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BLUSSON QMI NEWSLETTER
April 2023

NEWS

In Memoriam: Gordon Moore, Founder of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has announced that its founder, Gordon Moore, passed away on March 24 at the age of 94. 
 
Moore leaves behind a legacy of world-changing innovations, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. The Foundation has donated more than $5.1 billion U.S. to charitable causes since its establishment in 2000.

“Gordon Moore was an inspirational figure who changed the world through dedication to scientific inquiry and philanthropy. The Moore Foundation continues to create positive outcomes for society by supporting high-impact research and development programs aimed at solving the world’s biggest challenges,” said Blusson QMI Scientific Director Prof. Andrea Damascelli.

“At Blusson QMI, we’re honored to be part of a number of such projects supported by the Foundation.”


Read more here.


Image: Walden Kirsch/Intel Corporation.

New evidence quantum machine learning outperforms classical computing
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Quantum machine learning models can achieve ‘quantum advantage’ by solving a complex class of mathematical problems that is impossible to crack with a classical computer, according to a new study by UBC researchers from Blusson QMI. The study was published in Nature Communications.

Quantum advantage refers to the instances where quantum computers outperform their classical counterparts when scaling to enormous datasets containing countless variables.

Blusson QMI Investigator Prof. Roman Krems said the results rigorously prove that quantum machine learning does indeed offer the quantum advantage.

“The key goal now is to find a real-world machine learning application that would benefit from this quantum advantage in practice,” said Prof. Krems.


Read more here.

Announcement of New Board Members 

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Blusson QMI is thrilled to announce the appointment of two new members to its International Scientific Advisory Board.

Joining the Blusson QMI Board are Dr. Stephen Bartlett, Professor of Physics at the Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems at the University of Sydney; and Dr. Krysta Svore, General Manager of the Quantum Architectures and Computation (QuArC) group at Microsoft Research.


Read more here.

New magnetic material could make smartphones significantly cheaper

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The University of Saskatchewan is collaborating with UBC's Blusson QMI in developing new magnetic materials that could bring down the price of technologies, like smartphones and data storage servers.

The new materials are called spinel-type high entropy oxides (HEO). By combining several commonly found metals, such as iron, nickel and lead, researchers were able to design new materials with very finetuned magnetic properties.

A team led by assistant professor Alannah Hallas at Blusson QMI developed and grew the HEO samples in their lab. When they needed a way to study the material more closely, they asked the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan for help.


Read more via Global News here.


Image: Courtesy of CLS.

Dr. James Day recognized with an Excellence in Service Award by UBC Science

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Dr. James Day, a Research Associate at Blusson QMI, has been awarded an Excellence in Service Award by UBC’s Faculty of Science. The awards were presented by the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Prof. Meigan Aronson, in a ceremony held in March 2023.

Dr. Day said he is deeply grateful for the recognition and appreciation that the award represents.

“Learning that I had been selected to receive this award was quite a meaningful experience. It served as a powerful affirmation of the time, energy, and passion that I have invested in serving the QMI community. It feels like validation of the work and dedication that I have put into making a positive impact on the people and causes that I care about,” said Dr. Day.


Read more here.


Image: Paul Joseph, UBC.

OPINION: Molecular-Orbital Electron Sources

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Published by APS Physics as a 'viewpoint' piece, this article by Blusson QMI Principal Investigator Prof. Alireza Nojeh, provides a commentary on a study about Molecular-Orbital Electron Sources.


Read more here.

Image: Artist’s impression of electron emission via a C60 molecule’s orbitals, JST PRESTO. Courtesy of APS Physics.

EVENTS

Quantum Sensors for Vacuum Metrology

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Quantum BC and Blusson QMI are pleased to invite you to attend the workshop Quantum Sensors for Vacuum Metrology, taking place May 10-12, 2023, in Vancouver, BC.

For more information, please see 
here.

Momentum Space: Reflections, Speculations, and Encounters by Timothy Taylor

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Please join UBC School of Creative Writing associate professor and bestselling author Timothy Taylor for a discussion of why working with Blusson QMI and the Belkin Gallery as part of Ars Scientia is of such specific interest to him as a writer.

Date & time: Apr 04, 2:00-3:00 pm
Location: UBC Vancouver


Register here.

People of Blusson QMI: Prof. Marcel Franz
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Marcel Franz is a Professor of Physics at UBC and the Deputy Scientific Director at Blusson QMI. He is a leading expert in theories of topological quantum matter, unconventional superconductivity and strongly correlated electron systems.

His group has made a number of significant advances in these fields, including the recent prediction of high-temperature topological superconductivity in twisted bilayers of cuprate superconductors.


Learn more about Marcel here.

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