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

Jong Yeon Lee wins Microsoft Quantum Pioneers Program award

| October 13, 2026

  • Awards

Eduardo Fradkin receives 2026 Larkin Award

Siv Schwink | October 12, 2026

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U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

Nov
5

November NCSA Colloquium: Craig Stewart

  • November 5, 2026
  • Thursday, 2:00 PM
  • NCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana IL 61801, Room 1040
Nov
6

Condensed Matter Seminar - "Probing quantum matter with multidimensional spectroscopy"

  • November 6, 2026
  • Friday, 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Nov
9

I- MRSEC: Students & Postdocs Monthly Meeting

  • November 9, 2026
  • Monday, 2:00 PM
  • MRL 280
Nov
9

The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Kendrick Lev (Harvard), "Pseudogap and stripes at ultralow temperatures in the Fermi-Hubbard model"

  • November 9, 2026
  • Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Nov
10

NPRE 596 Graduate Seminar Series - Federico Scurti

  • November 10, 2026
  • Tuesday, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
  • 1306 Everitt Laboratory
Nov
11

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "Signatures of Quantum Phase Structure and Criticality in Restricted Boltzmann Machine Neural Quantum States," Javier Montaner, Clark Group

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

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