The Pittsburgh Quantum Institute has added a new co-director to its ranks who brings Carnegie Mellon University-level expertise to an initiative that's backed by three local higher education institutions.
Benjamin Hunt, an associate professor of physics at CMU's Mellon College of Science, joins fellow co-director Michael Hatridge, an associate professor of physics at the University of Pittsburgh, to help lead the organization, which receives support from CMU, Pitt and Duquesne University.
"I'm really excited to bring our researchers together — to get computer science folks talking to physicists, people from our Software Engineering Institute, the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center and more," Hunt said in a prepared statement. "There have been huge advances in quantum science in the last decade. And we at PQI are trying to energize and promote quantum science and engineering by making connections among researchers at Pitt, CMU, Duquesne and beyond."
Hunt and Hatridge will work on providing strategic direction and lead research programs for PQI, as well as build partnerships with industry and government organizations. In the coming weeks, the duo also will look to host workshops, seminars and offer research support to those who work with quantum computers and quantum mechanics.
