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Center for Quantum Leaps Symposium

Catch the latest in quantum research at WashU with an all-day symposium. With an emphasis on the research of newly hired faculty, the goal of the symposium is to catalyze new collaborations around the activities of these scholars and the Center for Quantum Leaps. We anticipate the symposium to spark new research projects and collaborations involving members of the Center.

Speaker schedule:

9 – 9:50 a.m.: Astro Quantum Leaps

  • Bhupal Dev, Associate Professor of Physics, WashU
  • Karthik Ramanathan, Assistant Professor of Physics, WashU

10:30 – 11:40 a.m.: Biology Quantum Leaps

  • Shankar Mukherji, Assistant Professor of Physics, WashU
  • Jon Brestoff, Associate Professor, Pathology and Immunology, WashU School of Medicine
  • Kirk Czymmek, Director, Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
  • Ed Marti, Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University School of Medicine

1:25 – 3 p.m.: Quantum Technologies

  • Chong Zu, Assistant Professor of Physics, WashU
  • Chuanwei Zhang, Professor of Physics, WashU
  • Irina Novikova, Professor of Physics, The College of William & Mary
  • Shengwang Du, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University.
  • Dana Anderson, Professor of Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Infleqtion, Inc.

3:45 – 4:50 p.m.: Condensed Matter

  • Shaffique Adam, Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholar, Physics, WashU
  • Xi Wang, Assistant Professor of Physics, WashU
  • Kelly Powderly, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, WashU
  • Sheng Ran, Assistant Professor of Physics, WashU
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