Christopher R Monroe
Gilhuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor
One of the world’s leading experts in ion trapping for quantum applications and the director of the Duke Quantum Center, Monroe is working to engineer a scalable, practical quantum computer.
Appointments and Affiliations
- Gilhuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor
- Gihuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics
- Director of the Quantum Information Center in the Pratt School of Engineering
- Professor of Physics
Contact Information
- Office Location: The Chesterfield Building, 701 W. Main St., Durham, NC 27701
- Office Phone: (919) 660-5252
- Email Address: c.monroe@duke.edu
Education
- Ph.D. University of Colorado - Boulder, 1992
- B.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987
Research Interests
quantum physics, applications in quantum information science
Courses Taught
- ECE 270DL: Fields and Waves: Fundamentals of Information Propagation
- ECE 270L9: Fields and Waves: Fundamentals of Information Propagation (Lab)
In the News
- The Growing Role of Computation in Science (Feb 9, 2022 | Duke Research Blog)
- Quantum Computers Can Be Better Than the Sum of Their Parts (Oct 15, 2021 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Duke Startup IonQ Becomes First Publicly Traded, Pure-Play Quantum Computing Company (Oct 1, 2021 | Office of Translation & Commercialization)
- Duke Joins $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation (Sep 7, 2021 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Duke Awards 22 Distinguished Professorships (Jun 28, 2021)
- On the Hill: Chris Monroe Briefs Congress on Quantum Computing’s Role in Nation’s Scientific Computing Enterprise (May 24, 2021 | Duke Government Relations)
- Duke Technology Powers First Pure-Play Quantum Computing Company to Wall Street (Mar 10, 2021 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Duke Is Building a World-Class Team for the Quantum Computing Race (Nov 12, 2020)
- Introducing Nine New Scholars Joining the Duke Faculty (Oct 13, 2020 | Duke Stories)
- Innovative Leader in Quantum Computing Joins Pratt Faculty (Aug 21, 2020 | Pratt School of Engineering)