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PQI Distinguished Seminar - Steven Girvin
Professor Steven Girvin will give his Distinguished Seminar, "The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics: A Brief History of Superconducting Qubits and Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics," at 3pm in 321 Allen Hall on 4/7/2026.
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PQI 2026
Save the date for PQI 2026 on March 31 & April 1, 2026, at the University Club on Pitt's campus!
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Feature Faculty Interview
Sridhar Tayur of the School of Business at CMU shares his results exploring quantum. Watch now!
Highlights
PQI is comprised of 140+ faculty and 190+ students across three Pittsburgh universities who conduct research in a variety of areas within quantum science and technology.
PQI members are leading research in the fields of quantum sensing, quantum communications, quantum computing, and quantum fundamentals.
PQI hosts a variety of quantum events throughout the year, including public lectures, seminars, and an annual signature event.
News
Pitt Engineers Develop Transparent, Flexible EMI Shielding
Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh, led by Mostafa Bedewy and first author Mirza Sahaluddin, created transparent, flexible electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding using a laser-based kirigami technique to pattern graphene into polymer films.
Paul Ohodnicki Chosen to Head Pitt's Energy Initiative
Paul Ohodnicki, an associate professor at Pitt’s Swanson School of Engineering, has been selected to lead the university’s Center for Energy, following Heng Ban.