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

  • Research

From spin wave to superconducting circuit: a one-way street for quantum information

Argonne National Laboratory | October 23, 2026

  • Awards

Anderson named 2026 Packard Fellow

| October 15, 2026

  • Awards

Eduardo Fradkin receives 2026 Larkin Award

Siv Schwink | October 12, 2026

  • Research

Illinois researchers give quantum light a place to wait

Jeni Bushman | October 5, 2026

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U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

Nov
13

Condensed Matter Seminar - "The tenfold way on a finite Hilbert space: topology of entanglement for qubits and fermions"

  • November 13, 2026
  • Friday, 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Nov
14

Saturday Physics for Everyone: The Whispers of the Dark Universe

  • November 14, 2026
  • Saturday, 9:45 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Lobby - Loomis Laboratory Of Physics 1110 W Green St Urbana, IL 61801-3003 United States
Nov
16

The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Ruben Verresen (U Chicago), "Intrinsically Gapless Topological Matter"

  • November 16, 2026
  • Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Nov
17

IQUIST Seminar: "Scanning NV Microscopy for Quantum Materials: From Magnetic Imaging to Nanoscale EPR", Huan Zhao, Eugene Wigner Distinguished Staff Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • November 17, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Nov
18

COLLOQUIUM: Phuong Cao, "Dependable AI Systems on Supercomputers: Measuring GPU Failures and Preempting Attacks"

  • November 18, 2026
  • Wednesday, 3:30 PM
  • HYBRID: 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science or online
Nov
18

IQUIST Special Seminar: "Quantum Science and Technology with Ultracold Strontium," Julio T. Barreiro, University of California San Diego

  • November 18, 2026
  • Wednesday, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Supercon 1002

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