Events

2024 Chicago Quantum Recruiting Forum

When: Thursday, April 11, 2024 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Where: Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th St., Chicago, IL 60637

Description: The annual Chicago Quantum Recruiting Forum brought together the rising generation of quantum scientists and engineers with employers and educators for an event aimed at catalyzing careers. This forum was an outstanding opportunity for students and trainees who were interested in pursuing quantum information through physics, computing, or engineering. Participants had the opportunity to connect with one another as well as leaders in the field and explore quantum careers and academic pathways through an experiential immersion in quantum innovation. Participation was open to all trainees, including university students and postdocs in the Midwest; faculty from the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE); university partners; and companies interested in hiring quantum-trained talent. 

Agenda

Time Event Location in Ida Noyes Hall
12:00– 12:30 pm

Welcome

 

David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering and Vice Dean for Research and Infrastructure, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago 

Keynote 
Brad Lackey, Quantum Solutions Architect, Microsoft 

 Third Floor Theater
12:35– 1:35 pm

Choice of one of three activities:

  1. Technical workshop with QuEra and qBraid (East Lounge, Ida Noyes Hall)
  2. Technical workshop with Wolfram (West Lounge, Ida Noyes Hall)
  3. Info session on quantum industry workforce needs and trends for US and foreign job seekers with Celia Merzbacher, Executive Director of QED-C and Jonathan Grode, US Practice Director and Managing Partner, Green & Spiegel (Third Floor Theater, Ida Noyes Hall)

Various locations 
1:40– 2:20 pm

Panel: Careers in Research

Moderator: Sean Jones, Deputy Lab Director for Science and Technology, Argonne National Lab 

Panelists:  

  • Ruslan Shaydulin, Applied Research Director, JPMC Global Technology Applied Research Center  
  • Ian Njoroge, Senior Scientist, CSL Behring 
  • Allison Squires, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago PME 
 Third Floor Theater
2:20– 3:00 pm

Panel: Careers in Industry

Moderator: Katerina Moloni, Associate Director, MS Physics-Quantum Computing Program 

Panelists: 

  • Berk Kovos, Quantum Control Solution Engineer, Quantum Machines
  • Elina Kasman, VP Bus Dev, Great Lakes Crystal Technologies
  • Mark Jackson, Sr. Quantum Evangelist, Quantinuum
 Third Floor Theater
3:00– 4:30 pm

Career Fair 

Participants include:

  • Applied Materials 
  • Corning Optical Communications 
  • EeroQ Corporation 
  • Error Corp.  
  • Fermilab-Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 
  • HRL Laboratories LLC 
  • Infleqtion 
  • JPMorgan Chase 
  • QuantCAD LLC 
  • Quantum Machines 
  • Qubit by Qubit 
  • Wolfram 
  • Duality 
  • Chicago Quantum Exchange 
  • Icarus Quantum 
  • Quantinuum 
  • KPMG 
  • memQ 
  • BlueFors 
 Atrium & Library Lounge