When: Tuesday, August 29, 2025 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Where: Technological Institute, Room F160, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60201
Description: Join the fourth cohort of Open Quantum Initiative fellows as they present summaries of their summer quantum information science and engineering research. CQE members and partners are invited to attend, meet the fellows, and share opportunities for the following summer.
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Agenda
| Time | |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am CT |
Welcome Emily Easton, Director of Education & Workforce Development, Chicago Quantum Exchange |
| 10:15 am – 11:30 am CT |
Presentations Ahnnika Hess, Jiani Fu, Kaiya Jones, Noble Agyeman-Bobie, Xavier Dabrowiecki |
| 11:30 am – 11:45 am CT | Closing Remarks |
| 11:45 am – 12:30 pm CT | Lunch |
Meet the fellows:
Home Institution: Illinois Wesleyan University
Major: Physics and Studio Art
OQI Institution: Northwestern University
Faculty Mentor: Prem Kumar
Research Topic: Entanglement distribution coexisting with classical telecommunications over a deployed network
Home Institution: Harvey Mudd College
Major: Physics
OQI Institution: Northwestern University
Faculty Mentor: Michael Wasielewski
Research Topic: Probing Hyperfine Interactions in Photo-Induced Donor–Acceptor Radical Pairs for Quantum Teleportation Applications via Mims ENDOR Spectroscopy
Home Institution: Tuskegee University
Major: Computer Science and Mathematics
OQI Institution: Northwestern University
Faculty Mentor: Kate Smith
Research Topic: Applications of Quantum Error Detection for Increased Runtime Environment Efficiency
Home Institution: Grambling State University
Major: Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science
OQI Institution: Northwestern University
Faculty Mentor: Kate Smith
Research Topic: Pauli Check Sandwiching using Qudits
Home Institution: DePaul University
Major: Physics and Mathematics
OQI Institution: Northwestern University
Faculty Mentor: Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano
Research Topic: Modeling Coupled HBAR-Qubit Devices for Rare Event Detection
Learn more about the Open Quantum Initiative Undergraduate Fellowship.
Questions about the event can be directed to quantum@uchicago.edu.