The Quantum Information and Optics Lab provides high school seniors at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology with the incredible opportunity to conduct high level research and increase their knowledge of the field. None of this would be possible without our partners, who assist students in their research by offering support, guidance and mentorship. If you or your institution would be interested in partnering with us, please reach out!
Partners
Dr. John Donohue
Senior Manager of Scientific Outreach for the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo
Brian Ingmanson
Education Engagement Lead at IBM Quantum
Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering
The overarching goal of Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) is to understand how quantum physics can be exploited to develop new technologies that far surpass the capabilities of existing ones based on classical physics. Over the past few decades, it was discovered that quantum physics has the potential to revolutionize information security and sensor technology, in addition to enabling quantum computers, devices that could be capable of solving a number of outstanding problems in
Dr. Sophia Economou
Director VTQ
Dr. Karunya Shirali
Postdoctoral Associate at VTQ
Mafalda Ramoa
a PhD student supervised by Sophia Economou, Edwin Barnes, Luís P. Santos and Ernesto F. Galvão affiliated with Virginia Tech, INL (Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory), University of Minho, INESC TEC and HASLab.
Dr. Kyle Sherbert
Postdoctoral Associate, VTQ