To continue solidifying Pittsburgh’s status as a leader in quantum information science and engineering, the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Duquesne University today jointly announced the appointment of Benjamin Hunt, associate professor of physics at Carnegie Mellon, to the newly created role of co-director for the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI).
Hunt joins his longtime Pitt collaborator Michael Hatridge, an associate professor of physics in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, who was appointed to PQI leadership earlier this year.
“We’re excited to welcome Ben to the PQI team,” said Hatridge, who also runs the Hatlab, one of the shared Pitt facilities for PQI members. “As co-director, I look forward to working alongside Ben to strengthen this enhanced partnership between our schools in furthering quantum research and education throughout our region and attracting government and industry leaders to partner with PQI.”