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

IQUIST

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

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

Lauren Laws | August 17, 2026

Illinois researchers discover new diamond quantum emitter with potential to advance quantum technologies

Megan Altmyer | August 7, 2026

A highly tunable electro-optic isolator for signal routing in photonic integrated circuits

Michael O'Boyle | July 24, 2026

Elizabeth Goldschmidt named next IQUIST director

Lauren Laws | July 16, 2026

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Aug
25

IQUIST Town Hall: IQUIST Director Elizabeth Goldschmidt

  • August 25, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
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
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

The Physics Colloquium: Adam Burrows (Princeton University) "Modern Insights into Core-Collapse Supernova Theory"

  • September 2, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Loomis Lab 141
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
Sep
15

IQUIST Seminar: Jong Yeon Lee, Assistant Professor of Physics, UIUC

  • September 15, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

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