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

Angela Kou receives NSF CAREER Award

| August 26, 2026

  • Research
  • Awards

Illinois-led regional quantum hub NSF HQAN renewed to pursue industry-ready computing and workforce development

Michael O'Boyle | August 25, 2026

  • Education

The Grainger College of Engineering launches new Quantum Information Science minor

Lauren Laws | August 24, 2026

  • Research

Illinois researchers part of national team to receive funding for building quantum internet

Lauren Laws | August 17, 2026

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U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

Aug
27

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

  • August 27, 2026
  • Thursday, 12:30 PM
  • NCSA Building, 1205 W. Clark St., Urbana IL 61801 Room 1040
Aug
28

Urbana-Style Condensed Matter, Condensed, a mini-symposium

  • August 28, 2026
  • Friday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • ESB 190 & Supercon 2nd Floor
Sep
1

IQUIST Seminar: "Amorphous Defects and Superconducting Control of Scaled Quantum Systems," Bradley Christensen, Physicist, Northrop Grumman

  • September 1, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Sep
2

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "Integrated terahertz sources for spectroscopy of quantum materials", Laura Heller, Goldschmidt Group

  • September 2, 2026
  • Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Sep
4

Condensed Matter Seminar - "The quantum valley Hall effect and topological valleytronics"

  • September 4, 2026
  • Friday, 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Sep
8

IQUIST Seminar: "A unifying tool for stabilizer codes beyond the qubit model", Lane Gunderman, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois - Chicago

  • September 8, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

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