Quantum Science and Engineering

News about UB’s quantum science and engineering programs and related events. (see all topics)

Incoming UB faculty researchers selected as Simons Empire Faculty Fellows
8/18/26
Established by the Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International, the program supports tenure-track faculty positions.
UB renames Department of Electrical Engineering
7/30/26
Name change – to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – reflects its longstanding research and education in computer engineering.
UB scientists awarded Genesis Mission grants for AI-focused research
7/24/26
The funding supports UB’s efforts to develop new technologies that boost the nation’s industrial competitiveness, address complex challenges.
UB Center for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies names new director
7/23/26
Uttam Singisetti will lead the center, which supports the region’s growing semiconductor manufacturing industry.
UB trains future AI, cybersecurity and advanced manufacturing workforce
7/10/26
Programs are supported by two National Science Foundation grants totaling $950,000.
Quantum optics may turn this rare visual phenomenon into an eye test
7/9/26
Engineered light transforms Boehm’s brushes from a faint visual pattern into a much brighter one that could help catch retinal disease.
UB physicist receives over $1 million in federal grants for neutral-atom quantum computing research
7/1/26
Jamir Marino explores how to control Rydberg atoms to advance future quantum technologies.
Quantum sensor may be able to identify new type of magnetism
5/29/26
Researchers propose new way to detect altermagnets, a recently discovered class of materials that could make electronics more energy efficient.
Goyal receives industrial achievement award for superconducting technology
4/30/26
Goyal has 'played a central leadership role in bridging fundamental materials research with industrial deployment.'
Next-gen semiconductors that share life’s handedness just got more practical
4/27/26
The UB-led study makes chiral semiconductors better at absorbing visible light.