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Built to transcend the boundaries in quantum sciences, engineering, and technology at Northwestern University.
How do we turn quantum promise into scalable reality?
Northwestern Computer Science professor Kate Smith is advancing #quantum #computing through software, error mitigation, and hardware-aware optimization – helping today’s systems do more, faster.
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Northwestern Computer Science professor Kate Smith is advancing #quantum #computing through software, error mitigation, and hardware-aware optimization – helping today’s systems do more, faster.
quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Harnessing the Power of Quantum: Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering - Northwestern University
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January 15, 2026 at 6:42 PM
How do we turn quantum promise into scalable reality?
Northwestern Computer Science professor Kate Smith is advancing #quantum #computing through software, error mitigation, and hardware-aware optimization – helping today’s systems do more, faster.
quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Northwestern Computer Science professor Kate Smith is advancing #quantum #computing through software, error mitigation, and hardware-aware optimization – helping today’s systems do more, faster.
quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
How do we secure quantum computers as they move to the cloud? A new symposium at Northwestern brought together academia, industry, and government to tackle #quantum #computer #cybersecurity.
Read more: quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Read more: quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Bringing Quantum Computer Cybersecurity Research to Northwestern: Institute for Quantum Information Research and Engineering - Northwestern University
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January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
How do we secure quantum computers as they move to the cloud? A new symposium at Northwestern brought together academia, industry, and government to tackle #quantum #computer #cybersecurity.
Read more: quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Read more: quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Molecule-based magnets could power #quantum devices, but they’re highly air-sensitive.
An NU team were able to stabilize the material while preserving its magnetic properties, making it compatible with #superconducting circuits.
Read more: www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/article...
An NU team were able to stabilize the material while preserving its magnetic properties, making it compatible with #superconducting circuits.
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New Coating Method Stabilizes Fragile Magnetic Material for Next-Generation Quantum Devices
An ultrathin protective coating developed by Professor Mark Hersam makes air-sensitive magnetic material compatible with quantum circuits and advanced measurements.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Molecule-based magnets could power #quantum devices, but they’re highly air-sensitive.
An NU team were able to stabilize the material while preserving its magnetic properties, making it compatible with #superconducting circuits.
Read more: www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/article...
An NU team were able to stabilize the material while preserving its magnetic properties, making it compatible with #superconducting circuits.
Read more: www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/article...
DOE has awarded a second #SQMS grant to scale a new #quantumcomputing platform led by #Fermilab.
With PI James Rondinelli, #Northwestern will help build materials, software, and hardware for scalable quantum systems. #INQUIRE
More here: tinyurl.com/2s43jp33
With PI James Rondinelli, #Northwestern will help build materials, software, and hardware for scalable quantum systems. #INQUIRE
More here: tinyurl.com/2s43jp33
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
DOE has awarded a second #SQMS grant to scale a new #quantumcomputing platform led by #Fermilab.
With PI James Rondinelli, #Northwestern will help build materials, software, and hardware for scalable quantum systems. #INQUIRE
More here: tinyurl.com/2s43jp33
With PI James Rondinelli, #Northwestern will help build materials, software, and hardware for scalable quantum systems. #INQUIRE
More here: tinyurl.com/2s43jp33
Cleaner quantum light = better quantum tech.
A simple #molecular coating developed by NU's Mark Hersam makes single-photon sources more stable, pure, and scalable—paving the way for secure #quantum communication.
www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/article...
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A simple #molecular coating developed by NU's Mark Hersam makes single-photon sources more stable, pure, and scalable—paving the way for secure #quantum communication.
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#QIS #QISE @nuchemistry.bsky.social
Molecular Coating Cleans up Noisy Quantum Light
A new coating developed by Professor Mark Hersam boosts spectral purity by 87 percent, paving the way for quantum technologies.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Cleaner quantum light = better quantum tech.
A simple #molecular coating developed by NU's Mark Hersam makes single-photon sources more stable, pure, and scalable—paving the way for secure #quantum communication.
www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/article...
#QIS #QISE @nuchemistry.bsky.social
A simple #molecular coating developed by NU's Mark Hersam makes single-photon sources more stable, pure, and scalable—paving the way for secure #quantum communication.
www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/article...
#QIS #QISE @nuchemistry.bsky.social
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics goes to three US-based scientists for groundbreaking experiments in the field of quantum mechanics https://cnn.it/46X4wqz
October 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The 2025 Nobel Prize in physics goes to three US-based scientists for groundbreaking experiments in the field of quantum mechanics https://cnn.it/46X4wqz
#Quantum research just got a boost. #INQUIRE physicist Jens Koch and team are partnering with NVIDIA to accelerate #quantumresearch. By integrating GPUs into their open-source scQubits package, they're unlocking new possibilities in quantum computing.
