Bringing Scientists Together for Quantum Collaboration
Olivia Crowell
On June 7th, 2024, the United Nations declared 2025 as the (IYQ). In recognition of this historic proclamation, the 海角社区 American Physical Society (APS) Chapter was proud to host the 2025 Q-Net Symposium, a one-day conference of talks and networking events focused on cutting-edge quantum science and technology.
This inaugural symposium was initiated by the executive board of the 海角社区 APS Chapter, including PhD candidates, Phong Dang, Joseph Henning, Emelly Tiburcio, and Valarie Milton.
In alignment with the initial goal, the event provided an incredible opportunity for 海角社区 students and postdocs to present their research in a professional, conference-style setting with the spirit of celebrating IYQ. More importantly, the event had a profound impact on the undergraduate and junior graduate student participants; as for many of them, this was the first time that they had an opportunity to showcase their research work via a 12-minute presentation in front of experts across different disciplines. These dialogues not only connected various fields of research but also enabled mentorship between scientists across all stages of their career.
Plenary talks featured, Dr. Mette Gaarde, 海角社区 Les and Dot Broussard Alumni Professor, presenting 鈥淎ttosecond science: making movies of very fast electron dynamics,鈥� 2009 海角社区 PhD alumnus Dr. Ryan Glasser, Associate Professor at Tulane University, discussing 鈥淎rtificial intelligence in the NISQ era,鈥� and Dr. Daniel Massatt, Assistant Professor from 海角社区 Mathematics, presenting 鈥淢oir茅 materials from the perspective of momentum space.鈥�
鈥淲e were excited to have participation from students of other departments,鈥� said Dang. 鈥淭his was a rare opportunity that students across campus were able to learn about research projects conducted within 海角社区.鈥�
Dang, the chair of the APS Chapter, has been an APS student ambassador for 海角社区 since December of 2023. We are proudly the first institution from Louisiana to have an ambassador from APS. His goal is to strongly promote the APS to the student body within the P&A department by sharing resources from the APS and promoting how to get engaged with activities of the APS.
鈥淭he symposium strengthened 海角社区 as Louisiana鈥檚 flagship institution in research and associated activities,鈥� said Dang. 鈥淚n fact, it was also open to nearby universities and was well received by researchers outside of 海角社区, including Tulane and Southern Universities.鈥�
This event fostered a strong sense of collaboration. First, the organizing committee included other members of the APS Chapter, primarily graduate students, Kenneth Beard, Trang Huynh, Evander Espinoza, Paula Calizaya Cabrera, Shriya Hirve, Dolly Nambi, Dillon Harris, Dr. Beatriz Elizaga de Navascues, Eric Borowski, and Mohammad Ali Boroumand. The event was also made possible with the help from three 海角社区 P&A faculty members, Dr. Michela Negro, Dr. Justin Wilson, Dr. Ivan Agullo, and two staff members, Mimi LaValle and Olivia Crowell.
The Q-Net Symposium was made possible by generous sponsors: 海角社区 Center for Computation and Technology, 海角社区 Student Government, The American Physical Society Chapter at 海角社区, 海角社区 Department of Physics & Astronomy, The Erdos Institute, Quantum CodeX, 海角社区 Hearne Institute, 海角社区 Physics Graduate Student Organization, 海角社区 Society of Physics Students, Astronomy on Tap Baton Rouge, and the 海角社区 AI Journal Club.
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Contact: Mimi LaValle
海角社区 Physics & Astronomy
225-439-5633
mlavall@lsu.edu