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Crystal Noel

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
701 W Main St, Chesterfield Building, Durham, NC 27701

Overview


Prof. Noel's research interests include both the technology development for scalable ion trap quantum computers, as well as using existing ion trap quantum computers for relevant demonstrations, tests, and simulations.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering · 2022 - Present Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering
Assistant Professor of Physics · 2022 - Present Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Duke Quantum Center · 2024 - Present Duke Quantum Center, Pratt School of Engineering

In the News


Published July 10, 2023
Three Things to Know About Federal Investment in Quantum Computing
Published June 10, 2022
Glimpses of quantum computing phase changes show researchers the tipping point

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Recent Publications


Ion-chain sympathetic cooling and gate dynamics

Journal Article Physical Review Applied · October 1, 2024 Sympathetic cooling is a technique often employed to mitigate motional heating in trapped-ion quantum computers. However, choosing system parameters such as number of coolants and cooling duty cycle for optimal gate performance requires evaluating trade-of ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Heterogeneous Quantum Networking

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Rochester Institute of Technology · 2024 - 2029

PIF: Software-Tailored Architecture for Quantum Co-Design (STAQ II)

ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2028

QLCI - CI: Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by University of Maryland, College Park · 2021 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 2019 Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2013 B.S.

External Links


Noel Lab