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Events from our 2025-2026 cycle.

April 22, 2026
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
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
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
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
Bart Segers, QuantWare
A new approach to solving quantum scaling bottlenecks. MLK Library Room 213 (Hybrid).

November 17, 2025
Dr. Luis Martinez, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Cutting-edge research in quantum information science.

November 3, 2025
Özgür Şahin, UC Berkeley
The science behind Trapped Ion Computing and the challenges shaping the next generation of quantum tech.

October 27, 2025
Dr. Katherine Klymko
The session was recorded — join SQE and reach out to the leadership team to access the recording.

October 13, 2025
Dr. Alex Droster, Stanford University & SLAC
First SQE seminar of the semester — Dr. Droster discussed his work using quantum sensors for dark matter detection.