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Workshop on Rivals to Quantum Computing
Save the Date for the PQI Workshop on Rivals to Quantum Computing from May 21-23, 2025!
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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.
Feature Faculty Member
PQI member and professor Susan Fullerton uses ions to control charge transport in two-dimensional materials for high performance electronics.
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News
Simranjeet Singh and Jyoti Katoch Advance Spintronics at CMU
Carnegie Mellon professors Simranjeet Singh and Jyoti Katoch developed a novel method to electrically read magnetic states using out-of-plane spin currents, advancing spintronic technology. Their two-layer system enables compact, energy-efficient data storage, with Katoch emphasizing the importance of atomically clean interfaces in detecting tunable signals.
Priscilla Prem Wins Big Idea Competition for Wave-Powered Submarine Tech
PhD student and U.S. Navy veteran Priscilla Prem, along with mentor Susan Fullerton, won the $25,000 grand prize in Pitt’s 2025 Big Idea Competition for their startup, Pittsburgh Coastal Energy. The company develops wave-powered generators to extend unmanned submarine range, with Fullerton’s mentorship playing a key role in Prem’s transition from researcher to clean energy innovator.