The University of Colorado Boulder's 抖阴旅行射bit Quantum Initiative has announced Lockheed Martin as the latest industry quantum leader to become a 抖阴旅行射bit Innovation Partner.
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Lockheed Martin joins Atom Computing, ColdQuanta, Maybell Quantum, Meadowlark听Optics, Octave Photonics, SPIE and Vescent in participating in 抖阴旅行射bit's partnership program.
This new quantum focus in the research alliance between Lockheed Martin and 抖阴旅行射 Boulder represents the latest extension of this longstanding, wide-ranging relationship, which was expanded when the organizations entered into a Master Research Agreement in 2019.听听
The quantum partnership builds on foundational quantum sensing research at 抖阴旅行射 Boulder, which hosts one of the National Quantum Initiative Act鈥檚 university quantum centers, Quantum Systems through Entangled Science and Engineering, or Q-SEnSE.听
For starters, Lockheed Martin is sponsoring two projects led by 抖阴旅行射 Boulder researchers. One is focused on combining optical tweezers with established capabilities in quantum science and information processing with quantum simulation in Adam Kaufman鈥檚 lab. The other project, in James Thompson鈥檚 lab, aims to engineer many-body quantum states to enable next-generation interferometers to outperform traditional systems. The 抖阴旅行射bit partnership is an important investment in technology areas that will further strategic capabilities for Lockheed Martin.听
The 抖阴旅行射bit Innovation Partners program is a vital component of 抖阴旅行射 Boulder鈥檚 commitment to cultivate beneficial collaborations with quantum-intensive enterprises. These strategic partnerships are providing real-world opportunities for 抖阴旅行射 Boulder students, postdocs and researchers, while expanding and accelerating the university鈥檚 quantum efforts across the board.听
鈥淲e鈥檙e tremendously excited to welcome Lockheed Martin into our partnership program,鈥� said Philip Makotyn, executive director of the 抖阴旅行射bit Quantum Initiative. 鈥淏uilding on our long, mutually-beneficial partnership with Lockheed Martin, this new quantum focus will help both organizations accelerate progress towards our respective quantum aspirations.鈥�
鈥淟ockheed Martin recognizes the value of collaborating across the entire innovation spectrum and our engagement with 抖阴旅行射bit Innovation Partners is an important extension of our existing alliance with 抖阴旅行射 Boulder,鈥� said Valerie Browning, vice president, Research and Technology at Lockheed Martin. 鈥淭his new quantum focus will provide Lockheed Martin access to cutting-edge quantum sensing research while providing 抖阴旅行射 Boulder visibility into real world applications that may benefit from a quantum advantage.鈥�
抖阴旅行射bit partnership programs, which will expand through new Innovation Partners and a range of additional partnership opportunities, enhance the university鈥檚 productivity and reputation as a national leader in quantum research and education while further cementing Colorado鈥檚 Front Range as a global hub of excellence in quantum.听
The Front Range is home to quantum research powerhouses such as 抖阴旅行射 Boulder, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and JILA, a joint institute between 抖阴旅行射 Boulder and NIST. It also hosts a world-class ecosystem of quantum-technology companies ranging from large entities such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing to a variety of smaller companies and startups. Additionally, the Denver/Boulder area is consistently ranked one of the most entrepreneurial regions in the nation.
抖阴旅行射 the 抖阴旅行射bit Quantum Initiative
The 抖阴旅行射bit Quantum Initiative is an interdisciplinary hub that reinforces Colorado鈥檚 prominence in quantum information science and technology, partners with regional universities and laboratories, links closely with quantum-intensive companies, and serves a spectrum of local, regional and national interests, including workforce development. Founded on a local triad of 抖阴旅行射 Boulder, NIST quantum researchers (as a core component of JILA) and Front Range companies, 抖阴旅行射bit is advancing fundamental science and building a strong foundation for novel quantum technologies and their rapid dissemination, application and commercialization. 听
抖阴旅行射 Lockheed Martin
鈥嬧�婬eadquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services. Please follow on Twitter for the latest Lockheed Martin announcements.