The CU 麻豆影院听Research & Innovation Office, in partnership with the听College of Engineering and Applied Science, the听College of Arts and Sciences,听JILA听and the听National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced the results of a new Quantum Explorations in Science and Technology (QuEST)听funding opportunity made available in October 2018听to multi-disciplinary, trans-institutional research partnerships that will be competitive for future funding opportunities of the National Quantum Initiative and other quantum research solicitations.
The awards are part of a broader effort, the , that CU 麻豆影院 launched in January 2019 to reinforce Colorado鈥檚 prominence in quantum information science and technology, partner with regional universities and laboratories, collaborate with quantum-intensive companies, and serve a spectrum of local, regional and national interests, including workforce development.
Jun Ye, professor adjoint of physics and fellow of JILA and NIST, will serve as听director of CUbit.听In addition to Ye, the CUbit leadership team includes Associate Director Juliet Gopinath鈥攁ssociate professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering鈥攁nd Executive Director Stephen ONeil.听
鈥淲hen we announced this seed grant opportunity, we believed the potential for highly innovative inter-department, inter-college collaborations in quantum information science and technology听was substantial,鈥� said听ONeil. 鈥淭hat was the case, even beyond our initial hopes, and we funded 19 collaborative quantum projects for a total of $780,000, about half of which have already begun to take advantage of national funding solicitations.鈥