Jungsang Kim
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University
Jungsang Kim, Ph.D. is the Schiciano Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Physics at Duke University, where he has led many collaborative research and development projects at the frontier of foundational quantum computing technologies since 2004. In 2015, Kim co-founded IonQ with his long-time colleague Dr. Chris Monroe, to commercialize quantum computers. Prior to joining Duke University, Kim was a Technical Manager and a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, working on optical and wireless communication technologies. Kim received his Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea (1992), and his Ph.D. degree in Physics from Stanford University in Stanford, CA, USA (1999). He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, American Physical Society and Optica (formerly Optical Society of America).
EDUCATION
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Ph.D., Physics, March 1999
Dissertation: “Single Photonics: Generation and Detection of Single Photons”
Advisor: Professor Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
B.S., Physics, summa cum laude, February 1992
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Technology Officer
IonQ, Inc., College Park, MD September 2015 – present
The Schiciano Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science
Duke University, Durham, NC July 2021 – present
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science
Duke University, Durham, NC July 2013 – present
Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Department of Computer Science
Duke University, Durham, NC 2011 – 2013
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Duke University, Durham, NC July 2010 – June 2013
Founder, President and CEO
Applied Quantum Technologies, Inc., Durham, NC, August 2006 – February 2020
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Duke University, Durham, NC June 2004 – June 2010
Technical Manager, Optical Networking Research Division
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ January 2001 – June 2004
Member of Technical Staff, Physical Sciences Research Laboratory
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ May 2000 – December 2000
Postdoctoral Member of Technical Staff, Physical Sciences Research Laboratory
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ April 1999 – April 2000
Research Assistant, Physics Department
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratories, Stanford University, Stanford, CA April 1993 – March 1999
HONORS and AWARDS
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2023)
Fellow, American Physical Society (2021)
Fellow, Optical Society of America (2017)
Stansell Family Distinguished Research Award, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University (2016)
Invited Speaker, Universal Linkage Top Research Advisor Program, The Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (2012)
Frontier Research Scientist, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (2012)
Senior Member, IEEE
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Nortel Networks Chair, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
John-Kelly C. Warren Faculty Fellowship, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
Photonics Group Leader, ECE Department, Duke University
Bell Labs President’s Gold Award, LambdaRouter Team (Team Award)
Finalist at Outstanding Thesis Award, DAMOP, American Physical Society
Presidential Honor at Graduation, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Doctoral Study Abroad Scholarship, The Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
First Place, Korean College Mathematics Competition
College Scholarship, The Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Special Member, Special Committee on Quantum Information Science and Technology, Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology, Republic of Korea, 2022-
LGE Innovation Council, LG Electronics, 2021-2022
Inaugural Member, National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Department of Energy, August 2020-2022
Keynote Speaker, NSF Workshop on Midscale Infrastructure for Quantum Photonic Science Engineering and Technology (August 2020).
