Joint Quantum Institute Created by University of Maryland, NIST and NSA

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(L. to r.) Frederick R. Chang (NSA) William Jeffrey (NIST) and C.D. Mote Jr. (UM) sign a memorandum of understanding establishing the Joint Quantum Institute in a ceremony at the University of Maryland College Park. Credit: Thai Nguyen University of ...
(L. to r.) Frederick R. Chang (NSA), William Jeffrey (NIST), and C.D. Mote Jr., (UM) sign a memorandum of understanding establishing the Joint Quantum Institute in a ceremony at the University of Maryland, College Park. Credit: Thai Nguyen, University of Maryland

Today, the University of Maryland (UM), the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the National Security Agency (NSA) announced the creation of a joint research institute designed to advance quantum physics research—deciphering the secrets of nature at the submicroscopic scale—and to exploit this knowledge to transform quantum technology from an exciting promise to practical reality.


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