Proposed CCNY Quantum Institute earns $5M NSF funding

The City College of New York is establishing a state-of-the-art quantum institute, funded by a five-year $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation [NSF], to advance quantum research. 

Conceptualized by City College physicist Alexander Khanikaev – recipient of the NSF's prestigious Special Creativity Award in 2021, and one of the most Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) worldwide in 2022 – The City College of New York Quantum Institute comprises leading experts in quantum at CCNY and scientific partners from Nokia Bell labs and the University of Central Florida College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL/UCF). The latter’s Andrea Blanco-Redondo is co-principal investigator on the project. 

The CCNY experts and other co-PIs include:

• Roger Dorsinville, chair of electrical engineering in the Grove School of Engineering;
   
• Carlos Meriles, professor of physics in the Division of Science; and
   
• Vinod Menon, professor of physics.

The Institute also will include two quantum-dedicated faculty in electrical engineering and physics that will be hired with plans of expanding CCNY’s educational programs in quantum information sciences and applications. 

Khanikaev said the new program and the quality of its faculty would make CCNY one of the leading institutions in quantum research. 

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