Introduction

Dates
Oct 9-10, 2025

Location
The Ohio State University
Physics Research Building
191 W Woodruff Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43210

Description
The year 2025 has been designated as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology to raise awareness and foster global collaboration in this rapidly advancing field. The goal of the conference is to bring researchers in the state of Ohio together to communicate the recent progress in quantum science, and to initiate collaborations between researchers from major institutions in Ohio, such as the Ohio State University, Kent State University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Cincinnati, Ohio University, Air Force Institute of Technology, and Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton. 

This 2-day conference will take place at the Physics Department of The Ohio State University, during Oct. 9-10, 2025. It will cover a range of topics in quantum science, such as quantum materials, quantum dynamics, quantum sensing and quantum computation. 

Organizers
Prof. Benjamin Fregoso (Kent State University)
Prof. Yuan-Ming Lu (Ohio State University)

Topics
A range of topics in quantum science will be covered by this conference:

• Quantum materials
  • 2d materials
  • Quantum transport
  • Tunneling spectroscopy
• Quantum Dynamics
  • Floquet dynamics
  • Photocurrents
• Quantum Sensing
  • NV centers
  • Quantum optics
• Quantum computation
  • Majorana braidings
  • Rydberg atoms

Invited Speakers
Marc Bockrath, Ohio State University
Carlos Bolech, University of Cincinnati
Benjamin Fregoso, Kent State University
Xuan Gao, Case Western Reserve University
Jay Gupta, Ohio State University
Mohammadreza Hadizadeh, Central State University
Jeanie Lau, Ohio State University
Bernardo Mendoza, Center for Research in Optics (Mexico)
Michael Pak, Air Force Institute of Technology
Anil Patnaik, Air Force Institute of Technology
Nancy Sandler, Ohio University
Kevin Singh, Ohio State University
Michael Slocum, Air Force Research Laboratory
Sergio Ulloa, Ohio University

Venue & Lodging

Workshop Location
Physics Research Building (PRB)
191 W. Woodruff Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210

Hotel
Blackwell Inn
2110 Tuttle Park Pl
Columbus, OH 43210

Parking
Paid parking is available for lots and garages near the physics research building, such as East/West Stadium Lots, Tuttle Park Pl Garage, Northwest Garage, and Lane Ave Garage on the CampusParc map:

https://osu.campusparc.com/media/oopm0cas/py26campus-mapsinglefill-copy.pdf

Program & Abstracts
TBD

Schedule
TBD

Registration
There is no registration fee for this conference. Please use the following link to register and to submit the title for your invited talks and posters:

TBD

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