UCLA, Center for Quantum Science and Engineering
(CQSE)
The interdisciplinary Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (CQSE) at UCLA was recently established by the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Division of Physical Sciences to coordinate the various research and teaching activities in the emerging field of quantum information science and technology (QIST) currently spread across numerous individual departments and establish UCLA as a world leader in this new field. The areas of research currently represented are ion trap qubits, quantum matter and solid state qubits, photonic qubits, quantum chemistry and biology and quantum algorithms. The CQSE is assembling multidisciplinary research teams to attract funding in the QIST area as well as team with other local universities, national laboratories and industry to establish regional centers capable of harnessing the unparalleled resources available in Southern California. The CQSE is partnering with numerous companies in the area who are already engaged in the QIST area and want access to the research capabilities and students at UCLA. There is a significant educational component associated with CQSE as well. Currently, quantum science and engineering jobs are filled by students with related training in many different fields. To address this problem, and in close collaboration with local industry, UCLA is establishing an interdisciplinary program in Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE) that provides both a professional Master’s Degree and a separate PhD degree.