@SBQMI
Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute at The University of British Columbia
Marcel Franz Appointed Scientific Director of UBC Blusson QMI
Marcel Franz Appointed Scientific Director of UBC Blusson QMI
Innovative optical memory for future photonics
Innovative optical memory for future photonics
New research by scientists at UBC’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute has demonstrated an innovative switching technology with potential applications in neuromorphic optical computing, artificial intelligence, and optical communications. The study, […]
Call for Applications: Quantum Studio Arts-Sciences Residency 2025 - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Call for Applications: Quantum Studio Arts-Sciences Residency 2025 - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
In 2023, the French Embassy in Canada, in partnership with the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (QMI) and the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia (UBC), launched the Arts-Sciences Residency Program “Quantum Studio” in […]
Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Center for Quantum Materials Summer School 2025 - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Center for Quantum Materials Summer School 2025 - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Magnetism: From Exotic States of Matter to Quantum Technologies Date: May 6 to May 8, 2025 Location: Room 2020/2030, Fred Kaiser Building, University of British Columbia (2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, […]
Science Rendezvous
Science Rendezvous
Hold the date! UBC is proud to host Science Rendezvous, a free family festival that takes science out of the lab and on to the street.
Unboxing Quantum - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Unboxing Quantum - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Nanofabrication Process Engineer
Nanofabrication Process Engineer
[Donation form] Quantum Pathways: Every breakthrough starts with a chance
[Donation form] Quantum Pathways: Every breakthrough starts with a chance
Material Intelligence: March 2025
Material Intelligence: March 2025
Ars Scientia Essay Prize 2025 - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Ars Scientia Essay Prize 2025 - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Ars Scientia, UBC’s interdisciplinary initiative at the intersection of art and science, welcomes undergraduate students across campus to participate in our 2025 Essay Prize. This is an opportunity to explore […]
Mission Persistence - Mission Control
Mission Persistence - Mission Control
This activity is undertaken with the financial support of the Canadian Space Agency Canada’s Giant Leap for AI in Space The Persistence Mission is Canada’s next step in the global […]
[Faculty Position] Assistant Professor - Theoretical Quantum Information or Theoretical Quantum Computation - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
[Faculty Position] Assistant Professor - Theoretical Quantum Information or Theoretical Quantum Computation - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
People of UBC Blusson QMI: Dr. James Day - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
People of UBC Blusson QMI: Dr. James Day - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Quantum Pathways - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Quantum Pathways - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Quantum Pathways is a program specific to the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute (Blusson QMI) at the University of British Columbia. Blusson QMI offers multi-year summer research scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled in physics, chemistry, or engineering programs and whose backgrounds and identities are underrepresented in the natural sciences and engineering.
Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC2024)
Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC2024)
Bake, melt or ignite: Study reveals profound impact of synthesis method on disordered materials
Bake, melt or ignite: Study reveals profound impact of synthesis method on disordered materials
Manufacturing precision Cryo-EM grids for brain health tech
Manufacturing precision Cryo-EM grids for brain health tech
People of Blusson QMI: Pinder Dosanjh
People of Blusson QMI: Pinder Dosanjh
Pinder is the Facilities Director at UBC Blusson QMI, Advanced Nanofabrication Facility (ANF), and the Quantum Colaboratory (BC node). At UBC, Pinder has been a driving force in leading the […]
EOIs Now Open: Nanofabrication Accelerator Program to Boost R&D in B.C.
EOIs Now Open: Nanofabrication Accelerator Program to Boost R&D in B.C.
