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‘Bringing our research community together': Quantum Week to come to Albuquerque

‘Bringing our research community together': Quantum Week to come to Albuquerque

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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Quantum seems to be all over the headlines when it comes to tech, and as previously reported in 'New Mexico Frontiers,' there's a big push to make the Land of Enchantment one of the nation's quantum hubs. Coming up at the end of August, those interested in learning more about the technology will have a week-long opportunity to see what all the buzz is about.
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, recognizing 100 years since the first developments of quantum mechanics. Now, New Mexico is poised for a foundational role in the technology that could change the world. Kicking off Aug. 31, hundreds of stakeholders in quantum will descend on the Albuquerque Convention Center for a week-long collaboration affectionately known as Quantum Week.
'Quantum Week is all about bringing our research community together with industry,' said LANL Project Director Candace Culhane. 'So we have academics. We have researchers from the national labs. We have key personnel from industry that are creating quantum computers and selling them to the public. And we bring them all together in one place.'
Among the attendees are leaders in quantum technology working at the 'forefront of quantum computing and engineering,' as well as industry leaders, government and academic stakeholders, and folks looking to break into the vast world of quantum.
'We have workshops to bring to communities that have a particular interest together, tutorials where people can learn and exchange ideas, panels, birds of a feather session,' said Culhane. 'And then we also have our very exciting exhibit hall where you can go in and meet the vendors, talk to their key people, learn about their products, and just make new connections.'
As project director for Los Alamos National Labs and Quantum Science Coordinator Candace Culhane says, the Land of Enchantment is primed for a ground-floor role in the technology. 'We like to say that New Mexico is a quantum state,' said Culhane. 'We have the center for quantum information and control at the University of New Mexico, and they have trained many quantum physicists who have gone on to hold senior positions and companies that are doing this great cutting-edge research in quantum computing.'
And with a legacy of scientific discovery, two national laboratories, and state institutions going all-in on the technology, the quantum sky's the limit for New Mexico.
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