Use Cases Deputy Thrust Leader
Device Performance, Co-Lead
Computing Use Cases, Co-Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Doğa Murat Kürkçüoğlu
Doğa Murat Kürkçüoğlu

Doğa Murat Kürkçüoğlu

Middleware/Software Stack, Co-Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Eleanor G. Rieffel
Eleanor G. Rieffel

Eleanor G. Rieffel

NASA Ames Lead PI
Architecture & Resource Estimates, Lead

Senior Research Scientist and QuAIL Lead, Chief Scientist, NASA Ames

David van Zanten
David van Zanten

David van Zanten

Quantum/Classical Demonstrations, Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Davide Venturelli
Davide Venturelli

Davide Venturelli

Computing Use Cases, Co-Lead

Senior Scientist, NASA Ames

Tanay Roy
Tanay Roy

Tanay Roy

Architectures & Use Cases Deputy Thrust Leader
Device Performance, Co-Lead
Computing Use Cases, Co-Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab

Adrian Lupascu
Adrian Lupascu

Adrian Lupascu

Magnetometry for Materials, Co-Lead

Associate Professor, University of Waterloo

Tim Kovachy
Tim Kovachy

Tim Kovachy

Magnetometry for Materials, Co-Lead

Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

Quantum Science Thrust

Roni Harnik
Roni Harnik

Roni Harnik

Science Thrust Leader

Senior Scientist, Quantum Theory Department Head, Fermilab

Henry Lamm
Henry Lamm

Henry Lamm

Science Thrust Deputy Leader
Qudit Theory & Error Correction, Co-Lead

Scientist, Fermilab

Bianca Giaccone
Bianca Giaccone

Bianca Giaccone

Science Thrust Deputy Leader
Sensing for Particle Physics, Co-Lead

Associate Scientist, Fermilab, SQMS

Henry Lamm
Henry Lamm

Henry Lamm

Science Thrust Deputy Leader
Qudit Theory & Error Correction, Co-Lead

Scientist, Fermilab

Bane Vasić
Bane Vasić

Bane Vasić

Qudit Theory & Error Correction, Co-Lead

Professor, University of Arizona

Thomas Iadecola
Thomas Iadecola

Thomas Iadecola

HEP/CMP Quantum Simulations, Co-Lead

Scientist, Ames National Laboratory and Assistant Professor, Iowa State University

Norm Tubman
Norm Tubman

Norm Tubman

HEP/CMP Quantum Simulations, Co-Lead

Research Computer Scientist, NASA Ames

Surjeet Rajendran
Surjeet Rajendran

Surjeet Rajendran

Experimental Tests of Quantum Theory, Lead

Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University

James A. Sauls
James A. Sauls

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
Caterina Braggio

Caterina Braggio

INFN Lead PI
Sensing for Particle Physics, Co-Lead

Associate Professor, University of Padova & INFN