UCSB joins three renewed NSF quantum technology institutes
Five scientists from UC Santa Barbara are now working with three major research centers, thanks to a $290 million funding renewal from the National Science Foundation for its Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes program. Each of the eight institutes will get between $28 million and $37 million over five years to push advancements in quantum sensing, computing, and superconducting systems, including research-industry partnerships and workforce training.
- NSF will renew $290 million across eight institutes
- Each center will receive $28–$37 million over five years
- Three UCSB researchers join institutes for quantum sensing, systems, computation
- Partnerships will include workforce and education programs
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