{"id":121179,"date":"2025-10-14T10:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/121179\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:11:21","slug":"university-of-miami-joins-statewide-quantum-technologies-alliance-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/121179\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Miami Joins Statewide Quantum Technologies Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBYLINE:<\/strong> Kyra Gurney\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Newswise \u2014 The phone or computer on which this article is displayed was made possible thanks to the first revolution in quantum science, developments in the early 20th century that led to technologies like the transistor, lasers, MRI machines, and GPS.<\/p>\n

Now, with the second quantum revolution on the horizon, the University of Miami is joining the\u00a0Florida Alliance for Quantum Technology<\/a>, a collaborative effort that brings together universities, government agencies, and the private sector to make Florida a national leader in this field.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0College of Arts and Sciences<\/a>\u2014home to\u00a0more than a dozen faculty members<\/a>\u00a0whose research involves quantum technologies\u2014is leading the University\u2019s participation in the alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining the alliance places the college at the forefront of this exciting research discipline,\u201d said\u00a0Leonidas Bachas<\/a>, the college\u2019s dean. \u201cWe look forward to building connections with industry partners, government entities, and other universities in the alliance to strengthen our research and academic programs in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n

The excitement around quantum technologies is driven in part by the promise of quantum computing, a technology still in the early stages of development that uses quantum bits or \u201cqubits\u201d to perform complex calculations that would take a standard computer far longer than a human lifespan to complete.\u00a0The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to a trio of physicists<\/a>\u00a0for their research demonstrating that a macroscopic superconducting circuit exhibits the same quantum mechanical properties as a single atomic particle. This work laid the foundation for today\u2019s superconducting qubits, one of the principal platforms in the global effort to build practical quantum computers.<\/p>\n

Quantum sensing and quantum communication, the other two branches of quantum technologies, are also generating enthusiasm among researchers and investors. Quantum sensing, which leverages the enhanced sensitivity of quantum systems to make more acute measurements, has potentially transformative applications in medical imaging and national defense. Quantum communication, which is the most developed of the three branches, enables the creation of ultra-secure communication networks\u00a0that better protect data.<\/p>\n

The goals of the Florida Alliance for Quantum Technology include supporting research and entrepreneurship, as well as the development of a \u201cquantum-ready workforce,\u201d according to a memorandum of understanding that alliance members signed on Oct. 8, 2025, at the Quantum Beach 2025 conference in West Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a network of research groups providing broad-based expertise will be a leverage point for larger federal grant applications,\u201d said\u00a0Joshua Cohn<\/a>, the college\u2019s senior associate dean for research and graduate education, who is also a professor of physics.<\/p>\n

Cohn added that he sees many opportunities for universities to collaborate with the private sector as they prepare students to work in this field.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a workforce of intellectual capital that\u2019s going to come out of universities that can flow into industry,\u201d he said. \u201cWe anticipate outreach from industry and from universities in order to define workforce needs and translate those into curricular and training activities within academia.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to offering courses and research opportunities in quantum technologies through undergraduate and graduate degree programs, Cohn said future possibilities include creating quantum certificates that are recognized by companies in the field.<\/p>\n

\"HebinHebin Li, second from left, speaks at a\u00a0Quantum Beach 2025 panel discussion.<\/p>\n

Developing robust quantum technologies programs at universities in Florida will also help attract new quantum companies to the state, said\u00a0Hebin Li<\/a>, a physics professor at the college who conducts research in quantum computing and quantum sensing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest goal of this alliance is to build up the quantum ecosystem, including universities, investment firms, and industry start-up companies,\u201d he said. \u201cOne important thing is that you need to be able to supply human resources. That\u2019s one of the roles that universities are going to play, because we\u2019re going to supply the talent in the \u2018quantum-ready workforce.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The college has already begun to\u00a0invest in quantum technologies<\/a>. During the 2023\u20132024 academic year, the college\u00a0launched a hiring initiative<\/a>, recruiting three new faculty members who specialize in this area: Li in the\u00a0Department of Physics<\/a>;\u00a0<\/strong>Stephen Lee<\/a>, an assistant professor in the\u00a0Department of Chemistry<\/a>; and\u00a0Danila Barskiy<\/a>, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry. A fourth faculty member specializing in quantum information\/computing will start working at the college in the Fall of 2026.<\/p>\n

These new faculty members join faculty in the departments of physics, chemistry,\u00a0biology<\/a>, and\u00a0computer science<\/a>\u00a0who conduct research in quantum science and technology, along with faculty members in the\u00a0College of Engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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