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Quantum Science Experts
Andrew Childs
Professor
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Steve Rolston
Professor
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Quantum Science News Releases
University of Maryland and IonQ Celebrate Opening of QLab: A Hub for Quantum Computing Research
QLab offers researchers, students, professionals direct access to cutting-edge quantum computers
UMD Quantum Physicist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Julienne Pioneered the Field of Ultracold Matter
UMD Quantum Physicist Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Wendell Hill’s Election Follows Fundamental Discoveries in Laser-Matter Interaction
President Darryll Pines Offers Vision for Growing the ‘Capital of Quantum’ at UMD-Sponsored Summit
Quantum Investment Event Focuses on Building Thriving Business Infrastructure Around Revolutionary Technology
Two UMD Faculty Members Receive 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships
Early-Career Award Honors Computational Astrophysicist, Quantum-Focused Computer Scientist
UMD Professor Adds New Company to College Park Quantum Ecosystem
Q-Cat to Identify, Create and Grow Quantum-Focused Start-ups in Maryland
NSF Awards $5M to UMD-led Multi-Institutional Team for Development of Prototype Quantum Routers, Modems
Grant supports UMD-led work to develop crucial technology to connect quantum computers and pave the way for a quantum internet
EY named founding member of the University of Maryland Quantum Startup Foundry
QSF and EY to work with startups and entrepreneurs on innovative technologies and services
UMD Invests Over $10M in Research Equipment to Drive Discovery, Innovation
Labs Focused on Quantum Technology, Energy Storage, Neuroscience and More Getting Big Upgrades
DOE Awards UMD $1.5M for Quantum Information Research to Advance Fusion Energy
Can quantum information science help the U.S. realize holy grail of clean abundant fusion energy? QuantumTechnology Center at the UMD gets $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to help pursue this goal
University of Maryland Launches Quantum Business Incubator
The Quantum Startup Foundry will support new businesses in the quantum technology field.
University of Maryland Celebrates IonQ’s Plans for Remarkable Growth and Scalable Roadmap for Quantum Computing
The College Park-headquartered company, rooted in UMD research, announced plans to go public today
Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance Expands Impact and Reach with Addition of 10 New Partners
Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance—a rapidly growing hub of quantum technology research, development, innovation and education organized and facilitated by the University of Maryland—has added 10 new members for a total of 24 university, government and industr
Universities, National Labs and Corporations Create New Alliance to Accelerate Maryland's Leadership in Quantum Science
The Maryland Quantum Alliance will strengthen the region’s lead in the quantum revolution.
Director of UMD Quantum Materials Center Receives $1.55 M Grant from the Moore Foundation
UMD award is part of a Moore Foundation interdisciplinary quantum research program funding work on materials synthesis, experiments, and theory
Rare “Lazarus Superconductivity” Observed in Promising, Rediscovered Material
In a uranium-based compound once dismissed as uninteresting, scientists watched superconductivity arise, disappear, then return under the influence of high magnetic fields
University of Maryland Launches Quantum Technology Center
The new research center will catalyze the development of high-impact quantum technologies
Perfect Quantum Portal Emerges at Exotic Interface
A junction between an ordinary metal and a special kind of superconductor has provided the most robust platform yet for spotting quantum tunneling.
New Experiment Aces Quantum Scrambling Test
Work could have applications to quantum computing and the science of black holes
National Quantum Initiative Becomes Law
National act with UMD fingerprints provides more than $1.2 billion in funding for U.S. quantum technology R&D
UMD Researchers Awarded $1 Million Grant from NSF to Develop New Methods to Generate Single Photons for Quantum Research
Project could enable new advanced quantum research and technology and could yield new ways to connect electronic circuits and photonic devices.
UMD-Led Quantum Light Research Enables Sources of Nearly Identical Photons
Such light sources will likely be important for future quantum information devices.
Semiconductor Quantum Transistor Opens Door for Photon-Based Computing
Research is latest UMD-led advance in an accelerating quantum science & tech revolution
Quantum Computing Moves Forward with Record Setting UMD-NIST 53 Qubit Quantum Simulator
UMD-NIST quantum simulator is on the cusp of exploring physics that is unreachable by even the fastest modern supercomputers.
Quantum Science in the News
The Baltimore Sun
University of Maryland creating quantum computing lab, giving students and faculty hands-on access for research
Washington Business Journal
QUANTUM COMPETING: A new industry hub founded on microscopic atoms could generate massive returns for the D.C. region.
The Next Web
Scientists figured out how to stop time using quantum algorithms
Quanta Magazine
New Quantum Algorithms Finally Crack Nonlinear Equations
The Atlantic