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

Oct
28

The Physics Colloquium: Gordon Baym (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "Why must photons exist?: from Einstein to Bohr, Hanbury Brown-Twiss and Hong-Ou-Mandel interference"

  • October 28, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Loomis Lab 141
Oct
29

MRSEC: Real Talk- Meet Prof. Lu Chen

  • October 29, 2026
  • Thursday, 12:00 PM
  • MRL 280
Oct
30

Condensed Matter Seminar - "More Magic with 2D Crystals"

  • October 30, 2026
  • Friday, 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Nov
2

The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Shuo Liu (Princeton), "Analytical Solutions of the Infinite-U Hubbard Model on a Triangular Ladder: Hole–Magnon Bound Ground States and RVB-Type Ground States"

  • November 2, 2026
  • Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Nov
3

IQUIST Seminar: "Quantum phases of matter in the open world," Chong Wang, Research Faculty, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

  • November 3, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Nov
4

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: Will Christopherson, DeMarco Group

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

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