Meet Professionals Working in Quantum Information Science
Dr. Roza Kotlyar is a research scientist and physicist.
Dr. Anne Matsuura is the Director of Quantum Applications and Architecture and a physicist.
Dr. Jessica Torres is a materials engineer with a background in chemical engineering.
Dr. Stephanie Bojarski is a process integration engineer with a background in materials science and engineering.
Explore Written Career Profiles
You can meet additional QISE professionals through career profiles put together by the American Physical Society. Click on each physicist below to learn more about their educational journey and QISE job.
Note: Each career profile starts about halfway down the page.
Elisa Torres Durney
Founder of Girls in Quantum
Dr. Charles Brown
Assistant Professor of Physics at Yale University
Dr. Deborah Jin
Physicist and a pioneer in polar molecular quantum chemistry
For the International Year of Quantum, a series of interviews was conducted with QISE professionals. Click on each photo below to read the interviews and learn more about these QISE pioneers.
Dr. Catherine Lefebvre
Senior Advisor at the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) for the Open Quantum Institute
Dr. Alexia Auffèves
French physicist, pioneer of quantum energetics, and co-founder of the Quantum Energy Initiative (QEI)
Claudia Zendejas-Morales
A driving force behind quantum computing in Mexico and Latin America, developer of the Tequila programming platform, mentor at QWorld, and IBM Qiskit Advocate
Dr. Elena Yndurain
Book author, product director at Microsoft, honorary professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, adjunct professor, and principal researcher in quantum technologies at IE Business School
Dr. Ana María Cetto
Mexican physics professor and researcher, leader of two Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations, and IYA’s Tate 2025 Medal