Center: Institute for Quantum Information and Matter: IQIM

探索复杂量子系统中出现的令人惊讶的现象是21世纪科学最令人兴奋的前沿之一。理解和利用高度纠缠的量子系统将产生新的材料、新的通信和计算方法，以及对宇宙结构的新见解。量子信息与物质研究所(IQIM)将通过理论家和实验者的合作努力推进这一前沿，他们研究奇异的集体现象，这些现象将量子世界的怪诞放大到宏观尺度。IQIM将建立理解自然的新范式，并为潜在的革命性技术奠定基础，同时培养将定义量子科学和工程未来的新一代领导人。此外，IQIM将激发公众对量子领域的奥秘的兴趣，通过开发游戏和视频以及战略性地使用社交媒体来加强公众参与。IQIM研究分为三个主要活动。MA-1(量子信息物理)将计算机科学、信息论、工程学和数学中的思想与超导电路和捕获的超冷原子等实验量子信息平台联系起来。MA-2(下一代量子计量学)强调使用高度可控的量子系统(包括耦合到光腔的原子和自旋)以及强关联材料来增强量子传感的机会。MA-3(构建和驱动量子物质)建立在量子材料和量子模拟平台的最新进展基础上，以实现以前无法获得的物质相，重点是分馏相、拓扑超导、缺陷束缚量子线和动态Floquite相。通过将量子计算、模拟、材料和计量学结合到一个位于单个校园的统一中心，IQIM正在建立一个相互连接的社区，非常适合利用这些研究推动力之间的协同作用。通过关注量子技术促进科学发现的潜力，这项研究可以为未来尚未想象的技术奠定基础。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Exploring the surprising phenomena that arise in complex quantum systems is one of the most exciting frontiers of 21st-century science. Understanding and harnessing highly entangled quantum systems will yield new materials, new communication and computation methods, and new insights into the structure of the universe. The Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM) will advance this frontier through the collaborative efforts of theorists and experimentalists investigating exotic collective phenomena which amplify the weirdness of the quantum world to macroscopic scales. IQIM will establish new paradigms for understanding nature and lay the foundations for potentially revolutionary technologies, while training a new generation of leaders who will define the future of quantum science and engineering. In addition, IQIM will stoke the public's fascination with the mysteries of the quantum realm, enhancing public engagement through the development of games and videos and strategic use of social media.IQIM research is organized into three Major Activities. MA-1 (Quantum Information Physics) connects ideas drawn from computer science, information theory, engineering, and mathematics to experimental quantum information platforms such as superconducting circuits and trapped ultracold atoms. MA-2 (Next-Generation Quantum Metrology) emphasizes opportunities to enhance quantum sensing using highly controllable quantum systems including atoms and spins coupled to optical cavities, and strongly correlated materials. MA-3 (Building and Driving Quantum Matter) builds on recent advances in quantum materials and quantum simulation platforms to realize previously inaccessible phases of matter, with emphasis on fractionalized phases, topological superconductivity, defect-bound quantum wires, and dynamical Floquet phases. By combining quantum computing, simulation, materials, and metrology into a unified center located on a single campus, IQIM is building an interconnected community well suited to take advantage of the synergy among these research thrusts. By focusing on the potential for quantum technology to facilitate scientific discoveries, this research can lay the foundations for future technologies not yet imagined.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.