Expressions of interest are now open for the second round of UBC Blusson QMI’s Nanofabrication Accelerator Program in partnership with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program […]
UBC QMI Annual Report 2023
UBC QMI Annual Report 2023
Virtual Tour: Quantum Materials Design Laboratory
Virtual Tour: Quantum Materials Design Laboratory
[Recording] Quantum Computing: Building Bridges Between Academia, Industry, and Government
[Recording] Quantum Computing: Building Bridges Between Academia, Industry, and Government
Material Intelligence - June 2024
Material Intelligence - June 2024
UBC Blusson QMI launches new research and training centre
UBC Blusson QMI launches new research and training centre
Blusson QMI receives $3.2M to boost tech development and partnerships
Blusson QMI receives $3.2M to boost tech development and partnerships
[Unboxing Quantum] Quantum Computing: Building Bridges Between Academia, Industry, and Government
[Unboxing Quantum] Quantum Computing: Building Bridges Between Academia, Industry, and Government
Material Intelligence - May 2024
Material Intelligence - May 2024
Quantum geometry offers new insights into 2D ferroelectricity - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Quantum geometry offers new insights into 2D ferroelectricity - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Subscribe to our newsletter Material Intelligence
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Call for Applications: Quantum Studio Arts-Sciences Residency - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Call for Applications: Quantum Studio Arts-Sciences Residency - Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute
Material Intelligence - April 2024
Material Intelligence - April 2024
Blusson QMI theorist awarded prestigious national medal
Blusson QMI theorist awarded prestigious national medal
UBC Blusson QMI Joins National Quantum Technology Consortium
UBC Blusson QMI Joins National Quantum Technology Consortium
Advances in gravitational wave detection lead to new discovery
Advances in gravitational wave detection lead to new discovery
QMI Family & Friends: World Quantum Day
QMI Family & Friends: World Quantum Day
Quantum Club's Career Fair - Google Forms
Quantum Club's Career Fair - Google Forms
[Mitacs event] Quantum Materials: Innovations and Commercialization Prospects
[Mitacs event] Quantum Materials: Innovations and Commercialization Prospects
Blusson QMI Scientific Director Receives UBC’s Premier Research Award
Blusson QMI Scientific Director Receives UBC’s Premier Research Award
Material Intelligence: March 2024
Material Intelligence: March 2024
TR-ARPES ushers in new era of quantum materials research
TR-ARPES ushers in new era of quantum materials research
Celebrating International Women's Day with Dr. Shohini Ghose
Celebrating International Women's Day with Dr. Shohini Ghose
Quantum Days 2024: Showcasing Breakthroughs and Forming Partnerships
Quantum Days 2024: Showcasing Breakthroughs and Forming Partnerships
Material Intelligence: February 2024
Material Intelligence: February 2024
Experiment confirms Blusson QMI's predictions on topological superconductors
Experiment confirms Blusson QMI's predictions on topological superconductors
Positioning Canada as a world leader in self-driving labs
Positioning Canada as a world leader in self-driving labs
Why scientists need artists: The benefits of collaborative creativity
Why scientists need artists: The benefits of collaborative creativity
Visit our website
Visit our website
Material Intelligence – November 2023
Material Intelligence – November 2023
From lab to market: Blusson QMI Postdoctoral Fellow honoured with Mitacs Award for Commercialization
From lab to market: Blusson QMI Postdoctoral Fellow honoured with Mitacs Award for Commercialization
Celebrating Blusson QMI's quantum leaders of tomorrow
Celebrating Blusson QMI's quantum leaders of tomorrow
Blusson QMI engineer named a 2024 Optica Fellow
Blusson QMI engineer named a 2024 Optica Fellow
[NOV 4] Girls and STEAM Summit 2023 - Science World
[NOV 4] Girls and STEAM Summit 2023 - Science World
New facility to boost research in quantum computation and networks
New facility to boost research in quantum computation and networks
Material Intelligence: Oct 2023
Material Intelligence: Oct 2023
Future Science Leaders - Science World
Future Science Leaders - Science World
‘Quantum Pathways’ leads student to research in materials for solid-state batteries
‘Quantum Pathways’ leads student to research in materials for solid-state batteries
International partnership accelerates the training of quantum workforce
International partnership accelerates the training of quantum workforce
UBC research team developing new sensors to test mineral content
UBC research team developing new sensors to test mineral content
