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IonQ Appoints Rick Muller to Lead Quantum Leap

7/22/2025

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IonQ has made a bold move by appointing Dr. Rick Muller as Vice President of Quantum Systems. With his rich background from IARPA and Sandia National Laboratories, Muller is set to spearhead the ambitious goal of developing quantum computers boasting 2 million qubits by 2030, elevating IonQ's influence in both commercial and federal sectors of quantum computing.

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IonQ has made a bold move by appointing Dr. Rick Muller as Vice President of Quantum Systems. With his rich background from IARPA and Sandia National Laboratories, Muller is set to spearhead the ambitious goal of developing quantum computers boasting 2 million qubits by 2030, elevating IonQ's influence in both commercial and federal sectors of quantum computing.