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Molecular Coating Cleans up Noisy Quantum Light

October 03, 2025
Quantum light sources often produce inconsistent or contaminated single photons, limiting the reliability of quantum technologies. This simple, scalable approach enables more precise, reliable photon sources essential for secure quantum communication and ultra-precise sensing.

Caltech Announces Eight Recipients of the 2025 National Brown Investigator Award

May 19, 2025
Joel Yuen-Zhou has been selected as one of the eight 2025 class of Brown Investigators awarded by the Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech. The cohort, the second to be selected through the Brown Institute for Basic Sciences, comprises eight distinguished mid-career faculty working on fundamental challenges in the physical sciences, particularly those with potential long-term practical applications in chemistry and physics.

M. Iqbal Bakti Utama Named a 2025 CAS Future Leader

March 20, 2025
We are proud to announce that M. Iqbal Bakti Utama, a CMQT researcher in Mark Hersam's group, has been selected as a CAS Future Leader 2025 by the American Chemical Society (ACS) CAS division! This prestigious program recognizes outstanding early-career scientists with exceptional leadership potential. Iqbal will join a cohort of 35 researchers from 12 countries this August to develop leadership skills, engage in scientific discourse, and collaborate with global innovators. Join us in congratulating Iqbal on this well-earned recognition!

Congratulations to Carin Gavin on Receiving the 2025 Ovshinsky Student Travel Award!

March 05, 2025
We are thrilled to congratulate Carin Gavin on being selected as a recipient of the 2025 Division of Materials Physics Ovshinsky Student Travel Awards. This prestigious award supports the careers of promising student researchers and reflects Carin’s dedication and contributions to the field. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Carin!

Going Quantum

December 03, 2024
Northwestern Engineering researchers are collaborating to harness the extraordinary phenomena that underlie the origin and structure of the universe.
Northwestern Professor Prem Kumar

What’s the Buzz About Quantum?

April 22, 2024
Professor Prem Kumar says quantum physics is essential to creating technologies that will revolutionize our lives — but building a quantum computer is not without challenges
Professors Prem Kumar and Nivedita Arora

Advancing Quantum Leadership and Community

April 04, 2024
Northwestern University hosted a plenary meeting for the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) to facilitate the advancement of quantum research and technology development
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A Bright Future for Quantum Light Sources

July 06, 2023
Northwestern PhD student Baxter T. Flor of the Dr. George C. Schatz group was featured in the Summer 2023 Newsletter for the U.S. Department of Energy Energy Frontier Research Center
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CMQT Announces Research Thrust Leaders

February 07, 2023
CMQT, a US DOE-funded Energy Frontier Research Center, named three members as thrust leaders to enhance collaboration among interdisciplinary teams refining quantum-to-quantum transduction for impactful quantum information science