Alumni Conversation: Four recent alumni provide a view from inside quantum research in academia, industry and the national labs, highlighting the excitement and challenges of this interdisciplinary field.
Fellow Profiles:
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Combining applied math and forest ecology, Caleb Adams explores how woodland features shape wildfires.
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Elizabeth Bennewitz uses classical computers to model quantum problems from particle scattering to quantum memory and superconducting qubits.
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Tom Gade models spontaneous turbulent features in tokamak plasmas that could hinder or help fusion reactions.
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Mansi Sakarvadia manages memory to make machine learning models more accurate and interpretable for science applications.
Winning CYSE Contest Essay: Third-year fellow Sienna White describes a stormy journey to clarify murky questions about sediment dynamics.
Howes Scholar in Computational Science: Margaret Trautner is recognized for operational learning theory research, mentorship and leadership.
Interview: Charles Tahan discusses the rapid pace of innovation, what the country needs to stay competitive and how Microsoft is shaping the quantum future.