Committees

Past Committees

2021 Committees

2020 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Andrew Cleland - Chair

Nominating Committee:

  • Jay Gambetta - Chair

Executive Committee:

  • Jay Gambetta - Past Chair
  • Andrew Houck - Chair
  • Michelle Simmons - Chair-Elect
  • Andrew Cleland - Vice Chair
  • Emily Pritchett - Secretary/Treasurer

Landauer/Bennett Award Committee:

  • Jay Gambetta - Chair

2019 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Michelle Simmons - Chair

Nominating Committee:

  • Todd Brun - Chair

Executive Committee:

  • Todd Brun - Past Chair
  • Jay Gambetta - Chair
  • Andrew Houck - Chair-Elect
  • Michelle Simmons - Vice Chair
  • Emily Pritchett - Secretary/Treasurer

Landauer/Bennett Award Committee:

  • Ken Brown - Chair

2018 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Andrew Houck - Chair

Nominating Committee:

  • Todd Brun - Chair

Executive Committee:

  • Brigitta Whaley - Past Chair
  • Todd Brun - Chair
  • Jay Gambetta - Chair-Elect
  • Andrew Houck - Vice Chair
  • Emily Pritchett - Secretary/Treasurer

Landauer/Bennett Award Committee

  • Brigitta Whaley - Chair

2017 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Jay Gambetta - Chair

Executive Committee:

  • Ken Brown, Past Chair
  • Birgitta Whaley, Chair
  • Todd Brun, Chair-elect
  • Jay Gambetta, Vice Chair
  • Mark Byrd, Secretary/Treasurer

Landauer/Bennett Award Committee

  • Brigitta Whaley - Chair

2016 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Jay Gambetta - Chair

Executive Committee:

  • Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Past Chair
  • Ken Brown, Chair
  • Birgitta Whaley, Chair-elect
  • Todd Brun, Vice Chair
  • Mark Byrd, Secretary/Treasurer

Laundauer/Bennett Award Committee

  • Kenneth Brown - Chair

2015 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Sergey Brayvi
  • Jay Gambetta
  • Matthias Steffen
  • Lorenza Viola
  • Brigitta Whaley - Chair

Executive Committee:

  • Andrew Landahl, Past Chair
  • Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Chair
  • Ken Brown, Chair-elect
  • Birgitta Whaley, Vice Chair
  • Mark Byrd, Secretary/Treasurer

2014 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Ken Brown - Chair
  • Didi Leibried
  • Jeremy O'Brien
  • Barbara Terhal
  • Howard Wiseman

Executive Committee:

  • Daniel Lidar, Past Chair
  • Andrew Landahl, Chair
  • Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Chair-elect
  • Ken Brown, Vice Chair
  • Ian Durham, Secretary/Treasurer

2013 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Alan Aspuru-Guzik - Chair
  • Steve van Enk
  • Matteo Mariantoni
  • Andrew White

Nominating Committee:

  • John Preskill - Chair

Program Committee:

  • Andrew Landahl - Chair

Executive Committee:

  • John Preskill, Past Chair
  • Daniel Lidar, Chair
  • Andrew Landahl, Chair-elect
  • Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Vice Chair
  • Ian Durham, Secretary/Treasurer

2012 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Andrew Landahl - Chair

Executive Committee:

  • Christopher Fuchs, Past Chair
  • John Preskill, Chair
  • Daniel Lidar, Chair-elect
  • Andrew Landahl, Vice Chair
  • Ian Durham, Secretary/Treasurer

2011 Committees

Fellowship Committee:

  • Luming Duan
  • Daniel Lidar - Chair
  • Barry Sanders
  • Barbara Terhal

Executive Committee:

  • Dave Bacon, Past Chair
  • Christopher Fuchs, Chair
  • John Preskill, Chair-elect
  • Daniel Lidar, Vice Chair
  • Ivan Deutsch, Secretary/Treasurer

2010 Committees

Executive Committee:

  • David DiVincenzo, Past Chair
  • Dave Bacon, Chair
  • Christopher Fuchs, Chair-elect
  • John Preskill, Vice Chair
  • Ivan Deutsch, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Ivette Fuentes, Member at Large
  • Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Member at Large

2009 Committees

Executive Committee:

  • Lorenza Viola, Past Chair
  • David DiVincenzo, Chair
  • Dave Bacon, Chair-elect
  • Christopher Fuchs, Vice Chair
  • Ivan Deutsch, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Chris Monroe, Member at Large
  • Ivette Fuentes, Member at Large

2008 Committees

Executive Committee:

  • Carton Caves, Past Chair
  • Lorenza Viola, Chair
  • David DiVincenzo, Chair-elect
  • Dave Bacon, Vice Chair
  • Barry Sanders, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Christopher Fuchs, Member at Large
  • Chris Monroe, Member at Large

2007 Committees

Executive Committee:

  • Charles Bennett, Past Chair
  • Lorenza Viola, Chair-Elect
  • Carlton Caves, Chair
  • David DiVincenzo, Vice Chair
  • Barry Sanders, Secretary/Treasurer
  • C.A. Fuchs, Member-at-Large
  • R. Laflamme, Member-at-Large

Fellowship Committee:

  • D. P. DiVincenzo - Chair
  • D. Bacon
  • I. Deutch
  • S. Girvin

Program Committee:

  • L. Viola - Chair
  • H. Barnum
  • D. Berkeland
  • I. Chuang
  • F. Wilhelm

Nominating Committee:

  • C. H. Bennett - Chair
  • D. Leibfried
  • H. Mabuchi
  • B. Terhal

Newsletter Committee:

  • I. Durham - Editor
  • B. C. Sanders

2006 Committees

Executive Committee:

  • H. Mabuchi - Past Acting Chair
  • C. H. Bennett - Chair
  • C. M. Caves - Chair-Elect
  • L. Viola - Vice-Chair
  • B. C. Sanders - Secretary-Treasurer
  • P. Zoller - Member-at-Large - 2006

Fellowship Committee:

  • L. Viola - Chair
  • D. P. DiVincenzo
  • H. Mabuchi
  • B. Schumacher

Program Committee:

  • C. M. Caves - Chair

Nominating Committee:

  • H. Mabuchi - Chair
  • Guido Burkard
  • Norbert Luetkenhaus
  • John Preskill

Newsletter Committee:

  • I. Durham - Editor
  • B. C. Sanders

2005 Advisory Board Members

  • Hideo Mabuchi - Chair - California Inst.of Technology
  • Dave Bacon - University of Washington
  • Michel Devoret - Yale University
  • Jon Dowling - Lousiana State University
  • Daniel Greenberger - City College of New York
  • Mark Kasevich - Stanford University
  • Jeff Kimble - California Inst. of Technology
  • Paul Kwiat - University of Illinois
  • Tony Leggett - Stanford University
  • Barry C. Sanders - University of Calgary
  • Rob Spekkens - Perimeter Institute
  • Anton Zeilinger - University of Vienna




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