Michelle Simmons

Michelle Simmons AO FRS FAA FRSN FTSE
Michelle Simmons at the Royal Society admissions day in London, July 2018
Born	Michelle Yvonne Simmons (1967-07-14) 14 July 1967 (age 56) London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	Durham University (PhD)
Spouse	Thomas Barlow
Children	1 daughter; 2 sons
Awards	Pawsey Medal (2005) Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (2015) Eureka Prize (2015) Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology (2015) L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science (2017) Australian of the Year (2018) Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) (2019)
Scientific career
Fields	Quantum physics
Institutions	University of Cambridge University of New South Wales Sydney Grammar School
Thesis	The characterisation of CdTe-based epitaxial solar cell structures fabricated by MOVPE (1992)
Doctoral advisor	Andrew W. Brinkman[1]
Website	research.unsw.edu.au/people/scientia-professor-michelle-yvonne-simmons

Michelle Yvonne Simmons AO FRS FAA FRSN FTSE (born 14 July 1967) is an Australian quantum physicist, recognised for her foundational contributions^[2] to the field of atomic electronics.

She is founding director of the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation & Communication Technology, and as of 2023^[update] is Scientia Professor of Quantum Physics in the Faculty of Science at the University of New South Wales.

She has twice been an Australian Research Council Federation Fellow, and is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow. In January 2018, Simmons was named Australian of the Year for her work and dedication to quantum information science, and in June 2019, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of her "distinguished service to science education as a leader in quantum and atomic electronics, and as a role model".