The Grainger College of Engineering
Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center

IQUIST

 

NSF HQAN renewed with
$37.5 Million in Funding
over 5 years

 

One of the original three National Science Foundation Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes and led by IQUIST, NSF Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks is the nexus of quantum information science and technology research in the Midwest.

 

 

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The Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST) brings together physicists, engineers, computer scientists, and mathematicians to advance quantum information science and train a quantum-ready workforce. The center is accelerating innovation through partnerships spanning academia, government, and industry.

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LATEST NEWS

  • Awards

Anderson named 2026 Packard Fellow

| October 15, 2026

  • Awards

Jong Yeon Lee wins Microsoft Quantum Pioneers Program award

| October 13, 2026

  • Awards

Eduardo Fradkin receives 2026 Larkin Award

Siv Schwink | October 12, 2026

  • In the Media

HQAN Advances Networked QPUs to Bypass Single-Chip Scaling Limits

| October 8, 2026

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U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

Oct
22

Quantum User Group (QUG) Monthly BYO Lunch and Learn - October

  • October 22, 2026
  • Thursday, 12:30 PM
  • NCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana IL 61801 Room 1040
Oct
23

Condensed Matter Seminar - "Exploring the Emerging World of Altermagnets"

  • October 23, 2026
  • Friday, 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Oct
26

The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Andreas Gleis (Rutgers), "Quantum criticality and strange metallicity in heavy fermions and cuprates: insights from cluster dynamical mean-field theory"

  • October 26, 2026
  • Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Oct
27

IQUIST Seminar: Hannah Manetsch, Senior AMO Physicist, Oratomic

  • October 27, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Oct
28

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "An optimal analysis of the product test," Jacob Beckey, Leditzky Group

  • October 28, 2026
  • Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Oct
28

Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • October 28, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
  • 149 Henry Administration Building

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