Kim develops engineering approaches for scalable trapped-ion computers and networks, connecting ion-trap design and photonics with academic research and the commercialization of quantum hardware through IonQ.
Duke UniversitySandia National Laboratories / ScienceDuke University / ScienceIonQKim’s contributions connect the physics of individual ions with the engineering required for larger processors. His work with Christopher Monroe analyzed architectures involving microfabricated traps and photonic connections, making scale a concrete systems question. He then cofounded IonQ to translate university research into a computing business. Duke’s current faculty profile anchors his professional identification. The profile treats IonQ’s creation as an entrepreneurial contribution and reserves technical claims for the research that directly supports them.
Duke UniversitySandia National Laboratories / ScienceDuke University / ScienceIonQThe work behind the recognition
Work, in context- 2013
Architectures for scaling trapped ions
Kim and Christopher Monroe reviewed how microfabricated ion traps, integrated photonics and new architectures could extend trapped-ion processors. The paper connected coherence and gate capabilities to the engineering challenges of larger quantum systems.
Coauthor with Christopher Monroe of the trapped-ion scaling review.
Source-supported recordSandia National Laboratories / ScienceDuke University / Science - 2015
Cofounding IonQ
Kim cofounded IonQ with Christopher Monroe in 2015. The company’s history explicitly traces its origins to trapped-ion research licensed from Duke University and the University of Maryland.
Cofounder with Christopher Monroe; underlying research is attributed to the named university groups.
Source-supported recordIonQ
Keep in perspective
Current identification uses Duke professorship and enduring cofounder status; no current IonQ CTO role is asserted.
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Architectures for scaling trapped ions
Scaling the Ion Trap Quantum Processor
Supports: Research abstract, architecture discussion and journal metadata.
Published 7 Mar 2013 · Checked 19 Sept 2026Scaling the Ion Trap Quantum Processor
Supports: University publication record directly confirms Monroe and Kim authorship and journal metadata.
Published 8 Mar 2013 · Checked 19 Sept 2026Credit & limits: Coauthor with Christopher Monroe of the trapped-ion scaling review.
Read the full contribution| Contribution | Evidence & what it supports | Credit & limits |
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| Architectures for scaling trapped ions2013 | Primary paperScaling the Ion Trap Quantum Processor Research abstract, architecture discussion and journal metadata. Published 7 Mar 2013 · Checked 19 Sept 2026Primary paperScaling the Ion Trap Quantum Processor University publication record directly confirms Monroe and Kim authorship and journal metadata. Published 8 Mar 2013 · Checked 19 Sept 2026 | Coauthor with Christopher Monroe of the trapped-ion scaling review. |
| Cofounding IonQ2015 | Institutional recordIonQ — About 2015 cofounding by Monroe and Kim; licensed academic origins. Checked 19 Sept 2026 | Cofounder with Christopher Monroe; underlying research is attributed to the named university groups. |
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4 sourcesPrimary papers, institutional records and attributed announcements. Each source supports the claims linked above.
- Duke UniversityInstitutional record
Jungsang Kim
Current endowed professorship, Duke Quantum Center role and trapped-ion/photonics research.
Checked 19 Sept 2026 - Sandia National Laboratories / SciencePrimary paper
Scaling the Ion Trap Quantum Processor
Research abstract, architecture discussion and journal metadata.
Published 7 Mar 2013 · Checked 19 Sept 2026 - IonQInstitutional record
IonQ — About
2015 cofounding by Monroe and Kim; licensed academic origins.
Checked 19 Sept 2026