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Jungsang Kim (born August 19, 1969) is a Korean-American entrepreneur, physicist, and engineer. He is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics at Duke University. He is also the co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of IonQ, inc.

Kim’s main research focus is quantum information sciences, using trapped atomic ions to construct and scale quantum information processors and quantum communication networks. His work in ion trap quantum computing has supported the development of new technologies, including but not limited to compact cryogenics, optical micro-electromechanical systems, microfabricated ion traps, and advanced single photon detectors. Currently, Kim is a scientific leader in the effort to develop quantum computers, changing theoretical quantum physics into tangible hardware and working towards the functional integration of quantum processing systems.

Early Life
Kim was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1969. He has one older sister and one younger brother.

Career
After receiving his undergraduate degree from Seoul National University in 1992, Kim moved to the United States to pursue a PhD at Stanford University. He obtained his PhD in physics in 1999. Kim completed his PhD under Principal Advisor Yoshihisa Yamamoto. His dissertation studied the potential use of single photons in quantum technologies.

In 1999, Kim joined Bell Laboratories-Lucent Technologies in Murray Hill, New Jersey. There, using more than 1000 optical ports, he helped build the world’s largest optical switch. As a technical manager, he focused on the development of wireless and optical communications hardware.

In 2004, Kim joined the faculty at Duke University as an Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. That year, he proposed an optical approach to ion trapping using charged atoms, electromagnetic fields and lasers, creating Duke’s first quantum information lab.

In 2006, Kim was awarded the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation, its most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. That same year, Kim co-founded his first company, Applied Quantum Technologies (AQT), with Dr. Felix Lu. AQT was a translational research company working to scale and commercialize the technology and instrumentation developed in Kim’s and others’ research labs. AQT served as an R&D and technology incubator until 2013.

In 2011, Kim was part of a team led by Professor David Brady, also at Duke, that developed the first functioning gigapixel camera. His expertise in optics was critical to this success.

At Duke, Kim leads the Multifunctional Integrated Systems Technology (MIST) group, which focuses on implementing new experimental technologies and computing systems such as scalable quantum information processors and quantum communications networks. In 2021, alongside IonQ co-founder Christopher Monroe and Professor Kenneth Brown, Kim launched the Duke Quantum Center (DQC), the only "vertical" quantum center in the world.

IonQ, Inc.
In 2015, Kim co-founded the startup IonQ, Inc. with Christopher Monroe, where Kim now serves as Chief Technical Officer. IonQ manufactures full stack quantum computers based on trapped atomic ion technology. The company’s technology combines over 25 years of academic research done by Kim and Monroe. IonQ currently produces the world’s most powerful quantum computer, Aria, which achieved a record 20 algorithmic qubits in February 2022.

On March 8, 2021, IonQ announced a $300 million merger with dMY Technology Group III, a special purpose acquisition company (or SPAC) chaired by Niccolo de Masi and Harry L. You. An additional $350 million was committed to the transaction via a committed private placement investment (PIPE) from a group of investors including Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Silver Lake, TIME Ventures, and New Enterprise Associates. IonQ had already made its quantum computers public through partnerships with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure, which were announced in August 2020 and February 2021, respectively. Additionally, on June 17, 2021, IonQ announced that access to its quantum computers would be available for purchase on Google Cloud Marketplace.

On October 1, 2021, IonQ completed its initial public offering (IPO) and began publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange as IONQ.

On March 30, 2022, IonQ was listed as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies.

Personal Life
Kim currently resides in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and two daughters.