Yunong Shi (石雨浓)
Utkarsh
The Northwest Quantum Nexus (NQN) is a coalition of research and industrial organizations in the Pacific Northwest and neighboring regions with the goal of advancing Quantum Information Sciences (QIS) research and developing a QIS-trained workforce. A core focus of NQN is scalable quantum computing for clean energy, with principal research directions in applications for quantum computing, quantum algorithms, and materials for QIS.
The high concentration of QIS research in the Pacific Northwest makes it one of the top regions in the United States to address key QIS needs including training, research, development, and commercialization and technology transfer. With increasing public and private investments in QIS, the workforce demand has outpaced the rate at which new staff are trained.
Through regional partnerships, the NQN leverages individual researcher expertise, institutional capabilities, and global engineering capacity that positions the region as the hub for all aspects of quantum technology. Collectively, NQN creates a ‘full stack’ extending across the globe, enabling the region to incubate ideas and translate them into real-world commercial applications.
Yunong Shi (石雨浓)
Utkarsh