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
23

The Anthony J Leggett Institute for Condensed Matter Special Theory Seminar, Jie Wang

  • March 23, 2026
  • Monday, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • ESB 190
Mar
25

Quantum Working Group Seminar

  • March 25, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM
  • 1065 Lincoln Hall
Mar
25

The Physics Colloquium: Roni Harnik (Fermi Lab) "Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics"

  • March 25, 2026
  • Wednesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Loomis Lab 141
Mar
26

HQAN Research Coordination Talk: Tian Zhong and Jen Choy

  • March 26, 2026
  • Thursday, 12:00 PM
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

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Quantum Opportunities

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