Jesse James Lutz

Senior Member of Technical Staff

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Senior Member of Technical Staff

jjlutz@sandia.gov

Biography

Physical scientist interested in software development and high-throughput, high-performance computing for government-sponsored research in quantum chemistry and materials science.

While always curious about exploring new areas of science, my record of publications documents a deep and diverse expertise in atomistic simulations. I am currently interested in actinide chemistry, semiconductor defect physics, and quantum information science. I enjoy developing many-body quantum-mechanical methods for the description of excited-state electronic structure or nuclear spin-flip dynamics.

I am a proud husband, father, and pet owner.

Education & Experience

  • 2015-2019 Assistant Research Professor
    • Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, OH
  • 2012-2014 Postdoctoral Research Associate
    • Joint Quantum Center (JQC) Durham-Newcastle, UK
  • 2006-2011 Ph.D., Physical Chemistry
    • Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
  • 2001-2006 B.Sc., Chemistry (Math);
    • Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

Selected Publications

Proposed qubit design schematic taken from "The remarkable prospect for quantum-dot-coupled tin qubits in silicon", Wayne M. Witzel, Jesse J. Lutz, and Dwight R. Luhman (2022) PRX Quantum
Proposed qubit design schematic taken from “The remarkable prospect for quantum-dot-coupled tin qubits in silicon“, Wayne M. Witzel, Jesse J. Lutz, and Dwight R. Luhman (2022) PRX Quantum
Predicted reaction mechanism for the hydrolysis of UF6 from "A theoretical investigation of the hydrolysis of uranium hexafluoride" Jesse J. Lutz et al. (2022) Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
Predicted reaction mechanism for the hydrolysis of UF6 from “A theoretical investigation of the hydrolysis of uranium hexafluoride” Jesse J. Lutz et al. (2022) Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.
Rare-gas potential energy curves from "Benchmark comparison of dual-basis double-hybrid density functional theory and a neural-network-optimized method for intermolecular interactions", Jesse J. Lutz, Jason N. Byrd, and John A. Montgomery (2021) J. Molec. Spectrosc.
Rare-gas potential energy curves from “Benchmark comparison of dual-basis double-hybrid density functional theory and a neural-network-optimized method for intermolecular interactions“, Jesse J. Lutz, Jason N. Byrd, and John A. Montgomery (2021) J. Molec. Spectrosc.
The recommended software citation for GAMESS: "Recent advances in the General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System", G. M. J. Barca et al. (2020) J. Chem. Phys.
The recommended software citation for GAMESS: “Recent advances in the General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System“, G. M. J. Barca et al. (2020) J. Chem. Phys.