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PQI 2026 Public Lecture - Christopher Monroe
PQI 2026 featured Christopher Monroe's Public Lecture, "Quantum Computing in Academia & Industry." Watch it now on our YouTube channel!
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Suggest a PQI Distinguished Seminar
Suggest a Distinguished Seminar Speaker for the 2026-2027 Academic Year!
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Feature Faculty Interview
Sridhar Tayur of the School of Business at CMU shares his results exploring quantum. Watch now!
Highlights
Members
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.
Research
PQI members are leading research in the fields of quantum sensing, quantum communications, quantum computing, and quantum fundamentals.
Events
PQI hosts a variety of quantum events throughout the year, including public lectures, seminars, and an annual signature event.
News
April 21, 2026
Petek’s Team Observes Nonadiabatic Tunneling in Optically Dressed Surface Bands
Dr. Hrvoje Petek and collaborators published a study demonstrating how intense, precisely controlled light fields can modify the electronic structure of a copper surface on attosecond timescales.
April 1, 2026
PQI 2026 Best Poster Awards
Congratulations to our PQI 2026 Best Poster Award winners Anoosha Fayyaz, Sayanwita Biswas, and Daniel Vaz!
March 10, 2026