Kelly Ann Pawlak, Ph.D.
Quantum Applications Scientist @ Atom Computingkelly.a.pawlak(at)gmail
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My Journey
I grew up against the urban spraw of Philadelphia, across the Delaware River in the relatively small
community of Burlington Township, NJ. I am a second-generation Puerto Rican and a first-generation
college graduate.
I fell in love with physics in the 7th grade when my math teacher brought in Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe PBS Special. I began my journey of (obsessively) learning as much math and physics as possible.
I graduated highschool at 16 and soon enrolled at Florida State University, where I cemented my fascination with physics and started a research career. I graduated with honors in both Physics and Applied & Computational Mathematics.
With a lot of luck and the help of the NSF Graduate Fellowship, I was able to attend graduate school at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where I was continually exposed to world class research in Quantum Computing.
In 2020, during the pandemic, I graduated with my Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics. I worked for 1.5 years as Academic Personnel until finding my dream role as a Quantum Application Scientist with Atom Computing.
I fell in love with physics in the 7th grade when my math teacher brought in Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe PBS Special. I began my journey of (obsessively) learning as much math and physics as possible.
I graduated highschool at 16 and soon enrolled at Florida State University, where I cemented my fascination with physics and started a research career. I graduated with honors in both Physics and Applied & Computational Mathematics.
With a lot of luck and the help of the NSF Graduate Fellowship, I was able to attend graduate school at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where I was continually exposed to world class research in Quantum Computing.
In 2020, during the pandemic, I graduated with my Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics. I worked for 1.5 years as Academic Personnel until finding my dream role as a Quantum Application Scientist with Atom Computing.