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Northwestern accelerates quantum research with NVIDIA technology
NVIDIA code could help researchers tackle computationally demanding tasks hindering quantum research
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September 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#Quantum research just got a boost. #INQUIRE physicist Jens Koch and team are partnering with NVIDIA to accelerate #quantumresearch. By integrating GPUs into their open-source scQubits package, they're unlocking new possibilities in quantum computing.
tinyurl.com/3fkekv4e
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First time silicon #chip not only generates #quantum #photonics, but it also has its own built-in smart electronic system to keep that light perfectly stable.
Read more here: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Read more here: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
July 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
First time silicon #chip not only generates #quantum #photonics, but it also has its own built-in smart electronic system to keep that light perfectly stable.
Read more here: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Read more here: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
#Quantum is more than just physics. At Northwestern, researchers like Mark Hersam are showing how #materialsscience and #chemistry are critical to advancing quantum tech—from #computing to #sensing and #communications.
Read more here: quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Read more here: quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
July 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#Quantum is more than just physics. At Northwestern, researchers like Mark Hersam are showing how #materialsscience and #chemistry are critical to advancing quantum tech—from #computing to #sensing and #communications.
Read more here: quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Read more here: quantum.northwestern.edu/news-and-sto...
Congrats to #INQUIRE Executive Committee member Prem Kumar on being named 2025 Researchers to Know!
He recently demonstrated #quantum #teleportation over a live fiberoptic internet cable—a big step toward scalable, real-world quantum #tech.
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He recently demonstrated #quantum #teleportation over a live fiberoptic internet cable—a big step toward scalable, real-world quantum #tech.
www.istcoalition.org/researchers-...
July 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Congrats to #INQUIRE Executive Committee member Prem Kumar on being named 2025 Researchers to Know!
He recently demonstrated #quantum #teleportation over a live fiberoptic internet cable—a big step toward scalable, real-world quantum #tech.
www.istcoalition.org/researchers-...
He recently demonstrated #quantum #teleportation over a live fiberoptic internet cable—a big step toward scalable, real-world quantum #tech.
www.istcoalition.org/researchers-...
Congratulations to James Gaynor on this incredible achievement!
🎉 Congratulations to James Gaynor, named a 2025 Beckman Young Investigator by the Arnold and Mabel
Beckman Foundation! We’re proud to celebrate this national recognition of James’s bold and creative science.
#FacultyExcellence #Spintronics #Chirality
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Beckman Foundation! We’re proud to celebrate this national recognition of James’s bold and creative science.
#FacultyExcellence #Spintronics #Chirality
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June 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Congratulations to James Gaynor on this incredible achievement!
Thank you to all who attended the Fourth Annual #CMQT Symposium!
116 attendees, 11 institutions, 6 speakers, 15 posters—and 4 therapy dogs!
A fantastic two days of science and collaboration.
#DOE #EFRC #QIS #quantuminformationscience
116 attendees, 11 institutions, 6 speakers, 15 posters—and 4 therapy dogs!
A fantastic two days of science and collaboration.
#DOE #EFRC #QIS #quantuminformationscience
May 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thank you to all who attended the Fourth Annual #CMQT Symposium!
116 attendees, 11 institutions, 6 speakers, 15 posters—and 4 therapy dogs!
A fantastic two days of science and collaboration.
#DOE #EFRC #QIS #quantuminformationscience
116 attendees, 11 institutions, 6 speakers, 15 posters—and 4 therapy dogs!
A fantastic two days of science and collaboration.
#DOE #EFRC #QIS #quantuminformationscience
We’re just ONE WEEK away from the 4th Annual #CMQT Symposium!
Join us May 1 & 2 for two days of exciting talks on #quantum-to-quantum #transduction and the quantum properties of molecular systems.
Register + view the agenda: quantum.northwestern.edu/cmqt/events/...
#QIS
Join us May 1 & 2 for two days of exciting talks on #quantum-to-quantum #transduction and the quantum properties of molecular systems.
Register + view the agenda: quantum.northwestern.edu/cmqt/events/...
#QIS
April 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We’re just ONE WEEK away from the 4th Annual #CMQT Symposium!
Join us May 1 & 2 for two days of exciting talks on #quantum-to-quantum #transduction and the quantum properties of molecular systems.
Register + view the agenda: quantum.northwestern.edu/cmqt/events/...
