Leadership & 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

David Awschalom

Director of the Chicago Quantum Institute, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Research Topics
Quantum Science and Engineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Quantum Spintronics
Quantum Sensing
Quantum Communication
Quantum Computing
Quantum Materials
Semiconductor and Molecular Qubits
Research Groups
Awschalom Group
Giulia Galli

Giulia Galli

Liew Family Professor of Electronic Structure and Simulations, UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry
Research Topics
Materials and Sustainability
Quantum Science and Engineering
Research and Scholarly Interests
Theoretical and Computational Modeling of Materials for Renewable Energy Sources and Quantum Information Technologies
Research Groups
Galli Group
Kristi Woodward Bain

Kristi W. Bain

Managing Director, Chicago Quantum Institute
Cindy Burns

Cindy Burns

Senior Institute Administrator, Chicago Quantum Institute
African American Woman

Kerri Pride-Fair

Business Administrator, Chicago Quantum Institute
Jess Bass

Jess Bass

Operations Specialist, Chicago Quantum Institute