IonQ and the University of Maryland in $9M partnership for quantum innovation

IonQ announced an agreement to expand their partnership to provide state-of-the-art quantum computing access at the National Quantum Lab at Maryland or QLab. QLab provides UMD-affiliated students, faculty, researchers, staff and partners with an unprecedented opportunity to work closely with IonQ‘s scientists and engineers as they gain experience with industry-leading trapped ion quantum computers. UMD’s investment in quantum spans over 35 years and has produced a world leading concentration of quantum expertise – including Nobel Laureate Dr. William Phillips. The University’s 10 quantum-focused centers have over 200 researchers who have produced 200+ publications annually, and graduated 100+ quantum-focused physics PhDs in the last decade.