Dr. Itamar Kimchi received his PhD in Physics from UC Berkeley in 2015 and his BS in Physics and in Mathematics from MIT in 2008. He did postdoctoral work as a Pappalardo Fellow at MIT and as a National Research Council Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dr. Kimchi’s research is on the theory of quantum matter with applications for magnetic materials, quantum devices, and quantum information. He has published 54 papers including two 2022 Nature publications recognized with the 2023 GT Sigma Xi Best Faculty Paper Award. Dr. Kimchi was awarded a Department of Energy Early Career Award in 2024.