Montana State University QCORE has undertaken an ambitious research agenda with a focus on quantum computing, quantum communications and quantum sensing. Success in these fields relies on principles established in quantum physics such as entanglement, superposition and coherence. Technology based on these principles of quantum physics can lead to computation with exponential speedup over classical techniques for certain problems, provably secure communication, and higher precision sensors.
Join us for QCORE's Seminar Series
All are welcome to join QCORE's weekly Seminar Series, hosted each Wednesday afternoon at 4:10 pm at QCORE in EngineWorks, 2425 Technology Blvd. West, Bozeman. See upcoming and past talks and speaker affiliations below.
Wednesday, March 4, 2025 - 4pm at QCORE - Magali Eaton, MSU Technology Transfer Office / QCORE
Quantum Innovation: Translating Research Into Impact
The goal of this conversation will be to spark ideas around how one can be successful at taking their research results to societal impact. There are myriad ways to do this, depending on what one's individual goals are as well as who might be the beneficiaries of the work. Let's tackle all questions big and small, from why doing this in the first place, to how this gets funded, to who is involved in taking things to impact, to how to get this done amid everything that we all have going on. Let's also touch on what's special about translating quantum innovations. Come learn about exciting ways to position your research for translation and to turn the results of your research into long-lived societal impact!
Upcoming
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Erik Grumstrup, Chemistry: Single particle spectroscopy of emerging functional nanomaterials
Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Mark Craig, Gallatin College: “Classical” Computing – How Silicon Scaling has Reached 2nm
Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Josh Aller: Quantum Enabling Waveguide-Based Components in Bozeman, MT
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Josh Doherty: Low-noise cryogenic systems for Quantum
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Suzi Taylor, Science Math Resource Center, and Craig Ogilvie, Physics: Quantum in Big Sky Country: Educating the Next-Generation from K-12 to PhD
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Prasanta Bandyopadhyay, Philosophy: A Third Variety of Emergence, Life, and Consciousness: Beyond Dichotomous Division
Past
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 - 4pm at QCORE - Dr. Sam Gunningham, Mathematics
An Introduction to Quantum Topology
Mathematician’s have long been interested in the study of knots and links in 3-dimensional space. Pioneering work of Jones, Witten, Reshetikhin, Turaev, and others in the 1980s and 90s completely transformed the field, introducing new tools and ideas inspired by quantum physics. This has led to a remarkably fruitful interchange of ideas between mathematics (e.g. lowdimensional topology and representation theory) and physics (e.g. condensed matter and quantum computing). I will aim to give a gentle introduction to the subject from a mathematician's point of view.
Dr. Gunningham’s work is broadly in the Geometric Representation Theory, drawing on ideas from geometry, topology, mathematical physics, and related fields. Many of the phenomena he studies can be viewed through topological field theory (TFT). In physics, TFTs arise from quantum field theories that do not depend on the spacetime metric, often after a suitable twist or limit. Mathematically, a TFT assigns numerical and linear algebraic data to manifolds. Dualities predicted by physics, particularly string theory, therefore lead to concrete mathematical predictions that can be precisely formulated and proved.
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