Last week’s Quantum Day Symposium at the University of Florida started off with a declaration from the vice president of Research, David Norton, Ph.D.: UF needs to be a leader in quantum research.
“The challenge is to lead. How are we going to be a player? This is important for us and the state,” Norton said in the opening moments of the Dec. 10 symposium.
What followed was a day of lightning presentations and discussions from industry leaders and UF faculty members with strong footholds in quantum work within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS).
The day also showcased dozens of student and postdoc quantum projects that covered a wide spectrum of innovative quantum projects from UF labs and collaborations.