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
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