About
UMD is a hub for quantum research and development. Here, over 200 quantum scientists and engineers are exploiting the unique properties of quantum physics to usher in a new age of technology: quantum computers capable of currently impossible calculations, ultra-secure quantum networking and exotic new quantum materials.
Propelled by foundational partnerships with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Army Research Laboratory and the Laboratory for Physical Sciences, and fueled by collaborations with major firms like Lockheed Martin and exciting startups like IonQ, UMD is home to an expansive quantum research enterprise that features world-class research institutes, global collaborations and growing government and industry connections.
35+
Years of quantum research at UMD
350+
Researchers, one of the greatest concentrations in the world
200+
Publications per year
#2
Among public institutions in quantum physics
U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools
100+
Graduates in 10 years with Ph.D.s in physics with a quantum science focus
1
Faculty Nobel laureate in quantum physics
William Phillips
Welcome to the Capital of Quantum
Surrounded by a host of government labs and science agencies, as well as major technology firms and innovative startups and a highly skilled workforce, the University of Maryland leverages its location in the heart of the National Capital Region.
Core Quantum Entities
The map above shows federal agencies and labs, Quantum companies, Quantum resources and university-affiliated research centers. These include:
FEDERAL AGENCIES & LABS
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Army Research Lab
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Defense
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Food and Drug Administration
- Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Institutes of Health
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Science Foundation
- National Security Agency
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Office of Naval Research
- Small Business Administration
QUANTUM COMPANIES
- Amazon Web Services
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- IBM
- IonQ
- Leidos
- Lockheed Martin
- MITRE
- Northrop Grumman
- Noblis
- Pinscraf
- Quantinuum
- Rigetti
- Xanadu
QUANTUM RESOURCES
- Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security
- BEIT
- Center for Quantum Networks
- Condensed Matter Theory Center
- Discovery Fund
- EUriQC
- Error Corp
- Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science
- Joint Quantum Institute
- Laboratory for Physical Sciences
- LPS Qubit Collaboratory
- Maryland Quantum-Thermodynamics Hub
- Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance
- NanoQT
- National Quantum Lab (QLab)
- NSF QLCI for Robust Quantum Simulation
- Patero
- Q-Cat
- QCB2
- Quantum Materials Center
- Quantum Startup Foundry
- Quantum Technology Center
- QubitsXQubit
UNIVERSITY-AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTERS
- Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence & Security
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