Microsoft Quantum published an article in Nature on Feb. 19 detailing recent advances in the measurement of quantum devices that will be needed to realize a topological quantum computer. Among the authors are Microsoft scientists and engineers who conduct research at Microsoft Quantum Lab West Lafayette, located at Purdue University. In an announcement by Microsoft Quantum, the team describes the operation of a device that is a necessary building block for a topological quantum computer. The published results are an important milestone along the path to construction of quantum computers that are potentially more robust and powerful than existing technologies.
Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush, a Purdue alumna and longtime Tippecanoe County resident, will return to campus to join Purdue President Mung Chiang for a conversation as part of the Presidential Lecture Series. Rush’s Presidential Lecture appearance, titled “State Courts as Engines of Economic Development, Public Safety and Access to Justice,” is at 6 p.m. March 25, in the Purdue Memorial Union’s North Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public, but a general admission ticket will be required.
Our genome determines some of our individual physical traits — like the color of our eyes — but what can it tell us about our health as a population? How might we best benefit from exercise, respond to weather stresses or recover from disease? A new project at Purdue will investigate whether techniques developed to test such traits in animal and plant genetics might be adapted to explore such questions in the human genome.
Registration is open for faculty to attend the Westwood Lecture Series March 11. Libai Huang, professor of chemistry in the College of Science, will present “From Light to Matter: Controlling Excitons for Quantum Innovation” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Westwood, the Purdue president’s residence. Space is limited to the first 50 faculty who register online.
Purdue Research Foundation and Cunningham Restaurant Group have named a restaurant coming to the Discovery Park District at Purdue The Lawrence, a tribute to the Beck family’s enduring impact on Indiana agriculture. The farm-to-table restaurant will occupy part of the planned 10,600-square-foot, multiuse Beck Barn located between Airport Road and McCutcheon Drive just off Mitch Daniels Boulevard.
A student was in the Grant Street garage, and their car had just died due to the frigid temperature. Shawn (Chemistry) lined up his car to help the student, and after the car started, he took the extra step by handing over his jumper cables in case the student needed them later. Shawn gave his name and office to the student so they could find him if they needed help jumping their car. Shawn clearly put students first that cold morning. — T.R. Oneal (Purdue Polytechnic Institute)
