{"582689":{"#nid":"582689","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Kenneth Brown To Attend White House Forum on Quantum Information Science","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/eop\/ostp\u0022\u003EWhite House Office of Science and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E has invited \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/brown\/\u0022\u003EKenneth Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, to attend the Forum on Quantum Information Science on Oct. 18, 2016, in Washington, D.C. The forum is part of a government effort to highlight the opportunities and challenges in the rapidly advancing area of quantum information science (QIS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EQIS assumes that information science depends on quantum effects in physics. It uses quantum mechanical systems to solve problems in computation and communication. Potential application areas include sensing, metrology, communications, computing, and fundamental physics.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Tech, Brown\u0026rsquo;s group uses the techniques of QIS to address problems in physical chemistry. For experimental work, they use a collection of laser-cooled ions trapped in a quadrupole ion trap. Their theoretical work aims to understand the boundary between classical and quantum algorithms in calculating material properties.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrown currently chairs the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aps.org\/units\/gqi\/\u0022\u003ETopical Group on Quantum Information of the American Physical Society.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe White House forum will build on the July 2016 report \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/quantum_info_sci_report_2016_07_22_final.pdf\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAdvancing Quantum Information Science: National Challenges and Opportunities\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/eop\/ostp\/nstc\u0022\u003ENational Science and Technology Council\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe report says progress in QIS has been substantial but challenges remain, such as stability and continuity of funding, education and workforce training needs, knowledge transfer and interfaces with industry, and materials and fabrication.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd it notes: \u0026ldquo;The interdisciplinary nature of the field, the reliance on complex, sophisticated, and precise physical arrangements in order to observe and utilize quantum behavior, and the potential for substantial economic consequences merit special attention.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFurther, \u0026ldquo;This report recommends that quantum information science be considered a priority for Federal coordination and investment, with particular attention to finding and implementing mechanisms to address identified impediments to the field.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the White House forum, attendees will have the opportunity to share their individual views on strategic options to advance QIS.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"College of Sciences professor will offer views on strategies to advance the field"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/administration\/eop\/ostp\u0022\u003EWhite House Office of Science and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;has invited\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/faculty\/brown\/\u0022\u003EKenneth Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, an associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, to attend the Forum on Quantum Information Science on Oct. 18, 2016, in Washington, D.C. 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Maureen Rouhi, Ph.D.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}