Yolanda Tyler executes the strategic vision, day-to-day management, budgeting, and communications of the Institute. She oversees and leads operational and strategic Institute projects at the direction of the Faculty Director, including liaising with internal and external constituencies and stakeholders. This includes building partnerships with units across campus and relevant external organizations.
Yolanda is a Chicago native and has been affiliated with the University for over 10 years.
Heterogeneously Integrated Diamond-on-Lithium Niobate Quantum Photonic Platform
S. W. Ding, C. Jin, Z. Li, N. Achuthan, K. Kuruma, X. Guo, B. Grinkemeyer, D. D. Awschalom, N. Delegan, F. J. Heremans, A. A. High, M. Loncar. Heterogeneously Integrated Diamond-on-Lithium Niobate Quantum Photonic Platform. 2026. 10.48550/arXiv.2603.08609
Engineering diamond interfaces free of dark spins
X. Yu*, E. J. Villafranca*, S. Wang, J. Jones, M. Xie, D. R. Candido, J. Nagura, I. Chi-Duran, N. Delegan, M. E. Flatte, P. C. Maurer, Engineering Dark Spin-Free Diamond Interfaces, Phys. Rev. Appl. 10.1103 (2025)
Probing cellular activity via charge-sensitive quantum nanoprobes
U. Zvi, S. Mundhra, D. Ovetsky, Q. Chen, A. R. Jones, S. Wang, M. Roman, M. Ferro, K. Odunsi, M. C. Garassino, M. E. Flatte, M. Swartz, D. R. Candido, A. Esser-Kahn, P. C. Maurer, Probing cellular activity via charge-sensitive quantum nanoprobes, Advanced Materials 0935-9648 (2026)
A Surface-Scaffolded Molecular Qubit
T. Zheng, M. I. B. Utama, X. Gao, M. Kar, X. Yu, S. Kang, H. Cai, T. Ruan, D. Ovetsky, U. Zvi, G. Lao, Y. Wang, O. Raz, S. Chitransh, G. T. Smith, L. R. Weiss, M. H. Czyz, S. Yang, A. J. Fairhall, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, D. D. Awschalom, A. P. Alivisatos, R. H. Goldsmith, G. C. Schatz, M. C. Hersam, P. C. Maurer. A Surface-Scaffolded Molecular Qubit. 2026. 10.48550/arXiv.2601.19976
A Surface-Scaffolded Molecular Qubit
T. X. Zheng, Zheng, M. I. Bakti Utama, X. Gao, M. Kar, X. Yu, S. Kang, H. Cai, T. R., D. Ovetsky, U. Zvi, G. Lao, Y. X. Wang, O. Raz, S. Chitransh, G. T. Smith, L. R. Weiss, M. H. Czyz, S. Yang, A. J. Fairhall, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, D. D. Awschalom, A. P. Alivisatos, R. H. Goldsmith, G. C. S., Mark C. Hersam, P. C. Maurer, et al. A Surface-Scaffolded Molecular Qubit arXiv:2601.19976
Spin decoherence dynamics of Er3+ in CeO2 film
S. K. Seth, J. Nagura, V. Somjit, A. Bapat, X. Li, G. D. Grant, I. Masiulionis, X. Han, F. J. Heremans, G. Galli, D. D. Awschalom, S. Guha, J. Zhang. Spin decoherence dynamics of Er3+ in CeO2 film. 2025. Physical Review Letters. 10.1103/17xy-gns1
Valley splitting correlations across a silicon quantum well containing germanium
J. C. Marcks, E. Eagen, E. C. Brann, M. P. Losert, T. Oh, J. Reily, C. S. Wang, D. Keith, F. A. Mohiyaddin, F. Luthi, M. J. Curry, J. Zhang, F. J. Heremans, M. Friesen, M. A. Eriksson. Valley Splitting Correlations Across a Silicon Quantum Well. 2025. Nature Communications. 10.1038/s41467-025-67325-z
Challenges and opportunities for quantum information hardware
D. D. Awschalom, H. Bernien, R. Hanson, W. D. Oliver, J. Vučković. Challenges and opportunities for quantum information hardware. 2025. Science. 10.1126/science.adz8659
Impact of dynamic bond strength on the training of liquid crystal elastomers
Ghimire, E.; Appen, I. S.; Lindberg, C. A.; Blagitz de Abreu e Silva, L.; Rowan, S. J. Impact of dynamic bond strength on the training of liquid crystal elastomers. Chemical Science 2026, 10.1039/D5SC07491F. DOI: 10.1039/D5SC07491F.
High-throughput spin-bath characterization of spin defects in semiconductors
A. N. Poteshman, M. Onizhuk, C. Egerstrom, D. P. Mark, D. D. Awschalom, F. J. Heremans, G. Galli. High-throughput spin-bath characterization of spin defects in semiconductors. 2025. Physical Review Applied. 10.1103/p57x-8kk7