Christopher R Monroe

Gilhuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor
Appointments and Affiliations
- Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Gilhuly Family Presidential Distinguished Professor
- Director of the Quantum Information Center in the Pratt School of Engineering
- Professor of Physics
Contact Information
- Office Location: The Chesterfield Building, 701 W. Main St., Durham, NC 27701
- Office Phone: (919) 660-5252
- Email Address: c.monroe@duke.edu
- Websites:
Education
- Ph.D. University of Colorado - Boulder, 1992
- B.Sc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987
Research Interests
quantum physics, applications in quantum information science
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- Elected Member. National Academy of Sciences. 2016
Courses Taught
- ECE 270DL: Fields and Waves: Fundamentals of Information Propagation
- ECE 270L9: Fields and Waves: Fundamentals of Information Propagation (Lab)
- PHYSICS 89S: First-Year Seminar
- PHYSICS 493: Research Independent Study
In the News
- Duke Leads Regional Effort to Reinvigorate America’s Semiconductor Infrastructure (Mar 9, 2023 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Advancing Quantum Computing By Studying Phase Changes (Jun 16, 2022 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- The Growing Role of Computation in Science (Feb 9, 2022 | Duke Research Blog)
- Quantum Computers Can Be Better Than the Sum of Their Parts (Oct 15, 2021 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Duke Startup IonQ Becomes First Publicly Traded, Pure-Play Quantum Computing Company (Oct 1, 2021 | Office of Translation & Commercialization)
- Duke Joins $25M NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation (Sep 7, 2021 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Duke Awards 22 Distinguished Professorships (Jun 28, 2021)
- On the Hill: Chris Monroe Briefs Congress on Quantum Computing’s Role in Nation’s Scientific Computing Enterprise (May 24, 2021 | Duke Government Relations)
- Duke Technology Powers First Pure-Play Quantum Computing Company to Wall Street (Mar 10, 2021 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Duke Is Building a World-Class Team for the Quantum Computing Race (Nov 12, 2020)
- Introducing Nine New Scholars Joining the Duke Faculty (Oct 13, 2020 | Duke Stories)
- Innovative Leader in Quantum Computing Joins Pratt Faculty (Aug 21, 2020 | Pratt School of Engineering)