Welcome to the

Institute for Quantum Science and Technology

The Institute for Quantum Science and Technology is a multidisciplinary group of researchers from the areas of Computer Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics. The goals of Calgary's Institute for Quantum Science and Technology are to conduct leading research in key theoretical and experimental topics of quantum science and technology, to provide excellent education and training in quantum science and technology and cognate areas, and to foster linkage between the Institute and other quantum science and technology institutes and with industrial partners.

Vision:

To be a world leader in research and education in pure and applied quantum science and technology.

Mission Statement:

To advance quantum science and technology through interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach.

VISUAL INFORMATION FOR THE QUANTUM AGE
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Headlines

Congratulations! Prof. Paul Barclay won the 2019 CAP Herzberg Medal.

Quantum Technology Dream Team Receives Major Innovation Fund

Congratulations! Rob Thompson has an article published in the Nature: Characterization of the 1S-2S transition in antihydrogen.

Congratulations! Ghazal Haji Salem is awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship.

Congratulations! Barry Sanders has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Aviram Rawal Lvovsky was born on August 30 at 6:03 am, 3.8 kilos and 48 cm.

Barry Sanders is a co-author of an article "Observation of topological edge states in parity-time-symmetric quantum walks" published in the "Nature Physics" on 31 July 2017. Congratulations!

Welcome new members to IQST. Gustavo Amaral, a new postdoc in Wolfgang Tittel's group. Jose da Costa Filho, Hamza Qureshi, and Prathwiraj Umesh started their graduate program at IQST. Welcome on board.

Congratulations! Nafiseh Sang-Nourpour successfully defended her Ph.D exam on 24 August 2017 and joined as a post-doctoral fellow at the National Optics Institute, Quèbec.

Congratulations! Priyaa Varshinee successfully defended her candadicacy exam on 24 August 2017.

Congratulations! Mark Girard successfully defended his Ph.D exam on 14 July 2017 and joined as a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo.

In the Media:

CAP.ca, 08 May 2019
The 2019 CAP Herzberg Medal is awarded to Paul Barclay: Paul Barclay
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Illinois.edu, 08 May 2019
CIRI physicists harness quantum computing to safeguard critical infrastructure: Barry C. Sanders
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UToday, 08 March 2019
Antimicrobial resistance and quantum technology dream teams receive $12M in research funding : Barry C. Sanders and MIF Quantum Technologies Team
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Stony Brook University News, 14 February 2019
Quantum immersion workshop to showcase research: Barry C. Sanders
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Eureka Alert, 21 December 2018
Quantum tricks to unveil the secrets of topological materials : Barry C. Sanders (collaborator of article "Uncover topology by quantum quench dynamics")
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Upcoming

IQST Colloquium - Massimo Boninsegni [University of Alberta]
Wednesday 22nd May, 2019 at 11:00am-12:00pm in SB 146
"Supersolid phases of dipolar systems"

IQST Seminar - Niel de Beaudrap [University of Oxford], Wednesday 19th June, 2019 at 3:00-4:00pm in TBA
"TBA"

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Current Visitors

Name	Duration	Office	Home Institution
Massimo Boninsegni	21 - 23 May 2019	SB 317	University of Alberta
Hridya Meppully Sasidharan	11 Jan - 4 Jun 2019	SB 314	S. V. National Institute of Technology
Rana Pratap Simh Mukthavaram	6 May - 10 Jul 2019	SB 314	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Na Lin	9 Aug 2018 - 31 Jul 2019	SA 111	Shandong University
Xianxin Guo	14 Sep 2018 - 13 Sep 2019	SB 318	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Ming-ming Wang	21 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2019	SB 312	Xi'an Polytechnic University
Jianwei Xu	1 Jan - 31 Dec 2019		Northwest A&F University
Siren Yang	25 Sep 2018 - 24 Sep 2020	MS 342	Dalian University of Technology

Expected Visitors

Name	Duration	Office	Home Institution
Varun Narasimhachar	15 - 19 Jul 2019		Nanyang Technological University
Alán Aspuru-Guzik	21 - 22 Oct 2019	SB 317	University of Toronto

All Visitors

Contact Information:

Institute for Quantum Science and Technology
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4

Phone: (403) 220-4403
Fax: (403) 210-8876
Email:
Courier delivery: Science B 307 (Science B 605 alternate)