IQC welcomes new minds for fall term

This fall, the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) will add 25 new graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to its growing ranks of world-class researchers. The additions bring the total number of researchers to 99, reinforcing the developing critical mass of research into quantum information at IQC and the University of Waterloo.The new students and researchers will be paired with IQC faculty members and conduct research across a broad range of topics in quantum information."We are very proud and thrilled that you chose IQC. Do take advantage of the many opportunities that are being offered to you, go where your curiosity leads you," IQC director Dr. Raymond Laflamme said in welcoming the new members.
New Postdoctoral Fellows:Dr. Hannes HuebelDr. Lawrence IoannouDr. Tsuyoshi ItoDr. Will MatthewsDr. Seth Merkel Dr. Robert PrevedelDr. Yipu SongDr. Bei Zeng
New Graduate Students:Troy BornemanPierre-Luc Dallaire-DemersChunqing DengAmin Eftekharian MirMojtaba GharibiStacey JefferyBotan Khani Milad KhoshnegarNicholas LeCompteThomas McConkeyEvan Meyer-ScottVarun NarasimhacharAdam PaetznickAmir Jafari SalimCheng ShenJason Soo HooPatrick XianIQC is regularly recruiting new members across all research positions from undergraduate and graduate students to faculty. More information on available positions is available on our "Positions" pages.####Founded in 2002, the mission of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is to aggressively explore and advance the application of quantum mechanical systems to a vast array of relevant information processing techniques.A part of the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., Canada, IQC creates a truly unique environment fostering cutting-edge research and collaboration between researchers in the areas of computer, engineering, mathematical and physical sciences.At the time of this release, IQC has 17 faculty members, 22 postdoctoral fellows and over 55 students and research assistants, as well as a support staff of 18.The Institute for Quantum Computing acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada through Industry Canada and the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Research and Innovation.To find out more about the Institute for Quantum Computing, please visit our website.Contact:Institute for Quantum ComputingClaire BiddiscombeStreet - 475 Wes Graham WayMailing - 200 University Avenue WestWaterloo ON N2L 3G1 CANADAPh. +1.519.888.4567x36739Fx. +1.519.888.7610cbiddisc [at] iqc [dot] cawww.iqc.ca