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Christopher Monroe

Senior Investigator

Duke University

RQS Senior Investigator
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Contact Information

monroe@umd.edu
Office:

University of Maryland
2158 PSC Building
College Park, MD 20742

Office Phone:
(301) 405-8631

Bio

Chris Monroe is the Gihuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Physics at Duke University. He is also the director of the Duke Quantum Center. One of the world’s experts in ion trapping for quantum applications, Monroe is working to engineer a scalable, practical quantum computer. He received his doctorate in physics from the University of Colorado in 1992.

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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 man in a collared shirt stands in front of lab equipment and many hanging cables.

    Linke Returns to UMD as the New Director of its National Quantum Laboratory

    January 16, 2026

    Norbert Linke will hold the first IonQ Professorship, advancing quantum computing research and quantum strategy in Maryland and beyond.

  • Duke and Yale

    Quantum Insider Names Duke and Yale Two of the Top Three Universities Worldwide for Quantum Research

    July 23, 2025

    Faculty from both institutions are a part of the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation.