The seventh biennial John Stewart Bell Prize for Research on Fundamental Issues in Quantum Mechanics and Their Applications is awarded to John Martinis (professor of physics, UC Santa Barbara, USA) for his innovations in the design and control of superconducting devices, in particular his leadership in devising low-error multi-qubit superconducting chips, which has resulted in the first plausible claim of quantum supremacy, ushering in a new era of computing.

The Award Ceremony and Symposium will take place on June 1, 2021 at 12pm:
https://cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/conferences/bell-prize-ceremony-2021/
Read more in the article by Barbara Terhal here:
https://cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/bell-prize/bell-prize-winners/john-martinis-awarded-the-seventh-bell-prize/
Arts and Science News Story:
https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/centre-quantum-information-quantum-control-awards-bell-prize-quantum-supremacy-pioneer-john