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Carl Miller—a federal scientist @NIST & mathematician specializing in quantum cryptography—has been appointed the new co-director @JointQuICS for a 5-year term. Miller feels privileged to lead "the great creative engine we have here at QuICS." Read more: go.umd.edu/1xn6

#UMD is proud to play a key role in advancing our quantum future as the Capital of Quantum. Our commitment to leadership in this sector will undoubtedly benefit our university, state and region as a whole. #QuantumUMD today.umd.edu/building-the-c…

Qi Zhao—a former Hartree Postdoctoral Fellow now @HKUniversity—was named an MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35, Asia Pacific region, for developing efficient quantum entanglement and verification tools to support new applications in quantum. innovatorsunder35.com/the-list/qi-zh…

Loads of research groups across the world have been studying the Mpemba effect, according to which ice cream freezes more quickly if the mixture begins hot than if it begins cold. But how many groups have a student who *makes* ice cream? 🍦😋🍧 @JointQuICS @UMDPhysics

Several students participating this summer in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program showcased their work in #quantum at a poster session hosted by the @UofMaryland Office of Undergraduate Research.

According to a new @nberpubs study, the @UofMaryland is one of the top five American producers of doctorates in technology—including quantum science. The study named @JointQuICS as a longtime partnership between UMD and @NIST. quics.umd.edu/about/news/umd…

Real-time decision making based on strategic measurements for syndrome extraction can reduce computational overheads and improve logical error rates by interacting less with the system compared with conventional methods. @JointQuICS go.aps.org/40JmhaL

Can you create pseudoentangled states that remain so even after measuring out a part of the system and consider the residual state? In our new work, we show how to! We also discuss how this models universal phenomena in statistical physics. 👾 scirate.com/arxiv/2507.136… 1/7 📜

A new paper @NaturePhysics by researchers @JointQuICS & @HKUniversity shows that quantum simulation algorithms can be faster in the presence of entanglement. The study was coauthored by Qi Zhao (@QiZhao_Quantum), You Zhou & Andrew Childs (@andrewmchilds). nature.com/articles/s4156…

"For quantum computers to get significant speed-up, they need to take advantage of special structure. They do not offer significant speed-up for unstructured problems, so we do not expect to be able to just throw them at anything." @andrewmchilds arxiv.org/pdf/2408.16175

Andrew Childs, a professor of computer science, has been named Interim Director @umiacs. A noted expert in quantum information science and quantum algorithms, @andrewmchilds was co-director @JointQuICS for a decade and is currently director @RQuantumSim. umiacs.umd.edu/news-events/ne…

Early bird registration for QSim2025 is open! Join us in NYC from August 4–8 at IBM's headquarters for an international gathering of leading researchers in quantum simulation. Register by Monday, June 16 to take advantage of discounted rates: qsimconference.org

Congratulations to Nicole Yunger Halpern (@nicoleyh11) on receiving the Early Career Scientist Award in Statistical Physics! She is being recognized by @IUPAP_physics for her work bridging thermodynamics and quantum theory. Learn more: go.umd.edu/1zct

Glad to present the first Publication from my PhD! Largest automation effort on semiconductor qubits. Hot off the press ;) Thanks to @JustynaPZwolak @umiacs @JointQuICS @UMDPhysics

A decade ago, I didn't dream that I'd be collaborating with researchers from high-energy and nuclear physics. But, well, (quantum) thermodynamics is pretty universal. Thanks to @dinkazavr for the story! @RQuantumSim @JointQuICS @JQInews rqs.umd.edu/news/new-take-…

Congrats to Yi-Kai Liu on receiving the Excellence in Research Award from the Washington Academy of Sciences (@WashAcadSciDC) for his impactful work in quantum info, including algorithms, complexity theory, cryptography & measurement theory. Read more: go.umd.edu/1yg8

Monday is a special #WorldQuantumDay since 2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology! Check out @TheQuantumAtlas to learn about #quantum topics before all the @WorldQuantumDay events, like our AMA: go.umd.edu/jqi_ama. @UMDscience @QuantumYear2025 @NIST

📅 Mark your calendar and register to join us on Thursday, April 17 for a panel discussion on quantum and public policy. Located at the University of Maryland, this hybrid event has an option to join on zoom. Register➡️go.umd.edu/rsvp2quantumpo… Learn more➡️go.umd.edu/quantumpolicy

Let's make quantum thermodynamics more practical. Thanks to Thomas Lewton at New Scientist for the article about our criteria for building useful autonomous quantum machines! (Sorry about the paywall.) @thomaslewton @newscientist newscientist.com/article/mg2653…

To my surprise, the answer was even when quite hot, relative to the quantum ground state, there exists an entanglement witness that is reasonably easy to measure experimentally. Details here: arxiv.org/abs/2503.09990