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Zohreh Davoudi

Associate Director for Education

University of Maryland

RQS Executive CouncilRQS Senior InvestigatorRQS Education and Workforce
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davoudi@umd.edu

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Zohreh Davoudi is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and a Fellow of the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS) at the University of Maryland. She studies strongly interacting systems, such as hadrons and nuclei, using analytical and computational methods including effective field theories, lattice quantum chromodynamics, quantum simulation and quantum computing. Davoudi received her doctorate in physics from the University of Washington in 2014.

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  • person holding activity kit lens up to eye

    Activity Kits Engage the Next Generation of Quantum Scientists

    April 14, 2026

    The kits use polarizing light filters to introduce superposition and measurement to secondary students across multiple states.

  • A young man speaks to another man seated at a desk at an event.

    Quantum Leap Career Nexus Aims to Boost Quantum Workforce

    December 10, 2025

    Hosted by RQS, the event brought together employers, researchers and students for an entire day of networking and activities.

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    A New Take on the Oldest Physics: What Actually Happened Right After the Big Bang?

    April 7, 2025

    Zohreh Davoudi, Nicole Yunger Halpern, and Chris Jarzynski are collaborating to blend three disparate fields of physics—the study of elementary particles and their interactions, the understanding of temperature and heat in quantum mechanics, and quantum simulation—to create a novel approach to understanding and modeling the physics of the early universe and high-energy collisions.