Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute - PQSEI

PQSEI faculty member Erica Carlson breaks down the fascinating world of anyons in a new video on the Quantum Age YouTube channel. The video explores how, while standard model particles are restricted to fermions or bosons, physicists can actually create fundamentally different particles inside quantum materials.

Watch the full video to learn how physicists knew they had succeeded: https://bit.ly/4v0ASed

How do we inspire the next generation of the STEM workforce? Through collaboration, innovation, and quantum education.

PQSEI-affiliated faculty member Erica Carlson, along with collaborator Muhsin Menekse, are featured on the NSF Discovery Files podcast discussing how their NSF-supported partnership is helping make quantum science accessible and engaging for students.

Erica also hosts The Quantum Age YouTube channel, where she breaks down quantum concepts for students in middle school and beyond.

🎧 Listen to the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUlkyFnjoz4
📺 Explore The Quantum Age: https://www.youtube.com/

📆 Registration is open for the 2026 PQSEI Summer School at , taking place July 23–24. Designed for students, postdocs, and anyone interested in and , the summer school will feature expert lectures, hands-on demonstrations, and career development panels highlighting opportunities across the ecosystem.
Register today: https://bit.ly/QSS2026

Attendees are also encouraged to participate in the Midwest Quantum Collaboratory (MQC) Entanglement 2026 conference on July 21–22 for additional networking, research presentations, and community engagement opportunities. Register here: https://bit.ly/QSS2026.

We’re excited that the Washington University in St. Louis Center for Quantum Leaps has joined the Midwest Quantum Collaboratory and will be in attendance at MQC Entanglement 2026. We look forward to the conversations, connections, and future collaborations ahead!

Read more: https://bit.ly/4x38A4V

Register for Entanglement 2026: https://bit.ly/MQCEnt2026

The Center for Quantum Leaps grows its impact by teaming up with midwestern universities The Center for Quantum Leaps has joined the Midwest Quantum Collaboratory, expanding the opportunities for collaboration and boosting WashU’s reputation in quantum science.

Registration is now open for two summer quantum events hosted by PQSEI at Purdue University:

📅 MQC Entanglement 2026 | July 21–22
Register: https://bit.ly/MQCEnt2026
The conference will feature keynote lectures, topical sessions, breakout discussions, industry exhibits, networking opportunities, and poster presentations. All attendees are encouraged to present a poster.

📅 PQSEI Summer School | July 23–24
Register: https://bit.ly/QSS2026
Open to all, with students and postdocs especially encouraged to attend. The summer school will include expert lectures, hands-on demos, and career development panels focused on opportunities across the growing quantum ecosystem.

We look forward to welcoming researchers, students, industry partners, and the broader quantum community this summer.

The Midwest is emerging as a major hub for innovation, and is proud to help lead the way. Through partnerships across industry, academia, and government, the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute is working to drive breakthroughs in quantum computing, sensing, communications, and workforce development that will shape the future of technology in and across the region.

Indiana's place in the quantum computer race: What tech giants want and what experts say The Midwest has become a landscape for data centers and now quantum computing. Tech companies express goals for collaboration between the two, but what does it mean?

has launched a comprehensive degrees program that is designed to address student and industry needs in critical, rapidly emerging fields.

https://bit.ly/purdue-quantum-degrees

PQSEI member Tongcang Li speaks at the Excellence in Research Award Lectures event regarding his Bement Award-winning research. His work could achieve significant real-world impact in sensing applications. Congratulations, Tongcang!

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/2026/Q2/tongcang-li-receives-bement-award-for-innovative-quantum-research/

Researchers affiliated with the Purdue Quantum Science and Engineering Institute are helping to deepen our understanding of the quantum world with a new breakthrough in the study of anyons—exotic quasiparticles that exist only in two-dimensional systems and exhibit behavior unlike familiar particles such as fermions or bosons. Read more: https://bit.ly/4uktD0G

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