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CU Denver ‘On The Rise’: Regent and Board Chair Jack Kroll '11, MS '20 Reflects on his Alma Mater

Elected in 2016 to represent Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, Jack Kroll ’11, MS ’20 is a proud Lynx alum who now serves as Chair of the CU Board of Regents. In the fall of 2006, however, he was still settling into classes alongside other first-year students on the CU Denver campus, deciding between creative writing and economics.

Through hard work and with inspiration from professors like Kyle Hurst, Kroll has enjoyed a remarkable string of early successes. From president of the Student Government Association to president of the CU Denver Alumni Board, as well as a 10-year career in admissions at CU Boulder, there are few who have embraced black-and-gold thinking as thoroughly as Kroll has.

What Is Quantum Computing? Answers from Erik Lucero '05 of Google

To understand quantum computing, CU Denver spoke to Erik Lucero '05, PhD, research scientist and site lead for Google Santa Barbara, the company’s Quantum AI campus. Lucero ’05 began his studies at CU Denver, where he double majored in electrical engineering and physics. 

One of Lucero’s passions is photography, and he thinks it has similarities with quantum computing. In an episode of The Artian podcast, Lucero said both disciplines require “particular order and exquisite care.”

Lucero’s photographs have also served as a historical record of progress in the field of quantum computer processors. “I have a cool lineage of all the processors I’ve worked on,” he said. His photographs help people see what quantum computers actually look like.