The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have appointed 21 members of the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC).

The committee will counsel the Administration on ways to ensure continued American leadership in quantum information science (QIS).

The committee will be co-chaired by Dr. Charles Tahan, OSTP Assistant Director for Quantum Information Science and Director of the National Quantum Coordination Office, and Dr. Kathryn Ann Moler, Dean of Research at Stanford University.

Experts from industry, universities, Federal laboratories, and other Federal government agencies make up the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.

Paul Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science, believes that “by organizing a way to harness our rapidly evolving quantum technologies, this committee will help transform and evolve applications for the future.”

President Trump established the NQIAC by Executive Order as part of the bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Act of 2018. The legislation accelerated QIS research and development investment and policy coordination across the Federal government.

The first NQIAC meeting is tentatively scheduled for October 2020. with additional details to come.