Keynote Speaker, Department of Energy Quantum Algorithms and Testbeds PI Meeting, Oak Ridge, TN (September 2018)
Invited Panel Member, Air Force Research Laboratories Quantum Innovation Summit, Pensacola, FL (May 2018)
Member, Committee on Technical Assessment of the Feasibility and Implications of Quantum Computing, a study of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017)
Chair of the Organizing Committee, Seoul Conference on Frontiers in Quantum Information Science, Seoul, Korea (July 2016)
Chair of the Technical Review and Assessment Panel, for Department of Defense Quantum Science and Engineering Program (QSEP), July 2015 – December 2018
Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee, Workshop for Quantum Repeaters and Networks, Pacific Grove, CA (May 2015)
Invited Lecturer, Okinawa Summer School on Dynamics of Quantum Systems, Okinawa, Japan (Sep 2014)
Chair of the Organizing Committee, Special Symposium on Quantum Repeaters, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Sciences (CLEO/QELS), San Jose, CA (June 2014)
Chair of the Organizing Committee, 2nd Workshop on Integrated Atomic Systems, Seattle, WA (Feb 2009)
Chair of the Organizing Committee, 1st Workshop on Integrated Atomic Systems, Atlanta, GA (Nov 2007)
Member of the Organizing Committee, Workshop on Ion Trap Technology, Boulder, CO (Feb 2011)
International Review Panel Member for Austrian Science Fund (FWF), reviewing Special Research Programs (SFB)
on Foundation and Application of Quantum Sciences (October 2008)
Session Chair, Optical Society of America Frontiers in Optics Meeting, Rochester, NY (October 2008)
CLEO/QELS Technical Program Committee, Atomic Physics, San Jose, CA (May 2008)
Organizing Committee for NSTI Nanotech Conference (2007 - 2008)
Session Chair, American Physical Society, Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Meeting, State
College, PA (May 2008)
Organizing Committee, IEEE-LEOS Summer Topical Meeting on Quantum Communication in Telecom Networks,
Quebec City, Canada (July 2006)
Organizing Committee, Nanotechnology Session, UKC 2005 Conference, Irvine, CA (August 2005)
Grant Review Panel for National Science Foundation (2005-present)
Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals, including Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A, Physical Review B,
Nature Communications, Applied Physics Letters and Nano Letters
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Chair, Multidisciplinary Faculty Search Committee for Quantum Information Sciences (2017)
Pratt Faculty Intellectual Properties Committee (2013/14)
Provost’s Search Committee for Vice Provost of Research (2013/14)
Pratt School of Engineering Budget Committee (2013/14)
Chair, Graduate Studies Committee (2012-Present)
ECE Department Faculty Search Committee (2012)
ECE Department Leader for Strategic Planning, Information Physics Group (2011)
ECE Department Photonics Group Leader (2010-2012)
Chair, Evaluation Committee for SMIF Executive Director (2009)
Masters of Engineering Management Program Committee (2004-present)
ECE Undergraduate Studies Committee (2004-2012)
Selection Committee, Chambers Fellows, Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (2005-presnt)
Member of Faculty Advisory Council, Shared Materials and Instrumentation Facility (2006-2012)
Director, Photonics Certificate Program, Graduate School (2007-present)
Co-Chair of the Educational Task Force, Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics (2007-present)
Member of Faculty Advisory Board, Center for Metamatrials and Integrated Plasmonics (2008-present)
ECE Department Photonics Group Leader (2006-2007)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Development and successful deployment of ECE722 Quantum Electronics
Invited Lecturer, STAQ Summer School, Duke University, Durham, NC (June 2019).
Invited Lecturer, Quantum Summer School, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Los Alamos, NM (June 2018).
Invited Lecturer, The International Conference on Atomic Physics (ICAP) 2016 Summer School, Seoul, Korea (July 2016)
Invited Lecturer, Okinawa Summer School on Dynamics of Quantum Systems, Okinawa, Japan (Sep 2014)
Invited Lecturer, Michigan Summer School on Quantum Summer School, University of Michigan (2012)
Participate in development of ECE 110 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in collaboration with Prof. Leslie Collins, Prof. Gary Ybarra, Prof. Lisa Huettel, Prof. Michael Gustafson, and Dr. Kip Coonley
Development and successful deployment of ECE227/PHY272 Quantum Information Science
Development and successful deployment of ECE212 Introduction to Micro-Electromechanical Systems
Development of ECE195 Advanced Photonics for undergraduate students
Development of undergraduate laboratory exercises as part of ECE195, which formed the core teaching lab exercises for ECE122 Modern Optics
Development of ECE221/PHY265/BME238 Advanced Optics in collaboration with BME and Physics faculty, which is a core course for the Photonics Certificate program for Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics
Development of undergraduate teaching lab exercises for optical communication systems with funding from Lord Foundation of North Carolina, which will be deployed as part of ECE273 Optical Communication Systems
Teaching assistant for graduate and undergraduate Physics, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering courses