ORNL's Ryan Bennink.
Ryan Bennink leads the Quantum Computational Science Group in the Quantum Information Science Section.
In this role, Ryan oversees researchers dedicated to realizing the potential of quantum computing to accelerate scientific discovery. Substantial institutional investments in equipment and facilities, as well as recent increases in federal funding from the Department of Energy and other agencies, have positioned the group for rapid growth and success.
Ryan joined ORNL in 2004 as a Wigner Fellow and has spent the past two decades studying quantum information and quantum optics. He earned his Ph.D in optics from the University of Rochester in 2004. His research interests and focus areas include the development of new quantum computational methods and modeling and simulation of quantum computation.
In his spare time, Ryan enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, watching sci-fi shows in a darkened room, and occasionally playing his guitar.
“I love doing research,” he said. “The opportunity to learn new things every day and contribute to the development of new capabilities is the best job I can imagine.”
Read more about Ryan's career and research here.
The lab’s quantum research is supported by DOE’s Office of Science. For more information on ORNL’s quantum research portfolio, visit https://www.qscience.org/.
UT-Battelle manages ORNL for DOE’s Office of Science, the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States. DOE’s Office of Science is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, visit https://energy.gov/science.
