Nathalie de Leon — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the 2023 American Physical Society Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing.
Serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University.
Her research focuses on building quantum technologies with solid-state defects and identifying novel materials systems for superconducting qubits.
Developed a nanoscale plasmon resonator capable of tailoring specific light-matter interactions, demonstrating its ability to convert a broadband emitter to a narrow-band single-photon source during her doctoral research.
Completed her doctoral research in chemical physics at Harvard University.
Was an undergraduate student at Stanford University, where she worked on laser spectroscopy.

Biography

Nathalie de Leon is a Filipino-American chemist, physicist, and Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University. Born in Makati, the Philippines, in 1982, her research focuses on building quantum technologies with solid-state defects and the identification of novel materials systems for superconducting qubits. She was awarded the 2023 American Physical Society Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing.