Advancing Chemistry and Quantum Information Science: An Assessment of Research Opportunities at the Interface of Chemistry and Quantum Information Science in the United States (2023)

Chapter: Appendix C: Multidisciplinary Centers Established under the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) or National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Related QIS Programs

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Multidisciplinary Centers Established under the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) or National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Related QIS Programs." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Advancing Chemistry and Quantum Information Science: An Assessment of Research Opportunities at the Interface of Chemistry and Quantum Information Science in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26850.

Appendix C

Multidisciplinary Centers Established under the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) or National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Related QIS Programs

TABLE C-1 Multidisciplinary Centers Established under the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) or National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

AcronymFull Name of CenterLead Laboratory or UniversityFunding over Five Years (millions)Website
Department of Energy: The National Quantum Information Science Research Centers (Authorized under NQIA)C2QACo-design Center for Quantum AdvantageBrookhaven National Laboratory$115abnl.gov/quantumcenter
QSAQuantum Systems AcceleratorLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory$115aquantumsystemsaccelerator.org
QSCQuantum Science CenterOak Ridge National Laboratory$115aqscience.org
Q-NEXTNext Generation Quantum Science and EngineeringArgonne National Laboratory$115aq-next.org
SQMSSuperconducting Quantum Materials and Systems CenterFermi National Accelerator Laboratory$115asqms.fnal.gov
National Science Foundation: Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (Authorized under NQIA)Q-SEnSEQuantum Systems through Entangled Science and EngineeringUniversity of Colorado, Boulder g$25acolorado.edu/research/qsense
HQANHybrid Quantum Architectures and NetworksUniversity of Illinois —Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST)$25ahqan.illinois.edu/
CIQCChallenge Institute for Quantum ComputationUniversity of California, Berkeley$24.9aciqc.berkeley.edu
QuBBEQuantum Sensing for Biophysics and BioengineeringUniversity of Chicago$25bqubbe.uchicago.edu
RQSInstitute for Robust Quantum SimulationUniversity of Maryland, College Park$25bhttps://rqs.umd.edu/
Department of Defense: Quantum Information Science Research Centers (Authorized under NDAA)LQCLPS (Laboratory Physical Sciences) Qubit Collaboratory, U.S. Army Research OfficeUniversity of Maryland, College Parkqubitcollaboratory.org
NRLNaval Research LaboratoryU.S. Naval Research Laboratorynrl.navy.mil/OurWork/Areas-of-Research/Quantum-Research
AFRLAir Force Research LaboratoryAir Force Research Laboratoryafresearchlab.com/technology/quantum/

aPeriod of performance start date is 2020.

bPeriod of performance start date is 2021.

Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Multidisciplinary Centers Established under the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) or National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Related QIS Programs." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Advancing Chemistry and Quantum Information Science: An Assessment of Research Opportunities at the Interface of Chemistry and Quantum Information Science in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26850.

TABLE C-2 Large-Group Research and Development Efforts Related to QIS Topics by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy (DOE)

Federal AgencyAcronymFull Name of Center or ProgramLead UniversityWebsite
NSFNSF Q-AMASE-iQuantum Foundry for Accelerated Development of Quantum MaterialsUniversity of California, Santa Barbaraquantumfoundry.ucsb.edu
NSF ERC-CQNEngineering Research Center for Quantum NetworksUniversity of Arizonacqn-erc.org
JILAPhysics Frontiers Center at JILAUniversity of Colorado, Boulderjila-pfc.colorado.edu
JQIJoint Quantum InstituteUniversity of Maryland, College Parkjqi.umd.edu
IQIMInstitute for Quantum Information and MatterCalifornia Institute of Technologyiqim.caltech.edu
CUACenter for Ultracold AtomsMassachusetts Institute of Technologycua.mit.edu
CQuICCenter for Quantum Information and ControlUniversity of New Mexicocquic.unm.edu/
ITAMPInstitute for Theoretical Atomic and Molecular PhysicsHarvardpweb.cfa.harvard.edu
CIQMCenter for Integrated Quantum MaterialsHarvardciqm.harvard.edu
EPIQCEnabling Practical Scale Quantum ComputingThe University of Chicagoepiqc.cs.uchicago.edu
STAQSoftware-Tailored Architecture for Quantum co-designDukestaq.pratt.duke.edu
QISE-NETQuantum Information Science and Engineering NetworkThe University of Chicagoqisenet.uchicago.edu
DOEASCRAdvanced Scientific Computing Research QIS ProgramN/Ahttps://science.osti.gov/ascr
BERBiological and Environmental ResearchN/Ahttps://science.osti.gov/Initiatives/QIS/Program-Offices-QIS-Pages
BESBasic Energy Science QIS ProgramN/Ascience.osti.gov/bes/Research/qis
FESFusion Energy SciencesN/Ahttps://science.osti.gov/Initiatives/QIS/Program-Offices-QIS-Pages%20
HEPHigh Energy Physics QIS ProgramN/Ascience.osti.gov/hep/Research/Quantum-Information-Science-QIS
Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Multidisciplinary Centers Established under the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) or National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Related QIS Programs." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Advancing Chemistry and Quantum Information Science: An Assessment of Research Opportunities at the Interface of Chemistry and Quantum Information Science in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26850.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Multidisciplinary Centers Established under the National Quantum Initiative Act (NQIA) or National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Related QIS Programs." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Advancing Chemistry and Quantum Information Science: An Assessment of Research Opportunities at the Interface of Chemistry and Quantum Information Science in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26850.
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