Current Activities
On this page you can find the latest information about what the Center is working on.
Key Initiatives
- State of Ohio Quantum Network Testbed
- Quantum-secure communications and quantum networking
- Strong Ohio Department of Higher Education collaboration with OARnet
- QKD link established on OSU campus in 2025 [announcement]
- Point to point quantum link in progress between Columbus and Dayton
- 2 NSF NQVL Quantum Testbeds
- Lead Institution: Quantum Sensing (DQS-CP)
- Applications ranging from radiation detection to biology
- Partners: CU Boulder, MIT, U Chicago, UCSB, QuantCad, QuSTEAM
- Phase 1 funded in 2024, Phase 2 pending
- Partner Institution: Quantum Photonics (QuPID)
- Applications in communications and computing
- Partners: U Michigan (lead), U Arizona, USC, Honeywell, MONSTR, TOPTICA
- Phase 1 funded in 2024, Phase 2 pending
- Lead Institution: Quantum Sensing (DQS-CP)
- Ohio Quantum Consortium (OHQC)
- Inaugural Year: 2025-26
- Under this consortium, industry members have access to faculty and student researchers, state-of-the-art facilities, as well as specialty training seminars that are tailored to member needs.
- Workforce Development
- Quantum Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (QuGIP)
- Supported by NSF funded training grant ($3M)
- Among the first quantum information MS and PhD programs in USA
- 6 departments: Chemistry, Math, Physics, CSE, ECE, MSE
- QuSTEAM
- Supported by NSF Convergence Accelerator ($5M)
- National effort at supporting 4 yr and 2 yr UG education
- Now self-supporting 501(C)3 to continue mission
- Quantum Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (QuGIP)