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Sridhar Tayur of the School of Business at CMU shares his results exploring quantum. Watch now!

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Highlights

PQI Members: Dr. Susan Fullerton, Dr. Tom Purdy, Dr. Michael Hatridge, Dr. Beth Dickey, and Dr. Jeremy Levy
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. 

Student works on research at PINSE
Research

PQI members are leading research in the fields of quantum sensing, quantum communications, quantum computing, and quantum fundamentals.

Keynote speaker, Dr. Charles Tahan, speaks at the PQI 2022 event.
Events

PQI hosts a variety of quantum events throughout the year, including public lectures, seminars, and an annual signature event.

Unraveling the Mysteries of Quantum Science & Technology: Dr. Travis Humble, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

 

News

lillian chong
February 4, 2026

Lillian Chong Receives UCSF Graduate and Postdoc Alum of the Year Award

Lillian Chong, a professor of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named the University of California, San Francisco’s Graduate and Postdoc Alum of the Year
Cunningham and Hickton
January 25, 2026

Senate Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen National Quantum Initiative

Senators Todd Young and Maria Cantwell unveiled bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and expand the National Quantum Initiative, an effort built on advocacy from Robert Cunningham and David Hickton, who publicly urged Congress in 2023 to strengthen the initiative through op-eds in support of its passage.
Nathan Youngblood
January 25, 2026

Nathan Youngblood Recognized for Breakthroughs in Optical Computing

University of Pittsburgh professor Nathan Youngblood received the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award for his pioneering work in optical computing, which uses light to process data more efficiently than traditional electronics.

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