UF Kickoff meeting for the NSF Quantum Leaps Challenge Institute Conceptualization Grant

Learn about Quantum Computing and Quantum Biology

Explore Collaboration with our interdisciplinary team

Registration

Wed. Oct 23, 2019

9am-3pm  (lunch provided)

NPB 2205

(Agenda below)

Quantum computers have the potential to solve problems that are intractable for classical computers, potentially leading to revolutionary advances in understanding materials and biological systems, to name a few.  With the passage of the National Quantum Initiative last December, the US government has made a strong commitment to support research into the foundations and applications of Quantum Science and Engineering.

Here at UF, a group has been awarded a Conceptualization Grant from the National Science Foundation to build an interdisciplinary team and develop a proposal for a Quantum Leaps Challenge Insitute.   This 5-year, 5 million/year Institute will support a sustainable innovation ecosystem where expertise from various disciplines, research institutions, and industry can be leveraged to overcome scientific, technological, and workforce challenges in Quantum Biology.

We welcome collaborators in several disciplines:

• physicists to help design the best methodologies for solving the relevant quantum problems,
• chemists to determine how to initialize and embed quantum calculations in classical computations
• mathematicians and computer scientists to help design the best algorithms for implementation on quantum computers and to develop appropriate software interfaces and structures
• biochemists and biologists to determine which quantum-appropriate problems will have the highest impact on biology
• education researchers to help assess approaches for training and workforce development
• quantum computing experts of all kinds

Meeting Agenda

9am:  Welcome and overview 
9:30 What is quantum computing and how does it relate to quantum biology?  Slater Lecturer Jim Freericks
10:30  break
10:45  Frontiers of biochem and quantum biology
11:05  Lightning talks:  Quick introduction by meeting participants
12:30pm  lunch
1:30pm  Discussion 1:  Research 
2:30pm  Discussion 2:  Education/Workforce development
2:45  Wrap up and next steps  
3:00 Meeting ends

 

 

Co-sponsors:

Quantum Theory Project
Center for Molecular Magnetic Quantum Materials