1. Michelle Yvonne Simmons was born on 14 July 1967 and is an Australian quantum physicist, recognised for her foundational contributions to the field of atomic electronics.
18 Facts About Michelle Simmons
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Michelle Simmons has twice been an Australian Research Council Federation Fellow, and is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow.
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In January 2018, Simmons was named Australian of the Year for her work and dedication to quantum information science, and in June 2019, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of her "distinguished service to science education as a leader in quantum and atomic electronics, and as a role model".
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Michelle Yvonne Simmons was born on 14 July 1967 in London, to a mother who worked as a bank manager and a father who worked as a policeman.
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Michelle Simmons grew up in South-East London with an older brother.
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From 1992 to 1998 Michelle Simmons worked as a research fellow in quantum electronics with Michael Pepper at the Cavendish Laboratory in the UK, where she gained an international reputation for her work in the discovery of the 0.7 feature and the development of 'hole' transistors.
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Michelle Simmons was a founding member of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology, and as of 2023 remains director of the centre.
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Michelle Simmons has held several other positions over the course of her career, including:.
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Michelle Simmons is well-known internationally for creating the field of atomic electronics, that is, building electronic devices at the atomic scale.
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Michelle Simmons has published over 400 peer-reviewed journal papers, amassing over 9,000 citations, written five book chapters, and published a book on nanotechnology.
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Michelle Simmons has filed 44 patents and delivered over 250 invited and plenary presentations at international conferences.
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Michelle Simmons is the inaugural editor-in-chief of npj Quantum Information, an academic journal publishing articles in the emerging field of quantum information science launched in 2015.
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Michelle Simmons gave the Australia Day address for New South Wales in 2017, in which she spoke about the importance of setting high expectations for students.
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Michelle Simmons delivered the 2023 Boyer Lecture in four parts, titled The Atomic Revolution.
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Michelle Simmons has resided in Australia since 1999, taking citizenship in 2007.
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Michelle Simmons is married to Thomas Barlow, formerly, a Financial Times columnist and a Fellow of MIT and Balliol College, Oxford, now a novelist and business analyst.
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When Michelle Simmons was made Australian of the Year in 2018, she spoke about the importance of not being defined by other people's expectations of you.
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Michelle Simmons is passionate about encouraging girls to pursue a career in science and technology.