Professor
© David Awschalom
University of Chicago
David Awschalom
- 2026
- Speaker
- Physical Sciences
David Awschalom is the Liew Family Professor, Director of the Chicago Quantum Institute, and Director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange at the University of Chicago. He is the Chief Science Officer of Q-NEXT at Argonne. His research explores the properties of electrons, nuclei, and photons in semiconductors and molecules for quantum processing. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and European Academy of Sciences.