News
November 1, 2023
Spring 2024 PQI Fellows
Congratulations to these students that have been awarded a PQI fellowship for Spring 2024!
October 31, 2023
Sridhar Tayur Announces Tayur Prize Winners and Publication
Two student groups at IIT-Madras win the Tayur Prize, and Sridhar Tayur published a mini-review on research at CMU's Quantum Technologies Group.
October 24, 2023
Jin Zhao Named Fellow of the American Physical Society
Congratulations to Jin Zhao, who has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
October 17, 2023
Predicting portable power
Reeja Jayan and others have designed a model that accurately predicts a battery’s charge curve, which could impact the safety and reliability of electric vehicles.
October 10, 2023
Driven by Solutions
Mona Abdelgaid received four different awards for her work with heterogeneous catalysts
October 10, 2023
The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute appointed Benjamin Hunt as its new co-director
To continue solidifying Pittsburgh’s status as a leader in quantum science and engineering, the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Duquesne University jointly announced the appointment of Benjamin Hunt, associate professor of physics at Carnegie Mellon, to the newly created role of co-director, joining Michael Hatridge.
September 26, 2023
Optimal Entanglement Distillation Policies for Quantum Switches
In a new study, researchers from Tepper and the University of Pittsburgh considered a discrete time model for a quantum switch that attempted to generate fresh elementary entanglement with clients in each time step.
September 25, 2023
Saxena Lab Reports New Method for Efficient Analysis of Protein Structure and Dynamics
A research article published from the lab of Prof. Sunil Saxena has been featured on the cover of a recent issue of the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.
September 19, 2023
Hrvoje Petek Edits and Publishes in Progress in Surface Science's Latest Issue
Hrvoje Petek edited and published research in Progress in Surface Science, Volume 98, Issue 3.
September 17, 2023
W. Vincent Liu received $1.5 million from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
W. Vincent Liu has been awarded $1.5 million from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to develop models in orbital physics.
September 12, 2023
AIAA recognizes Pitt’s Peyman Givi with prestigious Dryden Lecture in Research award
For his contributions to the aerospace community, Peyman Givi was selected to present the prestigious 2024 Dryden Lecture in Research.
September 7, 2023
Congress must seize the opportunity to double down on quantum technology
Rob Cunningham and David Hickton wrote an op-ed for The Hill urging Congress to prioritize the renewal of the NQIA.
September 5, 2023
Spring 2024 PQI Fellowships
PQI soliciting proposal submissions for Spring 2024 Fellows.
August 30, 2023
Advancing Nuclear Energy Research
Though it may not be the first clean energy source to come to mind, nuclear energy— responsible for 8 percent of all U.S. energy consumption—is a zero-emission clean energy source that can produce more electricity on less land than other sources and produces minimal waste. The U.S.
August 8, 2023