Kelly Ann Pawlak, Ph.D.

Physicist by day.
Mountain athlete by every other measure.

I'm a Technical Solutions Executive for US Government at Quantinuum, working on quantum computing. Off the clock, I'm climbing rocks, learning to fly paragliders, and coaching other people to do scary things on purpose.

The professional stuff → The mountain stuff →
Kelly lead climbing on red sandstone

Yes, that's me up there.

Two worlds, one Kelly.

Pick your adventure. They're both me.

Portrait of Kelly Ann Pawlak
The lab coat

The Professional

Quantum computing, government partnerships, publications, and a Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter physics.

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Kelly paragliding over the Blue Lagoon in Ölüdeniz, Türkiye
The backpack

The Outdoors

Rock climbing, paragliding, backpacking, and coaching. Currently: learning to fly.

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Find me around the internet.

✎ Spins & CircuitsMy blog on physics & life 💻 GitHub@kapawlak — code & projects 🎓 Google ScholarPublications 💼 LinkedInProfessional profile
“Powered by curiosity and questionable decisions.”
— someone famous, in some book (probably)