My research centers on various aspects of measurement, control, dynamics and characterization of quantum systems, particularly with application to quantum technologies. 

I am particularly interested in (i) the dynamical properties that emerge at the few-body and many-body scale as a result of quantum mechanics, (ii) identifying structural features that help to preserve quantum coherence in many-body systems, and (iii) utilizing dynamical properties that result from quantum coherence to develop quantum technologies. 

Much of my current focus is on quantum computing and quantum simulation. I co-direct the Quantum Algorithms and Applications Collaboratory (QuAAC) at Sandia, which develops and studies applications of quantum computers. 

In the past I led the OVER-QC project funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program, and also have had lead roles in several other DOE/ASCR projects (e.g., AIDE-QC), DOE Basic Energy Sciences (BES) projects, and internally funded projects.

If you're interested in a postdoc position or internship at Sandia (California) in quantum information science please contact me.

Prior to joining Sandia National Labs I was a postdoc at the University of California at Berkeley in the group of K. Birgitta Whaley, and a graduate student at the University of Queensland in the group of Gerard J. Milburn.