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Nadya Mason named director of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Nadya Mason, who has been at Illinois since 2005, is an experimental physicist who works at the intersection of complex materials, superconductivity, and nanotechnology. Read More
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Scientist you should know: Monika Schleier-Smith and the quantum universe
From Discover: Stanford University physicist Monika Schleier-Smith customizes quantum networks in the lab. Her experiments advance quantum computing and improve our understanding of the universe. Read More
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5 important scientists of today
From Discover: Q-NEXT collaborator Monika Schleier-Smith is featured in this piece on scientists who "embody the chief objectives of science — to push the frontiers of what we know and to advance human welfare along the way." Schleier-Smith controls quantum entanglement to augment the computational problems that quantum physics can solve. Read More
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Chicago Quantum Profile: Alex High
From the Chicago Quantum Exchange: Alex High, a professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago, focuses on the delicate manipulation of light at very small scales — a useful capability for advanced technology such as quantum communication or quantum sensing. Read More
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Liang Jiang (BS '04), quantum physicist
From Caltech: As an undergraduate at Caltech in the early 2000s, and then returning as a postdoctoral scholar after completing his Ph.D at Harvard, Q-NEXT collaborator Liang Jiang was present at the creation of two milestones in the history of quantum information at Caltech. Jiang currently pursues research that connects theory to application in the many facets of quantum science, including sensing, transduction, communication and computation. Read More
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Chemist Randall Goldsmith named a Schmidt Science Polymath
Q-NEXT collaborator Randall Goldsmith exploits quantum processes to focus on single molecules. His approach to studying chemical and biophysical systems caught the attention of Schmidt Futures, which named Goldsmith one of its 2022 Schmidt Science Polymaths award winners. Each of the 10 recipients, who are newly tenured university faculty chosen for their promising interdisciplinary research, receives $2.5 million over five years to help fund their research groups. Read More
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Bo Peng ensures quantum computers don’t ‘bring in da noise’
A Q-NEXT collaborator at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Bo Peng is pioneering new ways to beat down the noise in quantum computers. Read More
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Liang Jiang named finalist for 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
From the University of Chicago: Jiang investigates quantum control and quantum error correction to protect quantum information from decoherence. Potential applications for his work include quantum sensing, quantum transduction, quantum communication, and quantum computation. Read More
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Danna Freedman named 2022 Blavatnik Award finalist
From MIT Chemistry: Freedman has elevated molecular qubits to the cutting edge of quantum information science by achieving record stability and demonstrating optical read-out of a molecular qubit state. Thanks to her momentous discoveries, molecular qubits will certainly be a major player in future quantum information technology. Read More
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Recognizing America’s leading innovative scientists, the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists names 31 finalists
Q-NEXT collaborators Danna Freedman of MIT and Liang Jiang of the University of Chicago are named two of 31 finalists for the 2022 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists, the world’s largest unrestricted prize honoring early-career scientists and engineers. Read More
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Uncovering the hidden disorder in silicon quantum computers
From the U.S. Department of Energy: Q-NEXT researchers map the variation in materials to the atom level to scale up silicon qubits Read More
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Neutral atom computers: the physics of Rydberg quantum gates | Mark Saffman
From 632nm: Mark Saffman, professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and chief scientist at Infleqtion, discusses the physics of optical tweezers and Rydberg gates, how neutral atoms perform quantum logic and create entanglement, and why this platform offers advantages in connectivity and scalability. Read More
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Prof. Giulia Galli appointed CNRS Fellow-Ambassador
From the University of Chicago: With the appointment, Galli joins a prestigious cohort of leading figures from the world’s scientific community. Read More
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Tuning into quantum sounds
From Caltech: Researchers at Caltech and Stanford University, including Stanford's Amir Safavi-Naeini, create tiny vibrating devices that can naturally display quantum behavior without needing an external quantum circuit. By harnessing microscopic defects already present in the material, the team achieved single-phonon nonlinear effects that could enable simpler quantum sensors capable of detecting and studying individual molecules with extraordinary sensitivity. Read More
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Illinois touts growing quantum workforce as state shows industry leadership
From NPR Illinois: Q-NEXT Workforce Development Lead Emily Easton discusses the growing quantum education and workforce ecosystem in Illinois. Read More