Jayampathi Kangara

Jayampathi Kangara is a Staff Engineer at IonQ, specializing in atomic, molecular, and optical physics. They have over 7 years of experience in developing optical systems for research environments, particularly in laser sources and frequency stabilization techniques. Jayampathi's previous roles include Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University, Module Development Engineer at Intel Corporation, and Research Assistant at multiple universities, where they focused on innovative approaches to cooling and trapping neutral atoms. They hold a Ph.D. in Atomic/Molecular Physics from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics from Miami University.