Dr. Sara Mouradian

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sara Mouradian received her Bachelor of Science, Master of Engineering, and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was an Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, where she worked on building useful quantum sensors based on trapped ions. Her research focuses on developing robust and scalable quantum systems for quantum computing, communication, and sensing. Mouradian’s work includes projects on quantum sensing with trapped ions, optical electronic devices for large-scale quantum information processing, and improved control and stabilization of large chains of ions. She has been recognized with various awards including the AFOSR Young Investigator Award in 2024 and the MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratory Dissertation Award in 2018. Additionally, she received the Dimitris N. Chorafas Dissertation Award and was named a Rising Star in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences in 2017. Her research group includes several master's students and a post-doctoral researcher, and they are actively contributing to advancements in the field of quantum technology.

Research Interests

Awards

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AFOSR Young Investigator

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Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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MIT Microsystems Technology Laboratory Dissertation Award

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Dimitris N. Chorafas Dissertation Award

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Rising Stars EECS

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iQuISE IGERT NSF Fellowship

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.