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Alexey Gorshkov

RC3 Co-Lead

National Institute of Standards and Technology & University of Maryland

RQS RC LeadRQS 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:

220 B346

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 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.

  • A technical schematic shows two spherical quantum states passing through a logic operation to create distinct rotations, which are then evaluated by a detector while a lower inset details their underlying entangled particle connections.

    A New Kind of Entanglement Helps Quantum Sensors Tune Out Noise

    June 17, 2026

    RQS senior investigator Alexey Gorshkov helped develop a new entanglement-based approach that could enable quantum sensors to tune out noise and make more precise measurements.