September 2, 2026
SQE Special Guest Meeting
Jonathan McKinney, Chief of Technology, H2O.ai
SQE and Physics Club hosted a private Q&A with Jonathan McKinney, Chief of Technology at H2O.ai. A former University of Maryland physics professor, McKinney discussed his path from theoretical physics to AI research, graduate school, and careers in industry.
August 28, 2026
General Meeting
SQE Leadership Team
Club + officer introductions, an overview of the year ahead, a tour of the lab SQE has access to, and a coffee run to Philz.
August 20–21, 2026
Real-World Quantum Computing Workshop
Gabriel Gaeta, Mark Sotnikov, and Justin Oliver
Gabriel, Mark, and Justin attended the two-day Real-World Quantum Computing workshop jointly hosted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and San José State University in Livermore, covering opportunities and challenges in superconducting quantum hardware.
April 22, 2026
SQE Special Guest Meeting
Dr. John Martinis (Nobel Laureate) and Alan Ho, CEO of Qolab
Dr. John Martinis, Nobel Laureate, and Alan Ho, CEO of Qolab, joined SQE for a special meeting. As leaders in the quantum industry, they inspired students by sharing insights on the future of quantum computing and answering thoughtful student questions.
April 21, 2026
11th Annual Showcase Presentation
Justin Oliver, Alondra Torres Contreras, Vaishnavi Rao, and Abhishek Roy
SQE members presented at the 11th Annual Showcase, demonstrating their Quantum Cryptography Thorlabs kit and sharing BB84 protocol research.
February 5, 2026
General Meeting
SQE Leadership Team
Club + officer introductions, overview of Spring 2026 plans, live unboxing of our quantum cryptography kit, and professional headshot photography for members. Duncan Hall, Room 343.
January 31 – February 1, 2026
iQuHACK 2026 — MIT Quantum Hackathon
Justin Oliver, Abhishek Roy, and Chien-Chu Wei
SQE members participated in-person at MIT's quantum hackathon, working on QuEra Computing's Technical Challenge — implementing the Steane Quantum Error Correction Code on QuEra's neutral-atom SDK, Bloqade.
December 11, 2025
QuantWare's VIO 3D Architecture
Bart Segers, QuantWare
A new approach to solving quantum scaling bottlenecks. MLK Library Room 213 (Hybrid).
November 17, 2025
Quantum Information Science — From Transmon Qubits to Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors
Dr. Luis Martinez, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Cutting-edge research in quantum information science.
November 3, 2025
Trapped Ion Computing
Özgür Şahin, UC Berkeley
The science behind Trapped Ion Computing and the challenges shaping the next generation of quantum tech.
October 27, 2025
SQE Webinar
Dr. Katherine Klymko
The session was recorded — join SQE and reach out to the leadership team to access the recording.
October 13, 2025
"Searching for Dark Matter Axions with Quantum Sensors"
Dr. Alex Droster, Stanford University & SLAC
First SQE seminar of the semester — Dr. Droster discussed his work using quantum sensors for dark matter detection.