Duke University
Durham, NC, United States
The Duke Quantum Center coordinates research across more than 15 faculty members in the Departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Mathematics. Under the leadership of Christopher Monroe (co-founder of IonQ), the center focuses on trapped-ion quantum computing as its core platform, with recent achievements including the first demonstration of three-node multipartite entanglement across separately controlled trapped-ion systems. Graduate students pursue PhDs in Physics, ECE, Computer Science, or Mathematics with quantum computing specialization; there is no standalone quantum PhD degree, but coordinated cross-departmental research supervision through the center.
Faculty
Ion-trap quantum computing, quantum information systems, co-founder of IonQ; Director of the Duke Quantum Center
Light delivery systems and quantum gates in trapped-ion quantum computers
Quantum algorithms, quantum computing theory, and numerical analysis for quantum systems
Neutral atom quantum computing and quantum simulation using optical tweezers
Quantum information theory, quantum thermodynamics, and quantum resource theories
Trapped-ion quantum information systems
Director, Duke Quantum Center — trapped-ion quantum computing and error correction
Ion-based quantum computing using long ion chains, native multi-body quantum interactions
Quantum information theory and entanglement in quantum systems; quantum field theory and quantum computing
Quantum error correction and quantum information theory; co-developer of foundational Shor-Calderbank quantum error correcting codes
Ultracold atoms and quantum computing with Group III atoms, quantum metrology
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