4/15/2024 Intro to Quantum | Policy | Quantum Materials and Devices | SUB I 3B
10:00 am. Quantum at Mason and beyond
Dr. Patrick Vora, Director of QSEC & Associate Professor of Physics, GMU
10:40 am. Building a robust quantum industry ecosystem in Greater Washington
George Thomas, President, Connected DMV
11:20 am. Fireside chat: the reauthorization of the National Quantum Initiative Act
Jacob Smith, Policy Advisor to Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
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01:00 pm. Can you see an atom? (Livestream)
Dr. Shawna Hollen, Associate Professor of Physics, University of New Hampshire
01:40 pm. From quantum materials to devices and applications
Dr. Ethan Ahn, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computing Engineering, GMU
02:20 pm. MITRE quantum sensing research
Dr. Sean Oliver, Quantum Physicist, The MITRE Corporation
03:00 pm. Networking
4/16/2024 Quantum Computing | Quantum Education | Tech Translation | SUB I 3B
10:00 am. Quantum computing overview
Dr. Michael Jarret, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, GMU
10:40 am. A history of High-Performance Computing: message for the quantum computing
Brett Berlin, Professor of Data Analytics Engineering, GMU
11:20 am. Quantum computing with Rigetti (livestream)
Dr. Joshi Mutus, Director of Quantum Materials, Rigetti Computing
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01:00 pm. Use cases of quantum computing
Alex Khan, Fellow, National Quantum Laboratory (QLab), University of Maryland
01:40 pm. I-Corps quantum cohort panel discussion
Moderator: Gisele Stolz, Senior Director of Entrepreneurship Programs, GMU
02:20 pm. Quantum education at Mason and beyond
Dr. Jessica Rosenberg, Professor of Physics, GMU
03:00 pm. Networking
4/17/2024 QSEC Awards Review | QSEC Student Presentations | SUB I 3A
10:00 am. Mason’s quantum awards overview
10:10 am. QSEC Awards: Materials
10:40 am. QSEC Awards: Sensing
11:20 am. QSEC Awards: Education
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01:00 pm. QSEC Awards: Computing
01:40 pm. Quantum Connections: Discover Q-Code, Mason’s Quantum Student Organization
01:50 pm. QSEC GRA, seed projects, and other programs
03:10 pm. Poster Session
