DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centers

National Quantum Information Science Research Centers

The five U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers develop cutting-edge research and technologies for science’s most complex problems. The centers are pushing the frontier of what’s possible in quantum computing, communication, sensing, and materials in ways that will have impacts in science, energy, security, communication, medicine, finance, and logistics.

Established in 2020 and led by a DOE national laboratory, each center incorporates a collaborative team of labs, universities, and companies spanning a broad range of scientific and engineering disciplines, including over 1,500 experts across 115 academic, industry, and national science institutions in North America and Europe.

Each center tackles major challenges in QIS using complementary and co-design approaches to advance quantum computers, sensors, devices, materials, and applications.

The Five NQISRCs

Each center uniquely tackles major scientific and technological challenges in quantum information science using complementary approaches. Together, we advance quantum computing, communication, networking, sensing, and materials in ways that will have impacts in science, energy, security, communication, medicine, finance, and logistics.

Center	Lead Lab	Mission
		Deliver essential breakthroughs in materials science and modular system architectures to enable scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing and quantum-limited sensing.
		Leverage distributed entanglement to demonstrate the breakthrough potential for scalable quantum-technology platforms.
		Co-design the high-fidelity quantum devices, algorithms and engineering solutions needed to deliver certified quantum advantage in scientific applications.
		Build the nation’s first ecosystem for hybrid quantum high-performance computing.
		Develop beyond state-of-the-art quantum systems for computing, sensing, and communication based on superconducting microwave cavities and large-scale cryogenics.