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Corey Stambaugh (Fed)

Corey Stambaugh is the Chief of Staff of the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

He was previously the Senior Policy Advisor and Industrial Liaison for the National Quantum Coordination Office at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and co-chair of several National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) interagency working groups. In these roles, he led activities around workforce development, industry engagement, and national security for quantum information science. The product of this work can be found on quantum.gov. Stambaugh currently serves as Executive Secretary for the NSTC Subcommittee on Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Science.

Before going on detail to OSTP, Stambaugh was a staff physicist in the Quantum Measurement Division within PML where he carried out research on a variety of topics focused around precision measurement, micro-fabricated devices, and mass metrology. Stambaugh is a past NIST-NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate and recipient of the NIST Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award.

Stambaugh earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Florida and a B.Sc. in physics with a minor in Computer Science from the Ohio State University. As an NSF International Postdoctoral Fellow, he carried out research at Seoul National University in South Korea. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Physics at Montgomery College.

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Created July 30, 2019, Updated March 4, 2025