Northern Illinois flourishes as accelerator R&D hub under Fermilab leadership September 25, 2020 …and technology. Fermilab also participates in two other similar programs: the Accelerator Science and Engineering Traineeship at Michigan State University and the Ernest Courant Traineeship in Accelerator Science & Engineering…
White House Office of Technology Policy, National Science Foundation and Department of Energy announce over $1 billion in awards for artificial intelligence and quantum information science research institutes August 26, 2020 …engineering disciplines and multiple institutions. This award was met with $340 million in contributions from the private sector and academia. The centers will focus on a range of key QIS…
Fermilab to lead $115 million National Quantum Information Science Research Center to build revolutionary quantum computer with Rigetti Computing, Northwestern University, Ames Laboratory, NASA, INFN and additional partners August 26, 2020 …element of a quantum computer, can maintain information, also called quantum coherence. Understanding and mitigating sources of decoherence that limit performance of quantum devices is critical to engineering in next-generation…
Fermilab's Aria Soha receives Servant Leadership Award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers August 14, 2020 Aria SohaPhoto: Marguerite Tonjes Fermilab engineering physicist Aria Soha is the recipient of the 2020 Servant Leadership Award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, known as SHPE. The Servant…
Under Secretary Dabbar visits Fermilab for project milestones July 27, 2020 …for the lab’s Integrated Engineering Research Center, which will bring together experts from different disciplines to advance technology for particle physics (including neutrino science, quantum science, electronics and detector development)….
U.S. Department of Energy unveils blueprint for the quantum internet at ‘Launch to the Future: Quantum Internet’ event July 23, 2020 …Professor in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, senior scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, and director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange. “Our National Laboratories…
Two construction projects reach major milestones at Fermilab July 22, 2020 …leadership and partners for the pair of milestones: the site dedication of the laboratory’s Integrated Engineering Research Center and the groundbreaking for its PIP-II cryoplant building. “These world-class facilities at…
The many facets of quantum science at Fermilab July 20, 2020 …and engineering A leap in particle simulation A Fermilab group finds a way to simulate, using a quantum computer, a class of particles that had resisted typical computing methods. Worldwide…
Five thousand eyes on the skies: Scientists choreograph robots to observe distant galaxies July 6, 2020 …was achieved in January when the positioners were accurately pointed at over 2,000 stars simultaneously. “That was the moment we could begin working on science, not just engineering,” Kent said….
Saturday Morning Physics goes virtual July 1, 2020 …personal connection when they were young, according to Early. “If you ask them what is it that made them want to go into particle physics or cryogenic engineering, a lot…
