Leadership and Staff

The Chicago Quantum Institute advances quantum science and engineering by bringing together leading faculty, students, and researchers to develop next-generation quantum technologies.

David Awschalom

Director of the Chicago Quantum Institute, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Research Areas

Quantum Spintronics, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Materials, Semiconductor and Molecular Qubits

Giulia Galli

Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Research Areas

Theoretical and Computational Modeling of Materials for Renewable Energy Sources and Quantum Information Technologies

Kristi W. Bain

Institute Manager, Chicago Quantum Institute

Vanessa Fortenberry

Operations Specialist, Chicago Quantum Institute

Stefanie Rothman White

Institute Administrator, Chicago Quantum Institute

Kerri Pride-Fair

Business Administrator