On March 20-21, Northwestern hosted a QED-C plenary meeting for nearly 150 members — including leaders from Northwestern Engineering and the University —to learn, network, and identify collaboration opportunities. See the announcement <https://news.fnal.gov/2023/01/quantum-researchers-strike-the-right-chord-with-silicides/” rel=”noopener noreferrer” target=”_blank”>here.
CAPST Co-Director Jens Koch named APS Fellow
Koch was recently named APS Fellow for providing theoretical and numerical frameworks for modern superconducting qubits, as well as pioneering contributions to circuit quantum electrodynamics and quantum optics. Congratulations!
SQMS is looking for a Postdoctoral Associate in Quantum Information Science
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Northwestern University and the Center for Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems (SQMS), invite applications for a Postdoctoral Associate in Quantum Information Science. The successful candidate will be principally responsible for and lead SQMS research…
Quantum researchers strike the right chord with silicides
Silicides form when elemental niobium is deposited onto silicon during the fabrication process of a transmon qubit. They need to be well understood to make devices that reliably and efficiently store quantum information for as long as possible. See the…
SQMS 2023 Summer Internship Search Begins
Applications are now being accepted for SQMS 2023 Summer Internships. Apply here. Program Description Sponsored by the Department of Energy Office of Science, the SQMS Quantum Undergraduate Internship places undergraduate sophomore and junior physics and engineering majors in…
Anna Grassellino awarded New Horizons Prize in fundamental physics
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 11th annual Breakthrough Prizes, which included the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s Anna Grassellino, director of the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, based at Fermilab. Grassellino received…