Nicholas Peters

Section Head for Quantum Information Science Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nicholas A. Peters is a Distinguished Scientist and the Section Head for Quantum Information Science (QIS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Dr. Peters’ research is focused on developing quantum optical approaches for improving networks, sensors, cybersecurity, and computers. After completing his doctoral thesis on photonic entanglement, he spent about a decade working at Telcordia Technologies/Applied Communications Sciences in the Broadband Optical Networking Department before joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2015 as a strategic hire. At ORNL, he has held progressive leadership roles from a Team Lead, to a Group Leader, growing ORNL’s QIS efforts leading to the foundation of the QIS section. Nick is co-inventor of 20 US Patents granted and pending, garnering three licenses, and has coauthored more than 125 scholarly publications. He won a Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, an R&D100 award, and was recognized as an American Physical Society Outstanding Referee.