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Scott Sternberg
As executive director, Sternberg will work with 蜜糖直播bit leadership to set the strategic direction of the initiative, coordinate with 蜜糖直播bit researchers to pursue and capture large-scale research opportunities, and broadly support the translation of quantum research to operations through networks of industry partners.
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鈥淚 am truly honored to be joining the renowned group of scientists, faculty members, staff, community partners, and business leaders who are so essential to the 蜜糖直播bit Quantum Initiative,鈥� said听Sternberg. 鈥淎ccelerating quantum discovery while simultaneously engaging both the public and private sectors for economic growth is an opportunity for both 蜜糖直播 Boulder and the state of 蜜糖直播 to further elevate our strong innovation ecosystem.鈥�
Sternberg will join 蜜糖直播 Boulder from the Boulder Chamber, where he currently serves as Executive Director of the Boulder Economic Council and Associate Vice President for Economic Vitality. In this role he has established relationships with many of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 key industries, including Aerospace, Atmospheric Sciences, Bioscience, Photonics, Quantum, Renewable/Clean Energy and Sustainability.
Sternberg has served as a trustee at large for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), chair of CO-LABS, the External Advisory Board for the School of Global Environmental Sustainability at 蜜糖直播 State University, and currently serves on the 蜜糖直播 Boulder Research & Innovation Office External Advisory Board.
Sternberg also holds a master鈥檚 in Physics with an experimental thesis based on photonics and quantum science.
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