Ieva Liepuoniute

Dr. Liepuoniute is a Staff Research Scientist at IBM's Almaden Research Center, where she is part of the Quantum Science for Materials Research and Engagement team. Her research focuses on leveraging quantum computing algorithms for chemistry applications, with current projects centered on electronic structure problems, including the study of chemical reactions as well as molecular and material properties. Additionally, she conducts quantum chemistry benchmark studies on state-of-the-art quantum hardware. Dr. Liepuoniute has authored publications in peer-reviewed journals and holds multiple patents for quantum algorithm development. In recognition of her exceptional contributions, she received IBM's Outstanding Technical Achievement Award in 2023.

Dr. Liepuoniute received a B.S. with honors in Chemistry from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) in 2017. Her undergraduate research was in experimental design of functional organic materials and computational studies of material defects in the solid state. 

Dr. Liepuoniute obtained her Ph.D. in 2021 from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) under the direction of Professors Miguel Garcia-Garibay and Ken Houk. During her graduate studies she combined computational and experimental methods in exploring the energetics and rotational dynamics in molecular gears, dipolar rotors in metal-organic frameworks and chemical reactivity of small organic molecules in the solid state.