LPS/LQC 2024 Quantum Computing Summer Short Course

(May 06, 2024) The Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) Qubit Collaboratory (LQC) is hosting its 4th annual Quantum Computing Summer Short Course from July 8th to July 19th. This virtual 2 week short course provides an introduction to quantum computing to 1st-2nd year graduate students and advanced undergraduates in physics…

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Never a Bad Time

Highlighting the LPS Qubit Collaboratory (March 1, 2024) My first official day at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was June 15, 2020, during the depths of the COVID-19 lockdown, and with nine-foot riot fences still up around the White House complex. Of course, I didn’t…

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Quantum Origin Stories

Highlighting the National Q-12 Education Partnership (February 29, 2024) Origin stories make the best superhero movies. I am no superhero, but I still remember what my undergraduate thesis advisor said when I told him that I wanted to design quantum computers in graduate school: “You’ll never find that!” My journey…

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NSF Renews ExpandQISE Solicitation

ExpandQISE

(January 19, 2024) The NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) solicitation has been renewed as NSF 24-523 for 2024. This initiative aims to increase research capacity and broaden participation in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) and related disciplines. It provides grants up to $5 million…

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