Marco Govoni
Associate Professor
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMarco Govoni is an associate professor and physicist with nine years of interdisciplinary experience building first-principles predictive models that bridge physics, materials science, quantum chemistry, computer science, and data science to design materials for quantum information technologies. He has a strong academic and national-lab background, with roles at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory and a steady progression from postdoc to faculty at Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia. Marco specializes in numerical simulation techniques applied to advanced materials, translating atomistic insights into practical guidance for quantum device development. Based in Chicago but active internationally, he combines deep theoretical expertise with hands-on computational tool development and collaborative, cross-disciplinary projects. An unassuming strength is his ability to move between foundational research and applied modeling—making his work both scientifically rigorous and directly relevant to emerging quantum technologies.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS Physics at Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
English, Italian
Github Skills (14)
fortran-package-manager8
language-bindings8
fortran7
spin7
json-api7
json6
interoperability6
scripting6
python5
data-repository5
density-functional-theory4
numpy2
database2
qubit1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
MICCoMpy/pyzfs
Jun 2021 - May 2023
Contributions:4 reviews, 4 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 11 months
west-code-development/West
Apr 2017 - Jan 2023
WEST code
Contributions:473 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 9 months
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