#QIS
Join us May 1 & 2 for two days of exciting talks on #quantum-to-quantum #transduction and the quantum properties of molecular systems.
Register + view the agenda: quantum.northwestern.edu/cmqt/events/...
#QIS
Registration is ✨OPEN✨ for the 2025 #CMQT Symposium!
📍: Evanston, IL | 🗓️: May 1–2
Join us talks on #molecular #quantum #information with top researchers.
🔹 Keynote: Arzhang Ardavan (Oxford)
🔹 Speakers from: UC Berkeley, FSU, UCSD & more
Register: forms.gle/dJDU3xgzrPfG...
📍: Evanston, IL | 🗓️: May 1–2
Join us talks on #molecular #quantum #information with top researchers.
🔹 Keynote: Arzhang Ardavan (Oxford)
🔹 Speakers from: UC Berkeley, FSU, UCSD & more
Register: forms.gle/dJDU3xgzrPfG...
April 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Registration is ✨OPEN✨ for the 2025 #CMQT Symposium!
📍: Evanston, IL | 🗓️: May 1–2
Join us talks on #molecular #quantum #information with top researchers.
🔹 Keynote: Arzhang Ardavan (Oxford)
🔹 Speakers from: UC Berkeley, FSU, UCSD & more
Register: forms.gle/dJDU3xgzrPfG...
📍: Evanston, IL | 🗓️: May 1–2
Join us talks on #molecular #quantum #information with top researchers.
🔹 Keynote: Arzhang Ardavan (Oxford)
🔹 Speakers from: UC Berkeley, FSU, UCSD & more
Register: forms.gle/dJDU3xgzrPfG...
Congratulations to @mibutama.bsky.social a for being named a CAS Future Leader 2025! 🎉
Iqbal will join a cohort of 35 early-career #scientists from 12 countries this August to develop #leadership skills & connect with #global #innovators.
🔗 cas.org/about/future...
#CMQT #quantum #CASFutureLeaders
Iqbal will join a cohort of 35 early-career #scientists from 12 countries this August to develop #leadership skills & connect with #global #innovators.
🔗 cas.org/about/future...
#CMQT #quantum #CASFutureLeaders
March 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Congratulations to @mibutama.bsky.social a for being named a CAS Future Leader 2025! 🎉
Iqbal will join a cohort of 35 early-career #scientists from 12 countries this August to develop #leadership skills & connect with #global #innovators.
🔗 cas.org/about/future...
#CMQT #quantum #CASFutureLeaders
Iqbal will join a cohort of 35 early-career #scientists from 12 countries this August to develop #leadership skills & connect with #global #innovators.
🔗 cas.org/about/future...
#CMQT #quantum #CASFutureLeaders
Feeling N’TANGLED?! We are! ⚛️
Join us on #InternationalQuantumDay for the N’Tangled kickoff—a #quantum #networking event for #QISE students & postdocs!
Research spotlights, breakout sessions, a logo competition… and free pizza! 🍕
RSVP now: forms.gle/hwyE9tv5TDDt...
#INQUIRE
Join us on #InternationalQuantumDay for the N’Tangled kickoff—a #quantum #networking event for #QISE students & postdocs!
Research spotlights, breakout sessions, a logo competition… and free pizza! 🍕
RSVP now: forms.gle/hwyE9tv5TDDt...
#INQUIRE
March 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Feeling N’TANGLED?! We are! ⚛️
Join us on #InternationalQuantumDay for the N’Tangled kickoff—a #quantum #networking event for #QISE students & postdocs!
Research spotlights, breakout sessions, a logo competition… and free pizza! 🍕
RSVP now: forms.gle/hwyE9tv5TDDt...
#INQUIRE
Join us on #InternationalQuantumDay for the N’Tangled kickoff—a #quantum #networking event for #QISE students & postdocs!
Research spotlights, breakout sessions, a logo competition… and free pizza! 🍕
RSVP now: forms.gle/hwyE9tv5TDDt...
#INQUIRE
We're thrilled to welcome Thomas W. Ebbesen from the University of Strasbourg, France.
His seminar, “The Alchemy of Vacuum,” will explore how hybrid light-matter states can transform #chemistry & #material properties.
More details here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/626721
#quantumscience
His seminar, “The Alchemy of Vacuum,” will explore how hybrid light-matter states can transform #chemistry & #material properties.
More details here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/626721
#quantumscience
March 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We're thrilled to welcome Thomas W. Ebbesen from the University of Strasbourg, France.
His seminar, “The Alchemy of Vacuum,” will explore how hybrid light-matter states can transform #chemistry & #material properties.
