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Shimon Kolkowitz of Q-NEXT quantum center awarded Sloan Fellowship
The competitive, prestigious award is given to promising researchers in the early stages of their careers. Read More
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Laura Gagliardi elected to Italian National Academy of Sciences
The academy is one the world’s oldest and most prestigious scientific academies, counting Louis Pasteur, Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi among its members. Read More
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Quantum scientist Martin Suchara named to Crain Chicago Business’s ‘40 Under 40’
A rising Q-NEXT scientist is honored. Read More
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Q-NEXT scientists receive honors from the American Physical Society
Q-NEXT collaborators Giulia Galli, Tony Heinz and Liang Jiang are recognized for their outstanding contributions to physics research. Read More
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Four Q-NEXT scientists elected American Physical Society fellows
The scientists are recognized for their contributions to quantum information science. Read More
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The Ohio State University awards Honorary Doctor of Science to Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom
The honorary degree is given to individuals for extraordinary distinction in their area of study. Read More
In the News
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Decoding the Universe: Quantum
From PBS' Nova: David Awschalom and Nadya Mason appear in PBS’s Nova: ‘Decoding the Universe: Quantum’. The episode takes the viewer through the quantum physics' important discoveries, discoveries that paved the way for the digital technologies we enjoy today – and the powerful quantum sensors… Read More
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Getting in line with Photon Queue
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Photon Queue is a quantum company startup mostly led by a group of PhD students from the lab of Paul Kwiat, a UIUC professor and Q-NEXT collaborator. The company is a participant in Cohort 4 of Duality, a Chicago-based… Read More
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DARPA’s Quantum Proving Ground — with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
From Protiviti's The Post-Quantum World podcast: Imagine 128 acres of land devoted to advancing quantum information science in a major city. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park is expected to draw leading companies and researchers to Chicago, and DARPA is already playing a significant role. Read More
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Building the quantum economy - Chicago style
From HPCWire: HPCwire talks with Q-NEXT Director David Awschalom about the evolution of the quantum information technology market, the prospects for quantum computing sensing and communication, the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, current messaging on a quantum future, quantum startups, and the quantum workforce. Read More
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So you want to build a quantum computer?
From Nextgov/FCW: For all the hype, funding and policy around quantum computing, there is still a lot of basic scientific research to be done to bring a quantum information system to life. Leading researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and Q-NEXT spoke with Nextgov/FCW about the… Read More