Published: April 24, 2019 By

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder delegation meets with leadership at White House to discuss quantum research, industry collaboration

L-R: Terri Fiez (Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder); Kelvin Droegemeier (Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy); Jun Ye (Director, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäbit Quantum Initiative at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder; Fellow, JILA)

On April 17-18, 2019, the University of Colorado Boulder , federal research agenciesÌýand in Congress to discuss the university's unique strengths in quantum information sciences, as well as its support for fully funding federal quantum activities authorized in the National Quantum Initiative enacted last year.

The ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder delegation—which included Terri Fiez, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, and Jun Ye, Director of ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder's ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉäbit Quantum Initiative and a Fellow at JILA—met with Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and his policy team,Ìýleadership at the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense,Ìýand several Colorado congressional offices, including U.S. Senator Cory Gardner and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse and Ed Perlmutter. Gardner and Perlmutter each serve on their chamber's respective science committees, which have jurisdiction over federal science policy, and Neguse represents ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder in Congress. The visit was supported by ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä's Government Relations Office.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder launched its earlier this year to synergize quantum efforts on campus, at NIST and with industry partners. The ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder delegation highlighted this effort and discussed not only the university's research strengths in quantum and rich history of collaboration with NIST, but also new efforts to improve workforce development, convene regional and national stakeholdersÌýand accelerate commercialization of new quantum technologies. Engagement with federal officials and lawmakers will continue as these efforts advance.