Nathalie P. de Leon

Nathalie P. de Leon is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Princeton University and an Associated Professor of Physics. She is affiliated with the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and co-leads the Co-Design Center for Quantum Advantage (C²QA). Her lab focuses on quantum hardware development using color centers in wide bandgap materials and superconducting qubits, with applications in quantum networks and nanoscale sensors.

• Ph.D., Chemical Physics, Harvard University, 2011
• B.S., Chemistry, Stanford University, 2004

Her research spans optical materials, light-matter interactions, and quantum information processing, integrating nanophotonics, surface science, and quantum metrology. Recent publications highlight advances in diamond-based quantum sensors, superconducting circuit engineering, and noise/loss mitigation in quantum systems.

Scientific Awards:

• APS Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett Award in Quantum Computing (2023)
• DOE Early Career Award (2018)
• DARPA Young Faculty Award (2018)
• NSF CAREER Award (2018)

Her lab has advised 22 graduate students and collaborates extensively with institutions like Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, University of Chicago, UZH, and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Current projects emphasize hybrid quantum devices, telecom band photonics, and many-body quantum physics.