Crystal Noel, Ph.D.

About

Prof. Noel's research interests include both the technology development for scalable ion trap quantum computers, as well as using existing ion trap quantum computers for relevant demonstrations, tests, and simulations.

Education

• B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013
• Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 2019
• Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Member of the Duke Quantum Center

Selected publications

• Ryan JM, Gorbaty S, Teitsworth SW, Noel C. Quantum-classical crossover in noisy monitored oscillators. 2026.
• Biswas D, Cheng G, Karthikeyan K, Muu00f1oz-Valencia D, Su VP, Gharibyan H, et al. Observation of gravity-like signatures in holographic codes on a quantum computer. 2026.
• Noel C. Reconfigurable quantum computer juggles 98 qubits. Nature. 2026 Jul;655(8121):42u20133.
• Sterk JD, Blain MG, Delaney M, Haltli R, Heller E, Holterhoff AL, et al. Design and fabrication of ion traps for low RF power dissipation. Avs Quantum Science. 2026 Jun 1;8(2).
• Peaks MG, Kaarls MM, Noel C. Low-cost Ultra-low Noise DAC System-on-Module for Scalable Ion-Trap Electrode Control. 2026.
• Ryan JM, Gorbaty S, Kessler TJ, Peaks MG, Teitsworth SW, Noel C. Experimental measurement of quantum first-passage time distributions. Physical Review Research. 2026 Apr 1;8(2).
• Than AT, Furches J, Biswas D, Chehade S, Hamilton K, Harraz B, et al. Nonlocal Games as Cross-Platform Quantum Benchmarks: Exceeding unconditional classical bounds on trapped-ion processors. 2026.
• Yu Y, Yan K, Biswas D, Zhang VN, Harraz B, Noel C, et al. In situ midcircuit qubit measurement and reset in a single-species trapped-ion quantum computing system. Physical Review Research. 2025 Oct 1;7(4).
• Ryan JM, Gorbaty S, Kessler TJ, Peaks MG, Teitsworth S, Noel C. Experimental measurement of quantum-first-passage-time distributions. arXiv. 2025.
• Yu Y, Yan K, Biswas D, Zhang VN, Harraz B, Noel C, et al. In-situ mid-circuit qubit measurement and reset in a single-species trapped-ion quantum computing system. 2025.