NSF Quantum Systems through Entangled Science and Engineering (NSF Q-SEnSE) center<\/a>. It launched at CU Boulder in 2020 with a $25 million award from NSF and has grown to include 39 researchers from 16 institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cThis is another example of the innovative, impactful research happening at CU Boulder, building on more than 60 years of JILA, NIST and quantum science breakthroughs,\u201d said CU Boulder chancellor Justin Schwartz. “This funding will accelerate the development of transformative technologies, support the growth of Colorado\u2019s thriving quantum ecosystem and further strengthen Boulder\u2019s position as a global hub for quantum innovation in which CU Boulder continues to play a key role.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quantum research led by CU Boulder is already helping develop tools that can measure molecules, atoms and other tiny things much more precisely than conventional instruments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The center\u2019s research has been cited more than 7,300 times in 96 countries over just the past five years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt brings researchers together from different disciplines and areas,\u201d NSF Q-SEnSE executive director Inese Berzina-Pitcher said of the center. \u201cIt\u2019s also providing opportunities for graduate students to be involved in very relevant and exciting new research.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A portion of the award will fund workforce development and training programs.<\/p>\n
More than 30 quantum companies are headquartered along Colorado\u2019s northern Front Range. As recently as Friday, Ye was fielding calls from an atomic computer company to help recruit and hire students.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Greg Rieker, a professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering and a co-principal investigator of NSF Q-SEnSE, compared the benefits of the ongoing quantum research revolution to the space race.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA remarkable number of modern technologies have roots in the space race,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re now racing toward quantum computing, and\u00a0generating spin-off technologies along the way that benefit society in surprising ways.\u201d<\/p>\n
One example is optical frequency comb technology. The same lasers used in optical clocks and quantum networks can also detect the smallest molecules in the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can use them to look at air quality or human breath to do a medical diagnosis. Those are just two examples of applications enabled by the NSF Q-SEnSE portfolio,\u201d Rieker said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Physics professor and JILA Fellow Cindy Regal said the research will also help scientists in the quest to make scientific discoveries.<\/p>\n
\u201cQuantum instruments can see minute effects and our team has the fundamental physics expertise to interpret interesting fingerprints in our measurements,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The CU Boulder-led NSF Q-SEnSE is one of eight NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes that will collectively receive more than $290 million to advance foundational quantum research.<\/p>\n
“For more than four decades, NSF has been laying the foundational groundwork of research and discovery that is powering today’s modern quantum computing, sensing and communication,” said Brian Stone, who is performing the duties of NSF director. “It’s time for focused activities to leverage that base of knowledge to drive us even farther forward to the benefit of all Americans. The NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes are a next step for us in understanding the quantum world we live in.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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