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Meet Edward Schmitt, facilities engineer
Former Marine Corps electronics technician Edward Schmitt keeps the Argonne Quantum Foundry running while advocating for veterans. Read More
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Choy will use an NSF CAREER award to create quantum-based navigation systems
From the University of Wisconsin–Madison: Q-NEXT collaborator Jennifer Choy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison is using her NSF CAREER award to develop quantum sensors that could supplement or supplant GPS. Read More
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Chloe Washabaugh creates designer molecules for the quantum future
Q-NEXT collaborator and UChicago grad student Chloe Washabaugh creates high-performance qubits from designer molecules. Not only is she expanding the applications of quantum devices, but she’s also working to attract a diverse audience to quantum. Read More
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Jelena Vučković appointed at MPQ as new external scientific member
From the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics: Q-NEXT collaborator and Stanford University Professor Jelena Vučković has been connected to the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics for years. She has now been appointed an external scientific member of the institute. Read More
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Ask an expert: Choy discusses qubits, atomic clocks, computing and more
From the University of Wisconsin–Madison: In this Q&A, Q-NEXT collaborator and University of Wisconsin–Madison Assistant Professor Jennifer Choy discusses quantum sensing, one of several growing research fields that use quantum mechanics for applications ranging from creating nanoscale optical sensors to the supercomputers of the future. Read More
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Pushing the quantum frontier for finance: JPMorgan Chase’s Marco Pistoia
An institutional partner of the Q-NEXT quantum research center, JPMorgan Chase is advancing quantum technologies for the financial sector while collaborating with other organizations to push the quantum frontier for all. Read More
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Victor Brar earns NSF CAREER award
From the University of Wisconsin–Madison: Q-NEXT collaborator and UWMadison Associate Professor Victor Brar has earned an NSF CAREER award. CAREER awards are NSF’s most prestigious awards, supporting early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Read More
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The science of light
From Stanford University: Jelena Vuckovic and Jennifer Dionne are featured for their work on photonics research. Read More
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Women of Quantum Technology: Dr. Laura Gagliardi of the University of Chicago
From Inside Quantum Technology: Laura Gagliardi of the University of Chicago and her research team perform quantum chemistry simulations to study renewable energies and predicts chemical systems as potential qubits for the next generation of quantum computers. Gagliardi is also deeply committed to fostering inclusivity in science. Read More
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Physicist Nadya Mason appointed dean of Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
From the University of Chicago: Experimental physicist Nadya Mason has been appointed dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, effective Oct. 1, 2023. A highly accomplished academic leader and elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, Mason is the Rosalyn S. Yalow professor of physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she specializes in experimental studies of materials. Read More
In the News
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The best qubits for quantum computing might just be atoms
From Quanta: Mark Saffman of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Infleqtion is featured in this comprehensive overview of neutral-atom qubit research. Read More
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How quantum computing could help us understand the universe
From PBS NewsHour: David Awschalom appears in this piece on the next generation of computing, one that will be far more sophisticated and dependent on understanding the subatomic nature of the universe. Read More
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PME-led research into protein-based qubits earns $2.75M Moore Foundation grant
Bolstered by a new $2.75 million grant from the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, a team led by University of Chicago's Peter Maurer will soon study qubits made from protein. Read More
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Infleqtion unveils 5-year quantum computing roadmap, advancing plans to commercialize quantum at scale
From Quantum Insider: Infleqtion shares a broad business update, including the first look at its new 5-year quantum computing roadmap. The roadmap's centerpiece is Sqorpius, the next phase of Infleqtion’s quantum computing program. Read More
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Bringing quantum entanglement to the people
From the National Science Foundation: NSF’S Quantum Leap Challenge Institute Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a Q-NEXT partner, has created a working demonstration that brings entanglement between photons to a public setting for the first time. Read More