SQMS Center Organization Chart
Core Management Group



Akshay Murthy
SQMS Center Interim 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
Quantum 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
Executive Support Team


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




Quantum Technology Thrust


Alexander Romanenko
Quantum Technology Thrust Leader
Devices Focus Area Lead
3D QPU, Lead
Chief Project Executive, Fermilab
Materials for 2D and 3D Quantum Devices Focus Area


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




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




Ella Lachman
Coherence Measurements, Deputy Lead
Quantum Materials R&D Engineer, Rigetti Computing
Devices Integration Prototypes, QPUs Focus Area


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




Florent Lecocq
NIST Lead PI
Novel 2D qubits, Amplifiers, Sensors, Co-Lead
Senior Research Associate, NIST


Jens Koch
SQMS Deputy Director
Novel 2D qubits, Amplifiers, Sensors, Co-Lead
Professor, Northwestern University


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



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



Yao Lu
QPU Connectivity and Transduction, Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, 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
Quantum Science Thrust


Roni Harnik
Quantum Science Thrust Leader
Senior Scientist, Quantum Theory Department Head, Fermilab
Science Thrust - Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics Focus Area


Sam Posen
Physics & Sensing Focus Area Co-Lead
Senior Scientist, Associate Lab Director APS-TD, Fermilab, SQMS


Bianca Giaccone
Physics & Sensing Focus Area Co-Lead
Associate Scientist, Fermilab, SQMS



Caterina Braggio
Materials and Devices for Fundamental Physics Probes, Co-Lead
Associate Professor, University of Padova



Peter W. Graham
Physics & Sensing Lead Team Member
Associate Professor of Physics, Stanford University


Yonatan Kahn
Physics & Sensing Lead Team Member
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


Surjeet Rajendran
Physics & Sensing Lead Team Member
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Algorithms, Simulations and Benchmarking Focus Area




Thomas Iadecola
CM/HEP Applications Taskforce Lead
Scientist, Ames National Laboratory and Assistant Professor, Iowa State University


Quantum Ecosystem 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


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
Co-design and Integration Teams


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


James Rondinelli
Northwestern University Lead PI
Understanding Qubit Loss Mechanisms, Co-Lead
Professor, Northwestern University


Yaniv J. Rosen
Understanding Qubit Loss Mechanisms, Co-Lead


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


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


Raphael Cervantes
Material and Devices for Fundamental Physics Probes, Co-Lead
Research Associate, Fermilab


Caterina Braggio
Materials and Devices for Fundamental Physics Probes, Co-Lead
Associate Professor, University of Padova