EPB, UTC deepen quantum partnership
EPB is funding UTC to add up to 240 quantum-focused faculty, staff, and students over five years, targeting $1.1 billion in community benefit for Chattanooga.
The EPB Board of Directors has signed off on expanding academic and research leadership at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, creating new pathways for quantum research commercialization.
This builds upon EPB’s existing collaboration with UTC by expanding the access of its students and researchers to the EPB Quantum CenterSM, the nation’s first facility to offer commercial access to both quantum computing and quantum networking.
“Through this partnership, we are enhancing Chattanooga’s ability to prepare people in our region for the jobs of the future,” said UTC Chancellor Lori Mann Bruce. “By expanding access to education and research opportunities in quantum technology, we are building a workforce that can support long-term economic growth and innovation in Chattanooga and beyond.”
The partnership funding will support:
- Expanding UTC’s quantum programs across every level, from K-12 through working professionals.
- Opening new public education opportunities to help the broader community engage with quantum technology.
- Building the quantum workforce pipeline by adding 135–240 faculty, staff, and students over five years.
- Advancing research in quantum algorithms, machine learning, networking, and sensing.
- Pushing said research toward commercial applications in energy, cybersecurity, transportation, and infrastructure.
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