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Entrepreneurship Hub announces SEED grant recipients

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Six projects across four University of Wisconsin–Madison schools and colleges have received annual State Economic Engagement & Development (SEED) funding, totaling $550,000.  The SEED Research Program funds are designated by the state legislature and administered by the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub. SEED grants allow UW–Madison faculty and academic staff who are co-founders in a Wisconsin company to engage in innovative research, generate additional private and public sector support for their research …

Read the full article at: https://entrepreneurship.wisc.edu/2026/07/01/entrepreneurship-hub-announces-seed-grant-recipients/

WQI faculty highlight the benefits of quantum technologies during the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s American Economic Interest Summit

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WQI faculty highlight the benefits of quantum technologies during the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s American Economic Interest Summit

Professors Jennifer Choy and Matthew Otten spoke at the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s American Economic Interest Summit which took place in Brookfield, WI on May 13. The applications of quantum computing and quantum sensing were presented to business leaders from across Wisconsin that gathered to explore key national priorities, including national security, energy, and emerging technologies. “We are making breakthroughs in these technologies in Wisconsin … many of those have led to commercialization,” Wisconsin Technology Council President Maggie Brickerman said yesterday. “So the goal of this, of course, is to impact the world, and one way to do that is getting technologies out of the labs and into companies.” 

WQI is represented at the annual UW-Madison Day at the Capitol!

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WQI is represented at the annual UW-Madison Day at the Capitol!

A successful day for WQI at the WI Capitol!
The annual UW–Madison Day at the Capitol event took place on April 29 and representatives from the Wisconsin Quantum Institute participated and had some fun as well!
Postdoctoral Researcher Katerina Gratsea presented research on Achieving Utility-Scale Applications on Quantum Computers.
Mark Eriksson, Jennifer Choy, Kyle Joseph and Ona Ambrozaite highlighted the importance of Quantum Technologies for Wisconsin.
Researchers at UW-Madison are driving transformative advances in quantum science and technology that have the potential to strengthen innovation, economic growth, and competitiveness across multiple sectors throughout Wisconsin.
Photograph of Kyle Joseph, Ona Ambrozaite, Jen Choy and Mark Eriksson Photograph of Katerina GratseaPhotograph of Kyle Joseph speakingPhotograph of Mark Eriksson speakingPhotograph of Jen Choy speaking

Congratulations to Guizhong Luo for winning the 2026 Best Undergraduate Research Poster Award!

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Congratulations to Guizhong Luo for winning the 2026 Best Undergraduate Research Poster Award!

The Wisconsin Quantum Institute participated in the annual ECE undergraduate research symposium today. 9 undergraduate posters were judged in the WQI category. Guizhong Luo won the prize for his research poster titled: Energy-Scaled Zero-Noise Extrapolation for Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill Code. He conducted research with Prof. Otten. photo of Guizhong Luo with the award photo of winning poster Photo of the event photo of 2 students standing in front of a poster photo of Matt Otten discussing a poster with a student

Ona Ambrozaite is tapped as the new executive director of the Wisconsin Quantum Institute

Ona Ambrozaite is tapped as the new executive director of the Wisconsin Quantum Institute

Ona Ambrozaite is tapped as the new executive director of the Wisconsin Quantum Institute

Read the full article at: https://ls.wisc.edu/news/a-quantum-future-comes-into-focus

TeachQuantum Lessons are now available to educators online!

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TeachQuantum Lessons are now available to educators online!

TeachQuantum — a teacher professional development program aimed at bringing quantum science into high school classrooms was launched five years ago as part of HQAN’s education efforts. HQAN’s education, outreach, and workforce development programs create a comprehensive pipeline from K–12 through professional development to build the national quantum workforce of tomorrow. HQAN is funded by the National Science Foundation. Through a mix of quantum learning labs and curriculum development sessions, taking place at U Chicago and UW-Madison, teachers have built their own classroom-ready lessons and have reached hundreds of students. These lessons are now available to educators everywhere through the newly launched TeachQuantum Lesson Website: https://teachquantum.pme.uchicago.edu/

Mark Eriksson is named WQI Director

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Mark Eriksson is named WQI Director

Mark Eriksson, Steenbock Professor of Physical Sciences and John Bardeen Professor of Physics, has been named Director of the Wisconsin Quantum Institute. Eriksson will succeed Mark Saffman, the inaugural WQI director and the Johannes Rydberg Professor of Physics, who led many initiatives aimed at promoting cross-campus collaboration, community engagement, and research partnerships within the broader QISE ecosystem. “It has been a privilege to help guide the WQI as Director for the past 6 1/2 years,” says Mark Saffman. “A lot has happened in the Quantum world in and around UW-Madison in that time. As of March 1, Professor Mark Eriksson will step into the role of WQI director.  I look forward to continuing working closely with the WQI quantum community as a member of the steering committee.” WQI is an institute in the College of Letters & Science. Eriksson is poised to lead its next phase of growth and work closely with the emerging WQA (Wisconsin Quantum Alliance) to increase opportunities for industry engagement.