Michelle Simmons

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michelle Simmons
Occupation	Computer Scientist
Date Of Birth	Jul 14, 1967(1967-07-14)
Age	57
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Cancer

Michelle Simmons Biography

Michelle Simmons is one of the most popular and richest Computer Scientist who was born on July 14, 1967 in London, England, United Kingdom. Michelle Yvonne Simmons (born 14th July 1967) is a Scientia Professor of Quantum Physics at the Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales. She has been an Australian Research Council Federation Fellow twice and an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow. She is also the director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology. She is internationally recognized as a pioneer of atomic electronics. She is also the editor-in-chief for npj Quantum Information. This academic journal publishes articles in the new field of quantum information sciences. Simmons was awarded the title of 2018 Australian of Year on 25 January 2018. This recognition is for her dedication and work in quantum information science. Simmons was made an Officer of Australia (AO), in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019, on 10 June 2019. This was in recognition of her “distinguished contribution to science education as a leader and role model in quantum and atomic electronic electronics.”

She was awarded QEII Fellowship in 1999 and moved to Australia.

In 2005, Simmons was awarded the Australian Academy of Science’s Pawsey Medal

In 2006, she became one of the youngest researchers to be elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA).

Simmons, who was granted citizenship in 2007, has lived in Australia since 1999. Thomas Barlow is a novelist, business analyst and she is her spouse. They have three children.

Michelle Simmons Net Worth

Michelle Simmons is one of the richest Computer Scientist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michelle Simmons 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Simmons attended Durham University (Trevelyan College), and studied Physics, Chemistry of Materials (1985-1988). She was a postgraduating student at St Aidan’s College and received a PhD in 1992 on “The characterisation CdTe-based epitaxial cell structures fabricated using MOVPE”. This research was supervised by Andrew W. Brinkman.

Simmons was a Research Fellow in Quantum Electronics in the 1990s with Michael Pepper at Cavendish Laboratory, UK. She gained international recognition for her work on the discovery of the 0.7-feature and the development of hole’ transistors. She was granted a QEII Fellowship in 1999 and was sent to Australia as a founding member of The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology. In 2017, she addressed the Australia Day Address for NSW and stressed the importance of setting high standards for students. She stressed that Australians must set high standards and expect students to rise to them. “It’s better to do things that have the greatest rewards; things that are difficult, not easy.” Simmons also condemned the lower standards for physics education in HSC (Higher School Certificate). This curriculum was designed to appeal to girls and replace mathematical problem-solving by qualitative responses. Simmons commented that the curriculum had a “feminized nature”.

Simmons is well-known for creating the field of atomic electronics. Since 2000 she has established a large research group dedicated to the fabrication of atomic scale devices in silicon and germanium using the atomic precision of scanning tunnelling microscopy. Her research group is the only group worldwide that can create atomically precise devices in silicon—they were also the first team in the world to develop a working “perfect” single-atom transistor and the narrowest conducting doped wires in silicon.

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Who is Michelle Simmons Dating?

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She was named the L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science Asia-Pacific Laureate in 2017 and was subsequently profiled in a short documentary on France24 TV.

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Michelle Ranked on the list of most popular Computer Scientist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Michelle Simmons celebrates birthday on July 14 of every year.

When 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. She said, “Don’t live your life according to what other people think. Go out there and do what you really want to do.” She is passionate about encouraging girls to pursue a career in science and technology. “Seeing women in leadership roles and competing internationally is important. It gives them the sense that anything is possible,” she said.

What did Michelle Simmons discover?

She has pioneered unique technologies internationally to build electronic devices in silicon at the atomic scale, including the world’s smallest transistor, the narrowest conducting wires, 3D atomic electronics and the first two qubit gate using atom-based qubits in silicon.

When did Michelle Simmons move to Australia?

Simmons, 54, doubts she would have accomplished quite so much had she not moved to Australia in 1999 , becoming a citizen in 2007 and Australian of the Year in 2018.

Where does Michelle Simmons work?

She is the Director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology and is recognised internationally as the creator of the field of atomic electronics.

How many scientific papers has Michelle Simmons published?

Simmons has published over 400 studies. Her publications appear in research journals such as Nature Nanotechnology, Science, and New Journal of Physics. Much of Dr.

What are quantum computers?

Quantum computers are machines that use the properties of quantum physics to store data and perform computations. This can be extremely advantageous for certain tasks where they could vastly outperform even our best supercomputers.