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UNM researchers gather to share expertise during IEEE Quantum Week
Posted: Sep 04, 2025
University of New Mexico faculty expertise was on full display this week as researchers and scientists from around the globe gathered in Albuquerque, creating a central hub of innovation and intellectual exchange for the IEEE International Conferenc...read more
New Mexico Economic Development Department invests $25 million in new venture studio
Posted: Aug 29, 2025
The New Mexico Economic Development Department has announced a significant $25 million investment to establish a cutting-edge quantum venture studio in partnership with Roadrunner Venture Studios. The initiative will accelerate innovation and growth...read more
New Mexico’s Quantum Moonshot advances as a semifinalist in the NSF Regional Innovation Engines Program
Posted: Jul 21, 2025
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced New Mexico’s Quantum Moonshot project, led by Elevate Quantum, as one of 29 semifinalists advancing to the next round of the Regional Innovation Engines program – a grou...read more
Researchers gather to celebrate opening of UNM’s Quantum New Mexico Institute
Posted: Oct 17, 2024
More than 150 attendees, including researchers, governmental leaders, and industry partners in quantum information science and technology gathered in Albuquerque recently as The University of New Mexico hosted its second Quantum New Mexico Symposium...read more
7 U.S. Cities That Could Incubate The Next Great Quantum Technology Ecosystem
Posted: Mar 04, 2024
The United States is already a global leader in quantum technology and is home to several hot quantum ecosystems, including Chicago, Colorado, Massachusetts and California. But, are there cities and regions that offer many of the same qualities as t...read more
Governors Urge the Department of Commerce to Fund the Regional Quantum Partnership
Posted: Mar 01, 2024
Governor Jared Polis of Colorado and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico shared a letter encouraging the Department of Commerce to award a Phase 2 Implementation Grant to the Tech Hub of Elevate Quantum (EQ) in Quantum ...read more
Out of the desert, a quantum powerhouse rises
Posted: Feb 27, 2024
In January, Sandia and UNM created the Quantum New Mexico Institute, a cooperatively run research center headquartered at the university. This marks a major milestone in the comprehensive strategy to advance research, court businesses and train a qu...read more
Sandia National Labs to host quantum computing camp
Posted: Feb 16, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —If you have a student who’s interested in STEM, Sandia National Labs has a quantum computing camp they may like. It’s the Quantum Computing, Mathematics and Physics Camp – or Q Camp for short. Megan Ivory a...read more
UNM launches The Quantum New Mexico Institute
Posted: Jan 22, 2024
New Mexico scientists played a pioneering role in the development of Quantum Informational Science; now The University of New Mexico (UNM) is partnering with Sandia National Laboratories to launch the University’s newest research cen...read more
Quantum New Mexico & Symposium
Posted: May 02, 2022
New Mexico’s longstanding history of being on the forefront of quantum computing has now brought together some of the greatest leaders in the field to propel us into the Second Quantum Revolution. Quantum New Mexico (QNM), an initiative betwee...read more
Quantum New Mexico Coalition aims to establish state as national hub
Posted: Apr 01, 2022
Science, education and economic development leaders across New Mexico have formed a coalition to bring future quantum computing jobs to the state. By: Sandia National Laboratories Read more......read more
Organizations seek to 'build a broader quantum ecosystem' in New Mexico
Posted: Mar 30, 2022
The University of New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories are combining efforts to position New Mexico as a prime place for an emerging type of tech. By: The Business Journals Read more......read more
Quantum New Mexico Symposium: experience why New Mexico is a Quantum State
Posted: Mar 10, 2022
The QNM Coalition is a statewide effort between multiple research institutions to establish New Mexico as a national hub for the rapidly growing field of Quantum Information Science and Technology. It’s a partnership between UNM...read more
