Education

• PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981

Research

Bio

Ledoux comes to UNM after serving as program director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). He oversaw several programs, including the ARPA-E ONWARDS program, which aims to reduce the disposal impact of advanced reactor waste, INTERMODAL, which models resiliency and decarbonization pathways for intermodal freight, and the LENR study of low-energy nuclear interactions for possible use as an energy source. During his tenure at ARPA-E, Ledoux also made remarkable strides in the development of the QC3 program, a groundbreaking initiative designed to propel quantum computing software into new realms of possibility, particularly within the fields of chemistry and materials science.

Prior to joining ARPA-E, Ledoux served as CEO and founder of Passport Systems, a pioneering technology company specializing in non-intrusive cargo inspection. Ledoux was responsible for co-inventing new technologies with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office to aid in the non-intrusive inspection of cargo. He has also co-authored more than 20 U.S. and international patents.

In 1981, Ledoux received his doctorate in experimental nuclear physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and brings with him more than 30 years of professional and entrepreneurial experience.