David Allcock
The scientist leading IonQ's Boulder facility. Recruited to anchor the company's semiconductor ion trap chip program in Colorado.
David Allcock leads the science effort at IonQ's Boulder research and development lab as VP Science. The Boulder facility is focused on designing next-generation semiconductor ion trap chips, the foundational hardware component that determines how trapped-ion systems can scale.
Allcock came to IonQ with deep experience in trapped-ion physics, including academic and national lab work on integrated ion trap technology. His move to lead the Boulder lab places him at the center of one of the most important hardware bets in the trapped-ion industry: whether ion trap chips can move from custom-fabricated single devices to wafer-scale semiconductor processes.
The Boulder lab opened May 12, 2026 and represents IonQ's largest dedicated R&D investment outside its Maryland headquarters.