More details here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/626721
#quantumscience
His seminar, “The Alchemy of Vacuum,” will explore how hybrid light-matter states can transform #chemistry & #material properties.
More details here: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/626721
#quantumscience
We’re excited to host Thomas W. Ebbesen on March 20!
The 2014 Kavli Prize laureate will present “The Alchemy of Vacuum”, exploring how hybrid #light-matter states can transform #chemistry & #material properties.
📅: March 20 | 📍: Pancoe Auditorium
🔗: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/626721
The 2014 Kavli Prize laureate will present “The Alchemy of Vacuum”, exploring how hybrid #light-matter states can transform #chemistry & #material properties.
📅: March 20 | 📍: Pancoe Auditorium
🔗: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/626721
March 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We’re excited to host Thomas W. Ebbesen on March 20!
The 2014 Kavli Prize laureate will present “The Alchemy of Vacuum”, exploring how hybrid #light-matter states can transform #chemistry & #material properties.
📅: March 20 | 📍: Pancoe Auditorium
🔗: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/626721
The 2014 Kavli Prize laureate will present “The Alchemy of Vacuum”, exploring how hybrid #light-matter states can transform #chemistry & #material properties.
📅: March 20 | 📍: Pancoe Auditorium
🔗: planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/626721
Congrats to #INQUIRE faculty affiliate, @dayneswearer.bsky.social, on being honored with a prestigious Packard Fellowship! 🎉
We’re thrilled to see his work recognized at @NorthwesternU's Faculty Recognition Dinner!
Read more here: shorturl.at/iEdHl
#quantum #quantumengineering
We’re thrilled to see his work recognized at @NorthwesternU's Faculty Recognition Dinner!
Read more here: shorturl.at/iEdHl
#quantum #quantumengineering
March 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Congrats to #INQUIRE faculty affiliate, @dayneswearer.bsky.social, on being honored with a prestigious Packard Fellowship! 🎉
We’re thrilled to see his work recognized at @NorthwesternU's Faculty Recognition Dinner!
Read more here: shorturl.at/iEdHl
#quantum #quantumengineering
We’re thrilled to see his work recognized at @NorthwesternU's Faculty Recognition Dinner!
Read more here: shorturl.at/iEdHl
#quantum #quantumengineering
🎉 Congratulations to Carin Gavin on receiving the 2025 Ovshinsky Student Travel Award! 🎉
This prestigious honor recognizes outstanding student #researchers in #materials #physics. We're absolutely #spinning in excitement! Congrats, Carin! 👏
This prestigious honor recognizes outstanding student #researchers in #materials #physics. We're absolutely #spinning in excitement! Congrats, Carin! 👏
March 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
🎉 Congratulations to Carin Gavin on receiving the 2025 Ovshinsky Student Travel Award! 🎉
This prestigious honor recognizes outstanding student #researchers in #materials #physics. We're absolutely #spinning in excitement! Congrats, Carin! 👏
This prestigious honor recognizes outstanding student #researchers in #materials #physics. We're absolutely #spinning in excitement! Congrats, Carin! 👏
Congrats to István Kovács on receiving the #NSF CAREER Award!
His group models structural and functional patterns across fields from systems #biology to #quantum #physics.
Learn more: lnkd.in/eD5mUxpn
#Biophysics #QuantumPhysics #northwestern
His group models structural and functional patterns across fields from systems #biology to #quantum #physics.
Learn more: lnkd.in/eD5mUxpn
#Biophysics #QuantumPhysics #northwestern
February 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Congrats to István Kovács on receiving the #NSF CAREER Award!
His group models structural and functional patterns across fields from systems #biology to #quantum #physics.
Learn more: lnkd.in/eD5mUxpn
#Biophysics #QuantumPhysics #northwestern
His group models structural and functional patterns across fields from systems #biology to #quantum #physics.
Learn more: lnkd.in/eD5mUxpn
#Biophysics #QuantumPhysics #northwestern
Congrats to Roel Tempelaar, #INQUIRE faculty affiliate, on receiving a Sloan Research Fellowship in #Chemistry! 🏆 His research explores how #quantum mechanics drives unexpected behaviors in emerging materials at the #nanoscale.
Read more: shorturl.at/DKJiX
Read more: shorturl.at/DKJiX
February 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congrats to Roel Tempelaar, #INQUIRE faculty affiliate, on receiving a Sloan Research Fellowship in #Chemistry! 🏆 His research explores how #quantum mechanics drives unexpected behaviors in emerging materials at the #nanoscale.
Read more: shorturl.at/DKJiX
Read more: shorturl.at/DKJiX