The SQMS center brings together an interdisciplinary team of more than 80 experts in superconducting technologies, condensed matter physics, materials science, atomic physics, theoretical particle physics, and key areas of quantum information science critical to building beyond state-of-the-art quantum computers and new types of quantum sensors. Meet the leadership team.
Core management team

Anna Grassellino
Director
James Sauls
Deputy Director

Matt Reagor
Chief Technology Officer
Eleanor Rieffel
Chief Scientist
Matthew Kramer
Chief Engineer
Roni Harnik
Science Thrust Lead, Lead

Alexander Romanenko
Technology Thrust Lead
Mandy Birch
Ecosystem Lead
Quantum Technology Thrust

Alexander Romanenko
Technology Thrust Lead
Lin Zhou
Deputy Lead
Leaders

Mark Hersam
Focus Area Co-Lead
Maria Iavarone
Focus Area Co-Lead
Laura Cardani
Focus Area Co-Lead
Area: Materials for 2D and 3D quantum devices

Jens Koch
Focus Area Co-Lead
Matthew Hollister
Focus Area Co-Lead
David Rivas
Focus Area Co-Lead
Silvia Zorzetti
Focus Area Co-Lead
David Pappas
Focus Area Co-Lead
Area: Devices integration, prototypes, QPUs
Quantum Science Thrust

Roni Harnik
Science Thrust Lead, Lead
Leaders

Caterina Braggio
Focus Area Co-Lead
Sam Posen
Focus Area Co-Lead
Alexander Romanenko
Focus Area Co-Lead
Gerald Gabrielse
Focus Area Co-Lead
Jason Hogan
Focus Area Co-Lead
Yonatan Kahn
Focus Area Co-Lead
Surjeet Rajendran
Focus Area Co-Lead
Area: Quantum physics and sensing applications

Norman Tubman
Focus Area Co-Lead
Sohaib Alam
Focus Area Co-Lead
Peter Orth
Focus Area Co-Lead
William Zeng
Focus Area Co-Lead
Chiara Macchiavello
Focus Area Co-Lead
Area: Algorithms, simulations and benchmarking
QIS Ecosystem

Mandy Birch
Ecosystem Lead
Sam Posen
Deputy Lead
Leaders

Davide Venturelli
Co-Lead
Jigang Wang
Co-Lead
Steve Adachi
Co-Lead
Ecosystem taskforce

Michelle Driscoll

Silvia Zorzetti
Focus Area Co-Lead
S. Karsjen
Co-Lead
Sandra Charles
Co-Lead
Stefania De Curtis
Workforce development