Photons, or particles of light, are like a quantum notepad. With these infinitesimal dots of energy, quantum devices store quantum information.

Color centers are the essential hub for photons in quantum devices. They are the components that emit and maintain photons, functioning as a quantum memory bank. However, they are challenging to fabricate, particularly for the industrial development of quantum technology. 

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Isaac Kim has received the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development, or NSF CAREER, Award.  

The CAREER Award is offered to early-career faculty who demonstrate the potential to act as academic role models in research and education by performing innovative research at the forefront of their field and through their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM.   

 "What is a qubit and what is it good for?" was but one of several questions professors from the University of California, Davis, recently posed to 22 California high school students as part of a new, annual workshop on quantum computing. The workshop served as a primer on quantum computing and offered the high schoolers a leg up — or a quantum leap if you will — with tips and best practices for their applications to UC Davis.  

We are delighted to announce the Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuIST) Seminar series for Fall 2023. This interdisciplinary speaker series is aimed at graduate and advanced undergraduate students in engineering and science departments. This seminar series will pave the way to understanding research topics pursued internationally by renowned researchers in the community. The series will take place at 1127 Kemper Hall on Tuesdays 2-3 pm.

The list of QuIST Seminar speakers

10/10/2023 Anirudh Krishna, Stanford University 

According to researchers, alumni and students in the University of California, Davis, College of Engineering, it's a "sizzling" and an "exhilarating time" to be involved with quantum information sciences. Not just because it is grabbing headlines and inspiring blockbuster movie storylines but because there is a new surge of new opportunities related to quantum information sciences for students at UC Davis. 

Photonics, which operate based on particles of light (photons), are increasingly important for applications such as optical communications, connections between electronic and optical networks, and imaging. But silicon, the go-to semiconductor for making electronic chips, is not a great material for photonic applications because it shows poor absorption of near-infrared light compared to other semiconductors such as gallium arsenide. On the other hand, gallium arsenide is difficult to integrate with silicon microelectronics.

The National Academy of Engineering, or NAE, has selected Marina Radulaski, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, to participate in The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2023 Symposium. 

She is among but 81 highly accomplished early-career engineers who will attend the invite-only event at the University of Colorado, Boulder from September 10 to September 13. 

UC Davis Quantum Information Science and Technology programs trained over a 100 students last year, from high school to postdoctoral stage. We asked graduating students to reflect on their QuIST experiences. Here is what they had to say.

high school researcher en route to Stanford University undergraduate program in physics

Much like how Microsoft developed its version of solitaire to teach users the fundamentals of using a computer mouse in 1990, a group of students at the University of California, Davis, are reworking popular games to make quantum computing principles accessible to a broad audience. 

The idea to recontextualize games came to Quantum Computing at Davis, or QCaD, a student-run organization dedicated to quantum education and research, as the solution to a question. 

The University of California, Davis, is emerging as a global hub to discuss and advance the field of quantum information science. 

Two teams of researchers led by Marina Radulaski, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, recently won University of California grants that promise to give scientists a better understanding of quantum information sciences—a rapidly-emerging technology that stands to transform the way society interacts with computers and technology.

Quantum Computing at Davis (QCAD) is organizing a Quantum Game Hackathon from January 26 to January 28 at UC Davis with participation from qcb (Quantum Computing @ Berkeley) and QCSA (Quantum Computing Student Association at UCLA). The aim of the hackathon is to introduce quantum computing concepts to people from all backgrounds by redesigning popular games with all the fun and spookiness of quantum computing. 

Design a game that will be played at the 2023 Picnic Day!

Marina Radulaski, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, was selected as one of 58 scientists and engineers to receive funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research's 2023 Young Investigator Research Program, or YIP.   

Quantum Computing at Davis (QCD) is a student research group that aims to educate undergraduate and graduate students in quantum information sciences by providing them with hands-on projects and workshops. They foster the quantum community at UC Davis through collaborations between faculty and students and facilitate the transition from top-quality coursework to publishable work. 

We are delighted to announce the Quantum Information Science and Technology (QuIST) Colloquium under the College of Engineering Next Level Idea initiatives. This is an interdisciplinary speaker series, aimed at graduate and advanced undergraduate students in engineering and science departments. Colloquia will give a window to research topics pursued internationally by renowned researchers, as well as on campus by UC Davis faculty.