05 / Founding team

People behindthe physics.

Atomic physics, photonics, precision electronics and fusion: a team that ships dependable field systems.

Co-founders
2
NIST / UMD roots
JQI
Labs
2
Mallikarjun Karra
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Mallikarjun Karra

Co-Founder

  • PhD Candidate (Molecular Physics) - Fritz Haber Institut (Max Planck Society)
  • Int MSc (Physics) - IIT Kharagpur
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Entrepreneur and published theoretical physicist. His research at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin, focused on controlling cold and ultracold polar molecules, including quantum computing architecture using trapped ultracold polar paramagnetic molecules and schemes for optically controlled CNOT gates.

Mallikarjun Karra education and research credentials
Rajat Sethi
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Rajat Sethi

Co-Founder

  • MPA - Harvard Kennedy School
  • MBA - MIT Sloan School of Management
  • M. Tech & B. Tech (CSE) - IIT Kharagpur
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Technology strategist specializing in translating frontier quantum and laser-based sensing technologies into operational defense capabilities. Focused on systems architecture and strategic tech integration across government and commercial sectors. Background includes degrees from Harvard, MIT Sloan, and IIT Kharagpur.

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Dr. Shouvik Mukherjee
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Dr. Shouvik Mukherjee

Advisor

  • Postdoc - Joint Quantum Institute, UMD
  • PhD & MS - University of Pittsburgh
  • BS & MS (Physics) - IIT Kharagpur
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Expert in solid state quantum platforms and atomic vapor, with deep skills in electronics, optics and nanofabrication. Former Postdoc Scholar at the Joint Quantum Institute (NIST/UMD), bringing lab-grade precision to field-deployable quantum sensors. His work bridges device physics and systems engineering for dependable field operation.

Dr. Shouvik Mukherjee education and research credentials
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Quantum Startup Foundry,
AQCESS Lab, 4467 Technology Drive,
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College Park, MD 20742
United States

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