UCalgary joins national Quantum Co-laboratory

Canada’s leading quantum research institutions are driving a unified national effort to advance quantum innovation and talent development through the Quantum Co-laboratory (Quantum Co-lab), a network that links specialized research infrastructure and unique expertise across the country. The Quantum Co-Lab partnership was announced Thursday during Quantum Days in Victoria, B.C.

The University of Calgary’s Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (IQST) has joined the Quantum Co-lab for a five-year term with the University of British Columbia’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, Université de Sherbrooke’s Institut quantique, and University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing.

"Through this partnership, IQST’s multidisciplinary team of researchers will collaborate with other nationally recognized scientists to drive research advancements, training opportunities and knowledge sharing,” says Dr. Paul Barclay, PhD, professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, with UCalgary's Faculty of Science.

The Quantum Co-lab initiative provides users from academia, industry, and government with access to world-leading expertise and advanced infrastructure required for quantum innovation, while serving as a national platform to develop the workforce needed to translate quantum capabilities into economic value for Canada. 

The national partnership will connect UCalgary’s transdisciplinary quantum research ecosystem comprised of professional training programs, provincial partnerships to advance foundational science, and unique research infrastructure through qHub and qLab to support quantum technology development.

“UCalgary's quantum ecosystem is dynamic and growing, and we are delighted to join other leading Canadian institutions in this research partnership to strengthen the national quantum agenda,” says Dr. Robert I. Thompson, PhD, associate vice-president (research) with the university.

“With leading roles in initiatives from Quantum Horizons Alberta to Quantum City, our people look to continue to leverage these partnerships to grow Canada’s leadership in quantum science and technology on the world stage.”