Wisconsin Quantum Institute |
Events During the Week of September 21st through September 28th, 2025
Monday, September 22nd, 2025
- No events scheduled
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025
- Engineering Event
- Quantum simulation of degenerate plasmas
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Place: Room 2188, Mechanical Engineering Building
- Speaker: Andrew Baczewski, Sandia National Lab
- Abstract: Accurate and efficient simulations of dense plasmas in conditions that are difficult or impossible to create in a terrestrial lab are a promising application for quantum computers. I will start by trying to convince you of this with some motivational problems in astrophysics, planetary science, and inertial confinement fusion. Then I will describe some of the quantum algorithms that we believe will be able to help solve these problems. It turns out that we expect the resource requirements for implementing these algorithms on instances beyond the reach of classical HPC to be pretty daunting - thousands of logical qubits capable of surviving billions (if not trillions) of logical operations without failure. So I also hope to convince you that building quantum computers to this spec is at least plausible, and perhaps even a good idea.
This seminar is sponsored by the Grainger Institute for Engineering in support of the seed grant “Quantum Information Science for Fusion Energy”
- Host: Matthew Otten
- Quantum Coffee Hour
- Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Place: Rm.5294, Chamberlin Hall
- Abstract: Please join us for the WQI Quantum Coffee today at 3PM in the Physics Faculty Lounge (Rm.5294 in Chamberlin Hall). This series, which takes place approximately every other Tuesday, aims to foster a casual and collaborative atmosphere where faculty, post-docs, students, and anyone with an interest in quantum information sciences can come together. There will be coffee and treats.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2025
- No events scheduled
Thursday, September 25th, 2025
- Wisconsin Quantum Institute Colloquium
- WQI Colloquium-Best student paper awards
- Time: 1:15 pm - 3:00 pm
- Place: Discovery Building, Orchard View Room
- Speaker: TBD
- Abstract: Finalists:
Chengyu Fang - Interleaved dual-species arrays of single atoms using a passive optical element and one trapping laser (Mikhail Kats group)
Haotian Jiang - Terahertz sensing based on the nonlinear electrodynamics of the two-dimensional correlated topological semimetal TaIrTe4 (Jun Xiao and Ying Wang groups)
Minjeong Kim - Broadband Light Extraction from Near-Surface NV Centers Using Crystalline-Silicon Antennas (Mikhail Kats group)
Omar Nagib- Efficient preparation of entangled states in cavity QED with Grover's algorithm (Mark Saffman group)
The four finalists will present their work and two will be selected for 1st place and 2nd place prizes shortly after the presentations conclude.
The presenters and audience can enjoy refreshments while a committee selects the recipients of the top two prizes.
Friday, September 26th, 2025
- No events scheduled