ExpandQISE: Track 2: Expanding Quantum Research and Education at Winston-Salem State University with Research on Hybrid Microwave-Optical Quantum Devices

非技术描述：量子信息科学与工程（QISE）是一个活跃的研究和发展领域，具有巨大的潜力，可以推动计算，网络和传感的基本性能限制。该项目旨在与克莱姆森大学和罗切斯特大学密切合作，在温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学（WSSU）建立综合的QISE研究和教育活动。研究活动旨在通过建立量子转导试验台，促进量子计算和网络应用新材料和功能的发现。教育部分侧重于在QISE建立一个具有强大动手能力的本科课程，以培养高度多样化和熟练的劳动力。该项目的协作性质与核心研究设施相结合，不仅使WSSU的教师和学生处于QISE研究的最前沿，而且有助于在卡罗来纳州培养几代不同的QISE劳动力。技术描述：量子处理器网络的实现对于可扩展量子技术的发展至关重要。利用现有技术实现低噪声的高效量子转导（QTR）仍然是一个艰巨的挑战。温斯顿-塞勒姆州立大学（WSSU）的一个团队与克莱姆森大学和罗切斯特大学的量子研究专家合作，旨在通过开发用于高性能QTR应用的混合量子材料和器件配置的高通量测试的多功能测试平台，解决现有的QTR瓶颈。温斯顿-塞勒姆混合量子实验室（WHQL）被建立为容纳试验台的核心设施。这一努力将WSSU定位在量子技术研究的前沿，通过光电或光电机械微波光子耦合机制，实现高效、低噪声QTR的多功能材料和器件的快速探索和发现。WHQL不仅增强了WSSU的研究能力，而且在创建可持续的多元化劳动力管道方面发挥着至关重要的作用，以支持我们国家不断增长的量子信息科学与工程（QISE）研究和开发活动。这项工作有望成为综合QISE研究和教育活动的典范，供全国各地没有或新生的QISE项目的历史悠久的黑人学院和大学使用。该项目由传统黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU-UP）、多学科活动办公室（MPS/OMA）和技术前沿项目（TIP/TF）共同资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Non-technical Description: Quantum information science and engineering (QISE) is an active area of research and development with significant potential to push the fundamental performance limits for computation, networking, and sensing. This project aims to establish integrated QISE research and education activities at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) in close collaboration with Clemson University and the University of Rochester. The research activities are aimed at facilitating the discovery of new materials and functionalities for quantum computing and networking applications by establishing a quantum transduction testbed. The educational components are focused on establishing an undergraduate program in QISE with strong hands-on components to train a highly diverse and proficient workforce. The collaborative nature of the project combined with the core research facilities it enables not only brings WSSU faculty and students to the forefront of QISE research but helps train generations of diverse QISE workforce in the Carolinas. Technical Description: The realization of quantum processor networks is crucial for the advancement of scalable quantum technologies. Using current technology to achieve high-efficiency quantum transduction (QTR) with minimal noise remains a formidable challenge. In collaboration with experts in quantum research at Clemson University and the University of Rochester, a team at Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) aims to address the existing QTR bottlenecks by developing a versatile testbed for high-throughput testing of hybrid quantum materials and device configurations for high-performance QTR applications. The Winston-Salem Hybrid Quantum Laboratory (WHQL) is established as the core facility to house the testbed. This effort positions WSSU at the forefront of quantum technology research, enabling rapid exploration and discovery of multifunctional materials and devices for efficient, low-noise QTR via electro-optical or electro-optomechanical microwave-photon coupling mechanisms. WHQL not only enhances WSSU’s research capabilities but plays a crucial role in creating a sustainable pipeline of a diverse workforce to support our nation’s growing Quantum information science and engineering (QISE) research and development activities. This effort is expected to serve as a model for integrated QISE research and education activities to be utilized by historically black colleges and universities across our nation with no or nascent QISE program.This project is jointly funded by the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (MPS/OMA), and the Technology Frontiers Program (TIP/TF).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.