Omar Ashour, Katherine Inzani, Giacomo Marocco
Innovations in quantum materials are critical for developing next-generation technologies in quantum information science and beyond-Moore’s-law electronics. For quantum computing, novel quantum materials are key to enhancing the performance of qubit systems– from reducing losses in superconducting qubits to exploiting atomic-scale color centers for applications in quantum communication and sensing. Furthermore, quantum materials are a burgeoning field in developing novel quantum sensors crucial for fundamental research, ranging from dark matter detection to biological systems. These materials also offer tantalizing prospects in microelectronics, such as low-power devices for computing and information storage. This symposium aims to highlight the recent advancements at the intersection of quantum information science, device physics, and materials, from theory to experiment. It will address the potential for future developments and the complex challenges in manipulating and optimizing quantum matter for both practical applications and fundamental scientific research.
Symposium Sponsor:
Friday, August 16
Symposium Location: B50 – Auditorium
Symposium Schedule:
2:15 – 2:45 pm
Sensing The Insensible
Maurice Garcia-Sciveres, Berkeley Lab
2:45 – 3:15 pm
AI guided materials discovery of two-dimensional magnets
Trevor David Rhone, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Manipulation of isolated spins in ferroelectric oxides from first principles
Elizabeth Nowadnick, University of California, Merced
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Using symmetry of topological defects to find emergent quantum states in 2D materials
Bernard Field, Berkeley Lab
3:45 – 4:15 pm
Break
4:15 – 4:45 pm
Engineering Quantum Materials for Quantum Sensing and Light Dark Matter Detection
Elizabeth Peterson, Los Alamos National Laboratory
4:45 – 5:15 pm
Defect-engineered photonic and superconducting quantum circuits
Alp Sipahigil, University of California, Berkeley
5:15 – 5:30 pm
Mitigation of Material Losses in Tantalum-based Superconducting Circuits
Ziqi Kang, University of California, Berkeley
5:30 – 5:45 pm
Topological Acoustic Wave Devices: A New Frontier in RF and Quantum Technologies
Howard Yawit, University of Arizona