Welcome to the

Institute for Quantum Science and Technology

The Institute for Quantum Science and Technology is a multidisciplinary group of researchers from the areas of Computer Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics. The goals of Calgary's Institute for Quantum Science and Technology are to conduct leading research in key theoretical and experimental topics of quantum science and technology, to provide excellent education and training in quantum science and technology and cognate areas, and to foster linkage between the Institute and other quantum science and technology institutes and with industrial partners.

Vision:

To be a world leader in research and education in pure and applied quantum science and technology.

Mission Statement:

To advance quantum science and technology through interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach.

VISUAL INFORMATION FOR THE QUANTUM AGE
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Headlines

Congratulations to Paul Barclay and his wife Signe Bray! They had a baby boy born on 31 August 2016.

Barry Sanders interview by Khwarizmi Science Society.

Ph.D students David Lake and Matthew Mitchell have won NSERC CGS (Canada Graduate Scholarship). Congratulations!

Barry Sanders is awarded as a 2016 Killam Annual Professor in recognition of his research and teaching excellence. Congratulations to Barry! .

$6,134,000 has been granted for ALPHA-g project in antimatter physics, led by Robert Thompson. Read more about the project

In the Media:

Futurism, 09 August 2017
World’s Leading Physicist Says Quantum Computers Are “Tools of Destruction, Not Creation”: Alex Lvovsky
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UToday, 25 May 2017
'Cats' bred by international scientific team help advance understanding of quantum mechanics: Alex Lvovsky
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CIFAR (Canadian Institute For Advanced Research), 17 May 2017
How to breed Schrödinger’s cats: Alex Lvovsky
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Wired, 02 May 2017
Physicists 'breed' largest ever Schrödinger's cat – and it could help unlock the quantum world: Alex Lvovsky
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Mail Online, 02 May 2017
Physicists manage to 'breed' Schrodinger's cat in breakthrough that could help explain the quantum world: Alex Lvovsky
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Upcoming

IQST Colloquium - Daniel Lidar [University of Southern California]
Co-sponsored by: Department of Physics and Astronomy
Friday 29th September, 2017 at 4:00-5:00pm in TBA
"TBA"

IQST Seminar - John Sipe [University of Toronto], Wednesday 23rd August, 2017 at 3:00-4:00pm in SB 148
"Why you should not use the electric field to quantize in nonlinear optics"

IQST Seminar - Pervez Hoodbhoy [Forman Christian College, Pakistan], Tuesday 5th September, 2017 at 3:00-4:00pm in TBA
"An instanton laboratory for condensed matter physics"

Tweets by @iqstucalgary

Current Visitors

Name	Duration	Office	Home Institution
Yu Guo	22 Aug 2016 - 21 Aug 2017	SB 117	Shanxi Datong University
Haimin Zheng	1 Sep 2016 - 31 Aug 2017		China University of Petroleum
Aeysha Khalique	19 Jun - 31 Aug 2017		National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
Wanjun Su	1 Mar 2017 - 28 Feb 2018	SB 306	Fuzhou University

Expected Visitors

Name	Duration	Office	Home Institution
John Sipe	23 - 25 Aug 2017	SB 317	University of Toronto
Pervez Hoodbhoy	5 Sep 2017	SB 317	Forman Christian College
Daniel Lidar	29 Sep 2017	SB 317	University of Southern California

All Visitors

Contact Information:

Institute for Quantum Science and Technology
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4

Phone: (403) 220-4403
Fax: (403) 210-8876
Email:
Courier delivery: Science B 307 (Science B 605 alternate)