Investing in the 'unimaginable breakthroughs of the next few decades'
Investing in the 'unimaginable breakthroughs of the next few decades'
Material Intelligence – September 2023
Material Intelligence – September 2023
People of Blusson QMI: Investigator Emeritus Ian Affleck
People of Blusson QMI: Investigator Emeritus Ian Affleck
Canada's Quantum Strategy and International Collaboration - CSPC
Canada's Quantum Strategy and International Collaboration - CSPC
Advanced laser ablation spectroscopy: a green path to Canada's critical minerals
Advanced laser ablation spectroscopy: a green path to Canada's critical minerals
Blusson QMI Annual Report 2022
Blusson QMI Annual Report 2022
People of Blusson QMI: Rob Kiefl
People of Blusson QMI: Rob Kiefl
Material Intelligence: August 2023
Material Intelligence: August 2023
Claims of revolutionary superconductor LK-99 are meeting resistance…
Claims of revolutionary superconductor LK-99 are meeting resistance…
Quantum Studio Art-Science Residency
Quantum Studio Art-Science Residency
SBQMI Rm.473
SBQMI Rm.473
Mechanical exfoliation triggers slip avalanches in 2D materials
Mechanical exfoliation triggers slip avalanches in 2D materials
Call for Applications: Quantum Studio arts-science residency 2023
Call for Applications: Quantum Studio arts-science residency 2023
Material Intelligence: June 2023
Material Intelligence: June 2023
Blusson QMI announces the appointment of Paola Baca as Managing Director
Blusson QMI announces the appointment of Paola Baca as Managing Director
Innovative method ‘kisses’ new life into 2D materials
Innovative method ‘kisses’ new life into 2D materials
Blusson QMI Postdoctoral Fellow receives the Governor General’s Gold Medal for Doctoral Dissertation
Blusson QMI Postdoctoral Fellow receives the Governor General’s Gold Medal for Doctoral Dissertation
Material Intelligence – May 2023
Material Intelligence – May 2023
Ars Scientia Symposium: encou(n)ters
Ars Scientia Symposium: encou(n)ters
Blusson QMI investigator awarded IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in the field of Magnetism
Blusson QMI investigator awarded IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prize in the field of Magnetism
People of Blusson QMI: Meet Deputy Scientific Director Prof. Marcel Franz
People of Blusson QMI: Meet Deputy Scientific Director Prof. Marcel Franz
Blusson QMI awarded $5.8M to advance Canada’s National Quantum Strategy
Blusson QMI awarded $5.8M to advance Canada’s National Quantum Strategy
Walk through Blusson QMI's MBE Lab
Walk through Blusson QMI's MBE Lab
New evidence quantum machine learning outperforms classical computing
New evidence quantum machine learning outperforms classical computing
Material Intelligence: April 2023
Material Intelligence: April 2023
People of Blusson QMI: Meet Principal Investigator Prof. Mona Berciu
People of Blusson QMI: Meet Principal Investigator Prof. Mona Berciu
Dr. James Day recognized with an UBC Science Excellence in Service Award
Dr. James Day recognized with an UBC Science Excellence in Service Award
Ars Scientia inspires a new writing course at UBC
Ars Scientia inspires a new writing course at UBC
Blusson QMI investigator receives prestigious Sloan Fellowship
Blusson QMI investigator receives prestigious Sloan Fellowship
Ars Scientia Artist Talks 2023: Algorithmic Allegories by JG Mair
Ars Scientia Artist Talks 2023: Algorithmic Allegories by JG Mair
People of Blusson QMI: Meet our Scientific Director Prof. Andrea Damascelli
People of Blusson QMI: Meet our Scientific Director Prof. Andrea Damascelli
Material Intelligence: Feb 2023
Material Intelligence: Feb 2023
Quantum Days 2023: Shaping Canada’s Future with Quantum Technologies
Quantum Days 2023: Shaping Canada’s Future with Quantum Technologies
UBC PhD candidate awarded a Tyler Lewis Green Research Foundation grant
UBC PhD candidate awarded a Tyler Lewis Green Research Foundation grant
Quantum Colab: accelerating quantum research through collaboration
Quantum Colab: accelerating quantum research through collaboration
Entropy engineering for future technologies
Entropy engineering for future technologies
Sarah Burke awarded a 2022 UBC Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Sarah Burke awarded a 2022 UBC Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Pinder Dosanjh receives UBC’s highest staff honour
Pinder Dosanjh receives UBC’s highest staff honour
People of Blusson QMI: Ashutosh Bhudia
People of Blusson QMI: Ashutosh Bhudia
People of Blusson QMI: Mario Ulises Gonzalez Rivas
People of Blusson QMI: Mario Ulises Gonzalez Rivas
A simple clean energy device with complex physics gets new hope for viability
A simple clean energy device with complex physics gets new hope for viability
Meet Adan Azem
Meet Adan Azem
Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity (M2S) Conference
Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity (M2S) Conference
Meet Xiruo Yan
Meet Xiruo Yan
Ars Scientia: Student Reflections
Ars Scientia: Student Reflections
Discover the Blusson QMI Machine Shop
Discover the Blusson QMI Machine Shop
Fifteen UBC researchers announced as new and renewed UBC Canada Research Chairs
Fifteen UBC researchers announced as new and renewed UBC Canada Research Chairs
Outreach program challenges scientist stereotypes
Outreach program challenges scientist stereotypes
Unboxing Quantum: Tiny Devices and Huge Detectors
Unboxing Quantum: Tiny Devices and Huge Detectors
New approach creates Majorana particles at high temperatures
New approach creates Majorana particles at high temperatures
Unboxing Quantum: Seeing the World in a Different Light
Unboxing Quantum: Seeing the World in a Different Light
A beginner’s guide to interpreting magnetic susceptibility data
A beginner’s guide to interpreting magnetic susceptibility data
CQM collaboration leads to discovery in rarely studied semimetal drumhead state
CQM collaboration leads to discovery in rarely studied semimetal drumhead state
Frustration reveals the cracks where the light gets in
Frustration reveals the cracks where the light gets in
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Humans of PHAS
Humans of PHAS
Blue & Goldcast Episode 35: Ars Scientia
Blue & Goldcast Episode 35: Ars Scientia
UBC PHAS Launchpad Program
UBC PHAS Launchpad Program
How UBC women in STEM are supporting each other to succeed
How UBC women in STEM are supporting each other to succeed
EDI Stories: I saw for myself why science needs equity, diversity and inclusion
EDI Stories: I saw for myself why science needs equity, diversity and inclusion
NSERC award enables Cissy Suen to tell the story of strongly correlated quantum materials
NSERC award enables Cissy Suen to tell the story of strongly correlated quantum materials
Alexandra Tully awarded NSERC postdoc scholarship for organic solar cell research
Alexandra Tully awarded NSERC postdoc scholarship for organic solar cell research
People of Blusson QMI: Samikshya Sahu
People of Blusson QMI: Samikshya Sahu
Mentorship programs offer students and postdocs opportunities for growth
Mentorship programs offer students and postdocs opportunities for growth
Sam Mugiraneza finds his pathway in Materials Chemistry
Sam Mugiraneza finds his pathway in Materials Chemistry
Learning to think like a physicist
Learning to think like a physicist
Ars Scientia: An artist and a physicist walked into a glassblowing studio ...
Ars Scientia: An artist and a physicist walked into a glassblowing studio ...
Sign up for Blacks in Quantum
Sign up for Blacks in Quantum
Quantum Days 2022 unites Canadian quantum sector
Quantum Days 2022 unites Canadian quantum sector
Legendary Canadian physicist Walter Hardy appointed to Order of Canada
Legendary Canadian physicist Walter Hardy appointed to Order of Canada
New math creates experimental framework for uncovering topological superconductivity
New math creates experimental framework for uncovering topological superconductivity
Robert Raussendorf wins CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Robert Raussendorf wins CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Ars Scientia: Signals and Apparatuses
Ars Scientia: Signals and Apparatuses
People of Blusson QMI: Hiroki Takahashi
People of Blusson QMI: Hiroki Takahashi
Former UBC postdoc finds direction via Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Center for Quantum Materials
Former UBC postdoc finds direction via Max Planck-UBC-UTokyo Center for Quantum Materials
High-temperature superconductor combined with tunable magnetic state: a possible spintronics platform
High-temperature superconductor combined with tunable magnetic state: a possible spintronics platform
Dark Matter Day Lecture / Live Stream
Dark Matter Day Lecture / Live Stream
Honouring the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Honouring the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
From Quantum Pathways to Cornerstone Models of Quantum Computing
From Quantum Pathways to Cornerstone Models of Quantum Computing
People of Blusson QMI: Alex Anees
People of Blusson QMI: Alex Anees
Three new Max Planck Graduate Center Fellows elected
Three new Max Planck Graduate Center Fellows elected
People of Blusson QMI: Ken Wong
People of Blusson QMI: Ken Wong
Reducing heat loss and increasing energy capture in solar cells critical for global uptake in solar power
Reducing heat loss and increasing energy capture in solar cells critical for global uptake in solar power
People of Blusson QMI: Ana Ciocoiu
People of Blusson QMI: Ana Ciocoiu
New PI: Meet Andrew (Drew) Potter
New PI: Meet Andrew (Drew) Potter
