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2nd Workshop on the Chicago-Tohoku Quantum Alliance

Overview

  • Date: May 15–16, 2025
  • Venue: David Rubenstein Forum, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Type: Workshop
  • Participants: 52 total (24 from Tohoku University and 28 from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory)
  • Format: Research presentations, collaboration discussions, and a student panel

Highlights

  • Opening remarks by Hideo Ohno and David D. Awschalom
  • Day 2 discussion on future joint research topics led by Ohno and Awschalom
  • Student panel discussion and networking session between the two universities
  • Follow-up themes included quantum computation, NanoTerasu collaboration, and student exchange

Program

Day 1 | Thursday, May 15, 2025

08:00-09:15 Breakfast
09:20-09:30 Opening Remarks David D. Awschalom and Hideo Ohno
09:30-10:30 Superconducting and Cold Atom Systems Chair: Makoto Kohda
11:00-12:00 Quantum Interactions and Computing Chair: Alex High
13:30-14:30 Solid-state and Molecular Spin Qubits Chair: Leah Weiss
14:30-16:00 Lab Tours
16:00-17:00 Quantum Interactions and Sensing Chair: Giulia Galli
17:00-18:00 Open Discussions
18:30- Workshop Dinner

Day 2 | Friday, May 16, 2025

08:00-08:50 Breakfast
08:50-09:00 Opening Remarks (recorded) G-QuAT: Japan's Global Quantum Engine
09:00-10:20 Photonics, Networking, and Integration Chair: Jiefei Zhang
10:40-11:40 Materials Challenges Chair: Shun Kanai
13:00-14:00 Enabling Characterization Techniques Chair: Joseph Heremans
14:30-15:30 Social Impact: Engaging the Public Chair: David D. Awschalom
15:10-15:30 Student Panel and Discussion Chair: Chloe Washabaugh
15:30-16:30 Discussion of Concrete Next Steps Led by David D. Awschalom, Hideo Ohno, and Shun Kanai
16:30-17:00 Closing Remarks Hideo Ohno and David D. Awschalom

Access

David Rubenstein Forum

Peter May Boardroom, Room 901

1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA

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