Andrew Zhao
Senior Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
Quantum information theorist. I am broadly interested in how algorithms (both quantum and classical) can help to solve hard computational problems, simulate complex physical phenomena, and learn about the world around us.
I am a Senior Research Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories; previously, I was a Gil Herrera Postdoctoral Fellow at Sandia from 2024–2026. I received my PhD in physics in 2024 from the University of New Mexico, advised by Akimasa Miyake. I completed my BSc in physics in 2018 at the University of Maryland, College Park, where I was introduced to quantum information research through the mentorship of Shelby Kimmel (now at Middlebury College).