Katharine Birgitta Whaley

Background

Whaley, Katharine Birgitta was born on March 20, 1956 in Barnehurst, Kent, England. Daughter of John Whaley and ElseLore Anna Maria Johanna Whaley nee Runge.

Education

Bachelor, Oxford University, England, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1984.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow Hebrew University Jerusalem, 1984—1986, Tel Aviv University, 1984—1986. Professor University California, Berkeley, since 1986. Senior scientist Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany, 1996—1997.

Editorial board Chemical Physics, Burlington, Massachusetts, since 1996, Journal Physical Chemistry, Washington, 1998—2003, Quantum Information Processing, New York City, since 2002. International advisory board Australian Research Council, Sydney, since 2001. Committee, atomic, molecular and optical science National Research Council, Washington, 2004—2006, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 2005—2006.

Physics division review committee Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, 2002—2006. Director Berkeley Quantum Information and Computation Center, since 2004. External advisory board, institute quantum information science University Calgary, Alberta, Canada, since 2007.

Functional management review committee Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, since 2008.

Achievements

• Katharine Birgitta Whaley has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: American Physical Society. Member: Southwest Quantum Information Science and Technology Network, American Chemical Society.

Interests

• Music, hiking, swimming, travel.

Connections

Married Marcin Michal Majda, March 20, 1987. Children: Eva Apollonia Whaley-Mayda, Lukas Vincenty Whaley-Mayda.

Father:

John Whaley

Mother:

ElseLore Anna Maria Johanna Whaley

Spouse:

Marcin Michal Majda

child:

Lukas Vincenty Whaley-Mayda Whaley

child:

Eva Apollonia Whaley-Mayda Whaley