Quantum Information Theory (xQIT) at MIT. His most recent work has focused on the role of quantum phenomena such as coherence in biological phenomena, especially photosynthesis. He has also collaborated in work to exploit these phenomena technologically. Epstein affair During July 2019, reports surfaced that MIT and other institutions had accepted funding from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the ensuing scandal, the director of the MIT Media Lab, Joi Ito, resigned from MIT as a result of his association with Epstein. Lloyd's connections to Epstein also drew criticism: Lloyd had acknowledged receiving funding from Epstein in 19 of his papers. On August 22, 2019, Lloyd published a letter apologizing for accepting grants (totaling $225,000) from Epstein. Despite this, the controversy continued. In January 2020, at the request of the MIT Corporation, the law firm Goodwin Procter issued a report on all of MIT's interactions with Epstein. As a result of the report, on January 10, 2020, Lloyd was placed on paid administrative leave. Lloyd has vigorously denied that he misled MIT about the source of the funds he received from Epstein. This denial was validated by a subsequent MIT investigation that concluded that Lloyd did not attempt to circumvent the MIT vetting process, nor try to conceal the name of the donor, and Lloyd was allowed to continue his tenured faculty position at MIT. However, most but not all members of MIT's fact-finding committee concluded that Lloyd had violated MIT's conflict of interest policy by not revealing crucial publicly known information about Epstein's background to MIT, as a result of which Lloyd will be subject to a series of administrative actions for 5 years. Honors 2007 Fellow of the American Physical Society 2012 International Quantum Communication Award Works Lloyd, S., Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes On the Cosmos, Knopf, March 14, 2006, 240 p., Interview: Quantum Hanky Panky: A Conversation with Seth Lloyd (video), Edge Foundation, 2016 Interview: The Computational Universe: Seth Lloyd (video), Edge Foundation, 2002 Lecture: The Black Hole of Finance (video), Santa Fe Institute See also Digital physics Nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computer Quantum Aspects of Life Simulated reality Notes External links Google Scholar page Personal web page "Crazy Molecules: Pulse Berlin Interview" Programming the Universe Radio Interview from This Week in Science September 26, 2006 Broadcast American mechanical engineers Complex systems scientists Harvard College alumni Rockefeller University alumni MIT School of Engineering