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Alexey Gorshkov

Senior Investigator

National Institute of Standards and Technology & University of Maryland

RQS Senior Investigator
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Contact Information

gorshkov@umd.edu
Office:

University of Maryland
3100G Atlantic Building
College Park, MD 20742

Office Phone:
(301) 314-1819
Office:

221 A255

Additional Information

Bio

Alexey Gorshkov is a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Physics and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at the University of Maryland. He is also a Fellow of the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science and the Joint Quantum Institute. Gorshkov leads a theoretical research group working at the interface of quantum information science, quantum optics, atomic and molecular physics, and condensed matter physics. He received his doctorate in physics from Harvard University in 2010.

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Recent News

  • A purple ball has colorful strings of light looping around it at many different orientations

    Quantum Device Simulates Matter Popping into Existence

    September 25, 2026

    Research by a team that includes two NSF RQS senior investigators demonstrates the viability of trapped-ion quantum computers to begin probing fundamental questions about the universe.

  • A sleek, metallic IBM Quantum Nighthawk processor chip against a light grey background. The face of the rectangular chip features the text "IBM Quantum", "NIGHTHAWK", "120 QUBITS", "SQUARE-LATTICE", and a minimalist line-art logo of a bird on the bottom right.

    QLab Partnership Expands Access to IBM Quantum Computers

    July 1, 2026

    New partnership expands access to IBM's advanced quantum computers for teaching and research.

  • An image featuring a glowing blue map of the United States with the National Science Foundation logo and the text NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory set against a starry, deep-space background.

    UMD Faculty Join Two NSF Projects to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

    June 29, 2026

    Alexey Gorshkov, Victor Albert and Xiaodi Wu are contributing to two $4 million projects through the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory initiative.