Wisconsin Quantum Institute |
Events During the Week of March 22nd through March 29th, 2026
Monday, March 23rd, 2026
- Engineering the Quantum Future — A Donald Kerst Lecture Series
- Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Place: Shannon Hall, Memorial Union
- Speaker: John Martinis, QoLab, UCSB
- Abstract: The WUD Distinguished Lecture Series and College of Letters and Science are excited to welcome John Martinis. “John Martinis: Engineering the Quantum Future” is a Donald Kerst Lecture Series and will feature a 60-minute lecture followed by a 30-minute audience Q&A. This is a free event taking place in Memorial Union’s Shannon Hall at 7:00 pm on March 23rd.
John Martinis is a distinguished physicist and 2025 Nobel Laureate in Physics, renowned for his pioneering contributions to superconducting quantum computing. His research has been central to developing high-fidelity qubits and engineering the architectures needed for scalable quantum processors. He previously led Google’s quantum hardware team, where his group achieved the landmark 2019 quantum supremacy experiment — the first demonstration of a quantum computer outperforming the world’s most powerful classical supercomputer on a computational task. In 2022, he co-founded Qolab, where he now serves as CTO and continues to advance next-generation superconducting qubit technology and quantum system design.
Tickets are free but required. They will be available on March 16th at 2:00 pm.
CART captioning is provided with ASL interpretation upon request. - Host: Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
- Coffee Hour
- 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, March 25th, 2026
- No events scheduled
Thursday, March 26th, 2026
- No events scheduled
Friday, March 27th, 2026
- No events scheduled