MARKUS ARNDT,
Professor, University of Vienna
Arndt works in the Quantum Nanophysics Group, University of Vienna, focusing on the quantum behaviour of large molecules. Past awards include the Wittgenstein Prize, presented by Austria’s Ministry for Science and Research and regarded as the country’s most prestigious scientific award.

ROGER BACH,
Graduate Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bach is a student of Dr. Batelaan working towards his PhD as an experimental physicist. Amongst other projects, he is currently doing research on a variation of the electron double-slit experiment where each slit is covered in turn.

HERMAN BATELAAN,
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Batelaan is known for his work in coherent electron control. After earning his PhD from the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands in 1991, he held positions at SUNY-Stony Brook, University of Innsbruck, UNL and the Technical University of Eindhoven.

ADAM CAPREZ,
Graduate Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Caprez is an experimental physicist who completed his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Batelaan. In addition to working on the double-slit experiment with electrons, he has also done research on the relationship between electric and magnetic fields.

SARAH CROKE,
Postdoctoral Researcher, Perimeter Institute
Croke is currently exploring how to use quantum physics to process information more efficiently. She is a past recipient of a Mac Robertson travelling scholarship, which facilitated research with Dr. Cresser at Macquarie University, Australia.

STEVE FLAMMIA,
Postdoctoral Researcher, Perimeter Institute
Fascinated by all aspects of quantum computing and determined to discover the best way to build them, Flammia has worked under noted quantum information researchers Carlton M. Caves (during his PhD research) and Jian-Wei Pan (as a NSF EAPSI Scholar).

CHRIS FUCHS,
Visiting Researcher, Perimeter Institute
Fuchs has made many contributions to quantum information and quantum foundations. He was recently elected Vice-Chair of the APS Topical Group on Quantum Information and was a research staff member at Bell Labs for seven years before joining Perimeter Institute in 2007.

TIM GAY,
Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Gay is an experimental physicist currently conducting experiments with polarized electrons and probing the fundamental nature of the electron. He also performs research aimed at measuring the mass of the electron antineutrino.

GHAZAL GESHNIZJANI,
Postdoctoral Researcher, Perimeter Institute
After earning her PhD from Brown University in 2004, Geshnizjani was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She arrived at Perimeter Institute in 2007 and currently focuses on early universe cosmology.

DANIEL GOTTESMAN,
Faculty Member, Perimeter Institute
Gottesman has spent over 10 years working in the field of quantum information and is widely regarded as a world expert on techniques for preventing errors in quantum computing. A former student of John Preskill, he has worked at Los Alamos, Microsoft Research, and UC Berkeley.

SEAN GRYB,
Graduate Student, Perimeter Institute and University of Waterloo
Gryb is working towards his PhD in the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Waterloo, focusing on quantum gravity. In addition to research, he is committed to scientific outreach and education.

LUCIEN HARDY,
Faculty Member, Perimeter Institute
Hardy has held several international research and lecturing positions. While in Rome, he collaborated on an experiment to demonstrate quantum teleportation. In 1992, he found a very simple proof of nonlocality in quantum theory, now known as Hardy’s theorem.

STEPHEN HAWKING,
Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, University of Cambridge and Distinguished Research Chair, Perimeter Institute
Hawking is possibly the world’s most famous contemporary physicist, having made several extraordinary contributions to fundamental theoretical physics. His most celebrated work was the theoretical prediction that black holes should emit radiation, known as Hawking radiation.

ROCKY KOLB,
Professor, University of Chicago
Kolb is known for his work in the study of particle physics in the early universe. In addition to over 200 scientific papers, he is the author of “Blind Watchers of the Sky,” an award-winning book for the general public.

RAYMOND LaFLAMME,
Director, IQC at University of Waterloo and Associate Faculty Member, Perimeter Institute
Laflamme (PhD Cambridge, 1988) began his career working with Stephen Hawking on questions in quantum gravity and cosmology, but is now a leading expert in the very different fields of quantum information theory and experiments and quantum computing.

MIKE LAZARIDIS,
PI Founder and Board Chair
In addition to initiating PI, Lazaridis is the recipient of many technology and business awards and, as president and co-CEO of Research In Motion, led the research and development efforts of various technological innovations including the BlackBerry, the first complete wireless email solution.

DEBBIE LEUNG,
Affiliate Member, Perimeter Institute and Faculty Member, IQC at University of Waterloo
Leung’s research currently focuses on improving the efficiency of information processing using quantum physics. Leung has held postdoctoral positions at the IBM Watson Research Center, MSRI-Berkeley and IQI-Caltech, and is a CIFAR Scholar and Assistant Professor at University of Waterloo.

CHANDA PRESCOD-WEINSTEIN,
Graduate Student, Perimeter Institute and University of Waterloo
Prescod-Weinstein is a doctoral student advised by Lee Smolin, a Perimeter Institute Faculty Member, and working
with Niayesh Afshordi, a Perimeter Institute Postdoctoral fellow. She has a strong commitment to diversifying science and is actively involved in the National Society of Black Physicists.

ANDREW WHITE,
Professor, University of Queensland
White joined the University of Queensland in 1999 from Los Alamos National Laboratory. His PhD research, conducted in Australia and Germany, won the Australian National University’s Medal for best PhD thesis. White’s interests are quantum information, quantum optics, and all aspects of quantum weirdness.

ANTON ZEILINGER,
Professor, University of Vienna
Zeilinger has worked in top level universities and research centres around the world. In 1997, he and his colleagues confirmed aspects of quantum teleportation by teleporting light particles. He has received more than 20 awards and honorary doctorates for his work, including the Isaac Newton medal.