Diraq Founder and CEO Andrew Dzurak Elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society
Diraq Founder and CEO Andrew Dzurak has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), one of the highest honors in the global physics community.
APS Fellowship is a lifetime appointment awarded through nomination and peer review to physicists who have made exceptional contributions to the advancement of physics. Each year, no more than one-half of one percent of APS members are elected as Fellows.
Professor Dzurak was recognized by the APS "for the development of spin-based qubits in silicon, and the technology required to enable scalable, economical quantum computing."
Over more than two decades, Dzurak has helped establish silicon spin qubits as one of the world's leading approaches to quantum computing. His research group at UNSW Sydney in Australia achieved a series of major milestones in the early 2010s, including the demonstration of high-fidelity single-qubit operation in silicon quantum dots, and the first two-qubit logic gate in silicon.
These advances underpin Diraq's approach to building utility-scale quantum computers using the manufacturing infrastructure and expertise of the existing semiconductor industry. The team’s more recent innovations include the operation of silicon spin qubits at temperatures of 1 kelvin and above, and a demonstration that Diraq’s spin qubits can be fabricated with standard semiconductor foundry processes, removing a significant hurdle to scalability faced by other quantum computing companies.
"Andrew has been one of the defining figures in the development of silicon quantum computing," said Stephen Bartlett, Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney and co-sponsor of the nomination. "His scientific contributions have consistently advanced the state of the art, while his long-term vision for scalable quantum computing has influenced the direction of the field worldwide."
In supporting the nomination, leading quantum researchers highlighted Dzurak's pioneering work demonstrating that quantum information could be encoded, controlled and read out in silicon, as well as his sustained focus on developing technologies compatible with mainstream semiconductor manufacturing.
"I am deeply honoured to be elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society," said Dzurak. "This recognition reflects the remarkable work of the students, postdoctoral researchers, colleagues and collaborators I've had the privilege to work with over many years. Quantum computing is a profoundly collaborative effort, and I'm grateful to have shared this journey with so many talented people.”
Today, Dzurak serves as CEO and Founder of Diraq, where he leads the company's mission to build cost-effective, energy-efficient quantum computers based on silicon spin qubits.
