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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Join us for the 
U of I Quantum
Circuit Conference   

May 19 - 22, 2026

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LATEST NEWS

Kwiat receives two additional STTR grants to commercialize quantum optics technology, total of $4.8M in last five years

Michael O'Boyle | March 12, 2026

DPI Brings Quantum Workforce Preparation into Chicago Classrooms

Jeanie Chung | March 11, 2026

Tony Leggett, Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist, dies

Lois Yoksoulian | March 9, 2026

How to make magnets act like graphene

Michael O'Boyle | March 2, 2026

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U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

Mar
30

The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Eric Akkerman (Technion Israel Institute of Technology), "Engineering topological materials to create quantum entanglement"

  • March 30, 2026
  • Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Mar
31

IQUIST Seminar: "The marvelous world of quantum position verification," Henry Yuen, Columbia University

  • March 31, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Apr
1

Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • April 1, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM
  • 1065 Lincoln Hall
Apr
1

The Physics Colloquium: Gabriela Gonzalez (Louisiana State University) "Gravitational Waves Astronomy"

  • April 1, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Loomis Lab 141
Apr
2

HMNTL Invited Lecture: "Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits and Packaging," Stefan Preble, Rochester Institute of Technology

  • April 2, 2026
  • Thursday, 11:00 AM
  • 1000 Nick Holonyak Jr. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
Apr
6

The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, John McGreevy (UC San Diego), "Entanglement Bootstrap and Conformal Field Theory"

  • April 6, 2026
  • Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190

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