Patrick Dreher

About

Dr. Patrick Dreher is currently an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State University. In 2018 NC State became the first university in North America to establish an IBM Quantum Hub as part of the global IBM Quantum Network. This Network is a collaboration between IBM and top Fortune 500 companies, national research labs and leading universities to advance quantum computing. In January 2019, the University appointed him as the Chief Scientist for the NC State IBM Quantum Hub tasked with advancing NC State’s quantum computing research and education initiatives. Dr. Dreher retired and stepped down as Research Professor and Chief Scientist for the NC State IBM Quantum Initiative in August 2023 and is presently Adjunct Research Professor i

Education

• Ph.D. 1991 PhysicsUniversity of Illinois-Urbana
• Master's 1980 PhysicsUniversity of Chicago
• Master's 1977 Business AdministrationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Bachelor's 1975 Physics, Minor in MathematicsRensselaer Polytechnic Institute