Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information (QMI) is sponsored by Research Corporation. The Scialog: Quantum Matter and Information program, funded by Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), brings together approximately 50 early career faculty from physics, chemistry, materials science, computer science, engineering, and related fields to advance inte…

Quantum Matter and Information – Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) Quantum Matter and Information Theorists and experimentalists across a broad spectrum of disciplines are focusing their attention on entanglement and other fascinating quantum phenomena as they push the frontiers of knowledge in new and exciting ways.

Contemporary quantum science offers the promise of transformational technologies, but to advance breakthroughs in novel quantum materials, precision measurement, sensing, and quantum information, many basic challenges remain to be addressed. A deeper understanding of quantum coherence, entanglement, and the transition from quantum to classical behaviors is essential for progress in quantum theory, simulations, and experimental design.

This Scialog seeks to promote broader interactions among different sectors of the quantum science community and will facilitate connections among early career researchers from a wide cross section of academic disciplines.

Scientists from physics, chemistry, materials science, surface science, applied mathematics, computer science, engineering, and related fields will be brought together to develop new methodologies and help enhance our understanding of the quantum world with an interdisciplinary perspective. Applications to participate in the 2026 meeting are open and will be considered until April 1, 2026.

About 50 early career faculty will be invited as Fellows, ranging from their first year on faculty to recently post-tenure. Around 10 senior scientists will act as Facilitators to outline major questions, guide discussions, and assess proposals.

Physics / Cybersecurity Institute University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of California, Berkeley San Diego State University Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, Los Angeles University of Connecticut Indiana University Bloomington University of Maryland, Baltimore County Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California, San Diego University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Massachusetts Boston University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Massachusetts Boston Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, Irvine University of California, Riverside Materials Science & Engineering / Physics Chemistry and Chemical Biology North Carolina State University North Carolina State University Electrical and Computer Engineering / Computer Science North Carolina State University University of Colorado Boulder Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California, Merced University of Pennsylvania University of California, Irvine Pennsylvania State University College of Optical Sciences and Department of Physics University of California, Riverside School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy University of California, Berkeley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Washington University in St.

Louis Chemistry/Princeton Materials Institute Chemistry and Biochemistry Materials Science and Engineering North Carolina State University Chemistry and Biochemistry Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics California Institute of Technology University of California, Riverside University of California, Berkeley University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign The City College of New York University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut Goal : To develop new methodologies and help enhance understanding of the quantum world with an interdisciplinary perspective.

Quantum Differential Spectroscopy: Mapping Entanglement in Solids University of California, San Diego Spin-Photon Interfaces in Molecular Silicon Clusters University of California, Riverside Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics Quantum Sensing from Within: Optical Defects as Internal Probes of Correlation Indiana University Bloomington University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego Quantum Entanglement of Skyrmion-Antiskyrmion Pairs Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Massachusetts Boston Terahertz Quantum Interconnects Via Reconfigurable Ferron Networks School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy Materials Science and Engineering North Carolina State University Visualizing Entanglement of Fractional Excitations with Scanning Charge-Noise Spectroscopy Loss of Photonic Entanglement: A Novel Probe of Classical and Quantum Spin Dynamics in Materials Physics / Cybersecurity Institute University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of California, Berkeley Chemistry/Princeton Materials Institute 2025 Scialog QMI Conference Booklet