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

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

  • Research

Illinois researchers give quantum light a place to wait

Jeni Bushman | October 5, 2026

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U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S

Oct
19

The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Jacopo Gliozzi, "Long-range toric code: finite-temperature topological order in two dimensions"

  • October 19, 2026
  • Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Oct
20

IQUIST Seminar: "Benchmarking quantum simulation at scale", Niklas Mueller, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico

  • October 20, 2026
  • Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Oct
21

I-MRSEC Seminar with Prof. Libai Huang: "Imaging Exciton Transport and Quantum Interactions with Ultrafast Microscopy"

  • October 21, 2026
  • Wednesday, 3:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Oct
21

IQUIST Young Researchers Seminar: "Highly Connected Modular Bus Network for Superconducting Qubits," Harshvardhan Mantry, Pfaff Group

  • October 21, 2026
  • Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
  • 190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Oct
21

Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • October 21, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
  • 149 Henry Administration Building
Oct
21

The Physics Colloquium: Peter Abbamonte (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) "A Peculiar Connection Between Quantum Entanglement and Wave Function Geometry in Matter"

  • October 21, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Loomis Lab 141

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