Chiara Decaroli is originally from a small village in Italy. She fell in
love with quantum mechanics during her high school years after reading a
book on quantum entanglement which she did not understand. Wanting to
dig deeper, she came to the University of Edinburgh for her Bachelors in
Physics. While at Edinburgh Chiara was a class rep and part of Physics
Pals, a group which helped younger students. She also started back then
to get involved in outreach activities through Ascus, the Art and
Science collaborative. After her Bachelors, she moved back to
continental Europe to pursue an Erasmus Mundus Masters in Photonics and
Quantum Optics, a 2-year programme during which each semester was held
at a top university in Europe in the field. She studied and worked in
laboratories in France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. She continued
her academic career with a PhD in trapped-ion quantum computing at ETH
Zurich. On the side, she kept engaging herself in a variety of outreach
projects, working with TED, creating a videogame on quantum physics, and
inspiring others to learn more about quantum computing through videos,
illustrations and articles. She is also a strong advocate for diversity
in science and is the recipient of the first ETH Diversity award for her
efforts in supporting women in science. Today, Chiara lives in the
Oxfordshire countryside and works for the National Quantum Computing
Centre, a newly launched National Centre focusing on quantum computing
technology development and adoption. Her new role helps her combine her
technical expertise with outreach and engagement with a wide spectrum of
organisations, spanning academia, industry, government and the general
public.
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