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Meet the Speakers

Mark Hersam

Mark Hersam

Chair and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering (MRSEC), Northwestern University

Andrew Houck

Andrew Houck

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University

Archana Kamal

Archana Kamal

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University
Angela Kou

Angela Kou

Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Robert McDermott

Robert McDermott

Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Co-Founder & Head of Hardware, Qolab

Akshay Murthy

Akshay Murthy

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

William D. Oliver

William D. Oliver

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Johannes Pollanen

Johannes Pollanen

Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Michigan State University
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, EeroQ

Preeti Chalsani

Preeti Chalsani

SVP and Chief Quantum Officer, Illinois Economic Development Corporation
Aaron Fluitt

Aaron Fluitt

Senior Director, Technology Partnerships, PsiQuantum

Nikos Hardavellas

Nikos Hardavellas

Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University

Inder Monga

Inder Monga

Executive Director, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Director, Scientific Networking Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Laura Schulz

Laura Schulz

Project Lead for Innovation, Argonne Leadership Computing Facility

Kate Smith

Kate Smith

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University

Michael Wasielewski

Michael Wasielewski

Clare Hamilton Hall Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University
Director, Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering (INQUIRE)
Director, Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction (CMQT)

Dmitri Basov

Dmitri Basov

Chair, Department of Physics, Columbia University
Higgins Professor of Physics, Columbia University

Justin Caram

Justin Caram

Associate Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles

Gregory Fuchs

Gregory Fuchs

Professor of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University

Ryan Hadt

Ryan Hadt

Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology

Martin Holt

Martin Holt

Director of Q-NEXT, Argonne National Laboratory

Martin Kirk

Martin Kirk

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of New Mexico