Department of Energy renews ORNL Quantum Science Center
The total planned funding for the Quantum Science Center is $125 million over five years.
The Department of Energy has renewed funding for the Quantum Science Center through 2030 to create a new scientific ecosystem for fault-tolerant, quantum-accelerated high-performance computing (QHPC).
The total planned funding for the Quantum Science Center is $125 million over five years, with $25 million in Year 1 and out-year funding contingent on congressional appropriations.
The QSC, which is headquartered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and its partners will target the critical research needed to amplify the impact of quantum computing through its convergence with leadership-class exascale High Performance Computing systems.
“Since 2020, the Quantum Science Center has been at the forefront of U.S. quantum research, laying the groundwork for future technologies,” said ORNL Director Stephen Streiffer. “This exciting new charge leverages ORNL’s esteemed partnerships, our global leadership in high-performance computing, and our deep expertise in the materials science underlying quantum technologies. I’m honored DOE has entrusted us to develop this critical capability for advancing U.S. innovation and competitiveness.”
Research over the next five years will develop an open QHPC interconnected software system, quantum algorithms for hybrid computing systems, co-design of QHPC architectures, scientific applications using fault-tolerant quantum computers, and an experimental database for validating these applications against real-world materials.
“The renewal of the Quantum Science Center comes at a pivotal time for the nation’s quantum mission,” said Gina Tourassi, Associate Laboratory Director for ORNL’s Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate. “Bringing quantum and high-performance computing together will redefine what’s possible in science and technology. The Quantum Science Center is charting that future.”
The center will integrate five complementary major research thrusts that accelerate the viability of QHPC to tackle science’s most daunting challenges. By combining the unique capabilities of the national laboratories, industry, and academia, the center will drive research into quantum-accelerated HPC that no institution alone could accomplish, thus harnessing the power of QHPC to ensure American technological leadership.
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