6.13.25 Fabio Anza and Geoffrey Diederich selected as Fellows for Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information
QSI’s Fabio Anza and Geoffrey Diederich join a select cohort of researchers from a cross-section of academic disciplines – physics, chemistry, materials science, applied mathematics, computer science, engineering, and related fields. See the full story here.
5.30.25 QSI Faculty Member Geoffrey Diederich wins ORAU Junior faculty research award!
ORAU has awarded competitive research grants to 36 junior faculty from its member institutions – including QSI’s Dr. Diederich at UMBC! These awards recognize faculty members for their work in science and technology disciplines. See the full story here.
2.14.25 QSI Faculty Member Jim Franson win’s international quantum research award!
Optica (formerly OSA) has named James Franson as the 2025 Leonard Mandel Quantum Optics Award Recipient. See the full story here.
2.13.25 UMBC EST Summer Workshop and Internship opportunity for Undergrads
Are you interested in cutting-edge cybersecurity and quantum computing? Do you want hands-on experience with industry leaders? Join the AIM-PQC Program, a unique summer workshop and internship designed to prepare students for the future of post-quantum cryptography (PQC)! Application deadlines and full info here.
1.10.25 Inaugural class of QSI Graduate Fellows!
QSI is pleased to announce the 2025 class of QSI Graduate Fellows, which includes Sandra Cheng (PhD student, Physics), Alex Sheranko (PhD student, Math), and Sanzida Akter (PhD student, CSEE). Welcome to QSI -we look forward to learning more about your exciting PhD research!
11.8.24 QSI’s Prof. Sebastian Deffner delivers public lecture on quantum thermodynamics. Yesterday Prof. Deffner (Physics, QSI) delivered a public outreach lecture entitled “Heat, power, action! From steam engines to quantum computers, thermodynamics drives technology transformation “ in UMBC’s CNMS Science Discovery Series.
10.24.24 QSI Director Todd Pittman delivers UMBC GRIT-X talk on quantum entanglement.
UMBC’s annual GRIT-X symposium is a staple of homecoming weekend. At yesterday’s event, QSI Director Todd Pittman (Physics) presented a brief introduction to quantum entanglement to a large audience of alumni and current student. A video of the talk can be seen here.
