On Thursday, July 23, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Dan Brouillette will join government, academic, and science leaders at the University of Chicago to unveil a report outlining a blueprint for the construction of a national quantum internet, bringing the U.S. to the forefront of the global quantum race and ushering in a new era of communications.
The event will be livestreamed at 1:00 pm CDT here for all interested media. It will be followed by a virtual Q&A via Zoom with scientists, during which reporters will be able to ask questions. Participating media should sign in into Zoom via their favorite browser to listen and ask questions (telephones will not allow for questions to be asked) at 2:30 pm CDT with this link (please begin signing in at 2:15 pm CDT) To enhance safety due to COVID-19, a pool camera and reporter will provide for all interested outlets. A recording of the event livestream will also be available afterward. Questions about the event should be directed to mnaset@uchicago.edu.
WHEN:
Thursday, July 23, 2020
1:00 pm CDT
WHERE:
WHO:
- Dan Brouillete, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy
- Paul Dabbar, Undersecretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
- Robert Zimmer, President, University of Chicago
- David Awschalom, Professor, University of Chicago, and Scientist, Argonne National Lab
- Paul Kearns, Director, Argonne National Lab
- Nigel Lockyer, Director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
- Juan de Pablo, Vice President for National Laboratories, University of Chicago
- Eden Figueroa, Professor, Stony Brook University
- Maria Spiropulu, Professor, California Institute of Technology (via video)
- Other speakers to be announced
NOTE TO REPORTERS – Participants in the follow up media Q&A at 2:30 pm CDT include:
- Paul M. Dabbar, Under Secretary for Science
- Juan de Pablo, University of Chicago Vice President for National Laboratories and Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory
- David Awschalom, UChicago Professor, Senior Scientist at Argonne, Director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange
- Eden Figueroa, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University
- Anna Grassellino, Deputy Chief Technology Officer at Fermilab
- Maria Spiropulu, Professor of Physics at CalTech
Participating media should sign in into Zoom via their favorite browser to listen and ask questions (telephones will not allow for questions to be asked) at 2:15 pm CDT with this link.
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