Advisory Team

Welcoming Susan Coppersmith to Our Scientific Advisory Team

Conductor Quantum is excited to announce that Professor Susan Coppersmith has joined our Scientific Advisory Team. A leading figure in theoretical condensed matter physics, Sue has made groundbreaking contributions across quantum computing, condensed matter theory and complex materials.

Sue authored a leading review on silicon spin qubits for quantum computing, Silicon Quantum Electronics, which has been cited over 1000 times. Additionally, she is pioneering the application of quantum computers to tackle fundamental challenges in high-energy physics, such as enhancing the discovery potential of dark matter experiments and exploring the entanglement dynamics in core-collapse supernovae.

Sue was part of the team that demonstrated the use of a two-qubit processor in silicon to perform the Deutsch–Josza algorithm and the Grover search algorithm. These are quantum algorithms which significantly outperform their classical counterparts.

Sue is currently the Head of the School of Physics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, where she continues to drive innovative research. After obtaining degrees from MIT and the University of Cambridge, Sue obtained her PhD in Physics at Cornell. She subsequently carried out research at Brookhaven National Labs, Princeton University, and AT&T Bell Labs, and was a professor at the University of Chicago and at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sue’s numerous accolades include fellowships in prestigious institutions such as the Australian Academy of Science, the Royal Society of New South Wales, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. Additionally, she has served in influential roles such as the Chair of the Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee of the National Research Council of the US and the Chair of the Division of Condensed Matter Physics of the American Physical Society.

Over the course of Sue’s career, she has published over 200 papers and her work has been cited over 17,000 times.

At Conductor Quantum, we are thrilled to work with Sue to push the boundaries of quantum technology. We are honored to have Professor Susan Coppersmith as part of our team.