Ali EskandarianAli Eskandarian is a theoretical physicist and is currently Dean of the College of Professional Studies and the Virginia Science and Technology Campus at George Washington University. He holds faculty appointments as Professor at CPS and at the Deparment of Physics. Prior to his arrival at George Washington, he held the Distinguished Oliver Professorship in the Integrated Science and Technology and Computer Science Departments at James Madison University, where he also held the title of Virginia Eminent Scholar. In the mid-1990s, Dr Eskandarian was the Study Director at the National Research Council for the influential 'Reusable Launch Vehicles: Technology Development and Test Program' study, which led to important recommendations regarding the future technological options and the nation's space policy. He has been a founding member of the groups in astrophysics and quantum computing/information at George Washington University, and currently serves as co-director of the Center for Quantum Computing, Information, Logic, and Topology. He is a Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Physical Society (APS). He was also the recipient of the JASON Learning 2012 Harry Jack Gray Hercules Award, presented at the National Educators Conference in June 2012. Read More Read Less