NQCO, Author at National Quantum Initiative

Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) appoints new Executive Director

March 16, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: QED-C

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 15, 2021 – The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) today announced the appointment of its new executive director, Celia Merzbacher, effective immediately. Merzbacher has served as deputy director since 2019 and is taking over from Joseph Broz, who led the consortium from its inception and built the organization’s initial framework. Managed by SRI International and founded with support from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), QED-C aims…

Defense Department’s Engineers Week highlights efforts to develop QIS engineering workforce

March 3, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: Workforce

Principal Director for Quantum Science in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Dr. Paul Lopata, discusses the opportunities for quantum science to support defense department activities and the importance of engaging with academia and the private sector for advancing quantum science and developing a skilled…

Researchers at DOE’s ORNL and collaborators realize quantum communications milestone using light

March 2, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: DOE

A team of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, along with external collaborators, has taken an important step toward developing efficient quantum communications networks that connect quantum devices while preserving the delicate states of the particles used to transmit information by harnessing the frequency, or color,…

RFI on Space-Based Astrophysics Includes Quantum Sensors

February 1, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: DOE

DOE and NASA Request for Information (RFI) includes query about possible “experiments on the ISS that make use of quantum sensor technologies and capabilities in the HEP, APD, or BPS community”. The RFI goes on to indicate that such experiments are of particular interest. Click here to learn more. URL:…

AFRL measures first superconducting quantum bits (qubit), first-ever demo for a DOD service lab

January 29, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: QISE

ROME, N.Y. – Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate here have measured the energy relaxation and coherence times of superconducting quantum bits (qubits), two important characteristics that determine how long qubits can retain quantum information. This achievement is an important milestone toward AFRL’s objective of developing and…

AFOSR International QIS Funding Opportunity

January 25, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: International

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR), the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) this week announced a joint solicitation for three-year research grants in breakthrough quantum information science and technologies. Click…

A Coordinated Approach to Quantum Networking Research

January 19, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: QIS

The NSTC Subcommittee on QIS, with input from its interagency working group on quantum networking, released A Coordinated Approach to Quantum Networking Research in January 2021. This strategy document offers recommendations that build upon A Strategic Vision for America’s Quantum Networks. Given the prospects of quantum networking to impact the…

NSF Solicitation on Quantum Interconnect Challenges

January 19, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: QISE

The NSF Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC – TAQS) program is designed to support interdisciplinary teams that will explore highly innovative, original, and potentially transformative ideas for developing and applying quantum science, quantum computing, and quantum engineering in the specific area of quantum interconnects. Proposals should…

Release of the National Quantum Initiative Supplement To The President’s FY 2021 Budget

January 14, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: NQIA

(Jan. 14, 2020) The National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act became Public Law 115-368 in December 2018 to accelerate American leadership in quantum information science and technology. This is the first Annual Report on the NQI Program budget, as required by the NQI Act. The release of this report follows the ramp-up…

Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development

January 11, 2021 Author: NQCO Category: QIS

The National Science Foundation published NSF 21-033, “Advancing Quantum Education and Workforce Development.” “This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encourages submission of proposals for projects that will motivate and prepare students for quantum industries of the future. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is interested in preparation of students for quantum information…