Pierre Deymier

Pierre A. Deymier is a researcher in phononics, acoustic metamaterial, and materials science. He is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and previously department head at the University of Arizona. He holds appointments with the applied mathematics graduate interdisciplinary program, BIO5 institute, and School of Sustainable Engineered Systems at the University of Arizona. More recently, he has proposed a novel approach akin to quantum computing using the properties of phonons rather than qubits, which he has dubbed "phi-bits" or "phase-bits".

Deymier is also the director for The [https://newfos.arizona.edu/ New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center] focused on research and education in topological acoustics. The NewFoS aims to exploit the properties of sound in ways that could vastly improve computing, telecommunications and sensing. In 2025 the University of Arizona College of Engineering awarded Deymier the [https://engineering.arizona.edu/alumni/alumni_daVinci Da Vinci Fellowship] for his significant career and contributions to the university. Provided by Wikipedia