Read our Annual Report
Read our Annual Report
People of Blusson QMI: Robert Green
People of Blusson QMI: Robert Green
Quantum Arcade Beta Sign Up
Quantum Arcade Beta Sign Up
NFRF awards support interdisciplinary Blusson QMI research projects
NFRF awards support interdisciplinary Blusson QMI research projects
People of Blusson QMI: Samikshya Sahu
People of Blusson QMI: Samikshya Sahu
Alexandra Tully awarded NSERC postdoc scholarship for organic solar cell research
Alexandra Tully awarded NSERC postdoc scholarship for organic solar cell research
Visit the LAIR Lab
Visit the LAIR Lab
People of SBQMI: Amy Qu
People of SBQMI: Amy Qu
CQM collaboration finds novel photovoltaic effect in 2D materials
CQM collaboration finds novel photovoltaic effect in 2D materials
People of SBQMI: Jingda Wu
People of SBQMI: Jingda Wu
Fabio Boschini strengthens Canadian excellence in TR-ARPES
Fabio Boschini strengthens Canadian excellence in TR-ARPES
People of SBQMI: Kim Kiloh
People of SBQMI: Kim Kiloh
New twist on cuprates could offer topological superconductivity at higher temperatures
New twist on cuprates could offer topological superconductivity at higher temperatures
Super cool physics at very cold temperatures
Super cool physics at very cold temperatures
Metaphors and analogies make quantum physics make sense to new audiences
Metaphors and analogies make quantum physics make sense to new audiences
Multi-site collaboration originating at UBC reveals how Coulomb’s law is “bent” in solids
Multi-site collaboration originating at UBC reveals how Coulomb’s law is “bent” in solids
People of SBQMI: Vedanshi Vala
People of SBQMI: Vedanshi Vala
NSERC CREATE Quantum Computing program
NSERC CREATE Quantum Computing program
UBC team finds oxide material behaves similarly to its metal counterpart
UBC team finds oxide material behaves similarly to its metal counterpart
Apply to Quantum Pathways by January 31, 2021
Apply to Quantum Pathways by January 31, 2021
CINS Scattering Spotlight: Graham Johnstone
CINS Scattering Spotlight: Graham Johnstone
When Temperature Fails: A Nonthermal Description of Electron Relaxation
When Temperature Fails: A Nonthermal Description of Electron Relaxation
People of SBQMI: Rafael Haenel
People of SBQMI: Rafael Haenel
International Joint PhD Program in Quantum Materials
International Joint PhD Program in Quantum Materials
UBC Science Co-op Supervisor Recognition Award
UBC Science Co-op Supervisor Recognition Award
2020 TLCERF Grants Awarded!
2020 TLCERF Grants Awarded!
People of SBQMI: Alex Anees
People of SBQMI: Alex Anees
QuEST Program
QuEST Program
UBC’s Quantum Devices Group Joins International Collaboration to Study the Entropy of Exotic Quantum States
UBC’s Quantum Devices Group Joins International Collaboration to Study the Entropy of Exotic Quantum States
Everyday life is poised for a quantum leap
Everyday life is poised for a quantum leap
People of SBQMI: Meet Bahiyyih Peters
People of SBQMI: Meet Bahiyyih Peters
Rapid adaptation brings SBQMI teams back to work in support of novel coronavirus diagnostic tool
Rapid adaptation brings SBQMI teams back to work in support of novel coronavirus diagnostic tool
Joseph Salfi is in the right place at the right time
Joseph Salfi is in the right place at the right time
Roman Krems is solving quantum problems by machine learning
Roman Krems is solving quantum problems by machine learning
Big Dreams Can Come in the Smallest Spaces
Big Dreams Can Come in the Smallest Spaces
This Black Hole Fact Will Jump off the Page
This Black Hole Fact Will Jump off the Page
A seat in the room where it happens
A seat in the room where it happens
Our annual report is now online!
Our annual report is now online!
CREATE program to crystalize eminence in quantum computing training in BC
CREATE program to crystalize eminence in quantum computing training in BC
Strike4BlackLives: Resources from UBC Physics & Astronomy
Strike4BlackLives: Resources from UBC Physics & Astronomy
This is the Dawning of the Age of Quantum Materials (via Research2Reality)
This is the Dawning of the Age of Quantum Materials (via Research2Reality)
Ada: Accelerating materials research with flexible automation and AI
Ada: Accelerating materials research with flexible automation and AI
It takes two to entangle (via Research2Reality)
It takes two to entangle (via Research2Reality)
Life, the Universe, and the Theory of Everything (via Research2Reality)
Life, the Universe, and the Theory of Everything (via Research2Reality)
Spins seek order in Kitaev-type systems in one dimension
Spins seek order in Kitaev-type systems in one dimension
What Happens at This Level is Really, Really Cool (via Research2Reality)
What Happens at This Level is Really, Really Cool (via Research2Reality)
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