[{"id":504,"date":"2026-05-05T12:12:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/?page_id=504"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:45:28","slug":"sponsorships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/sponsorships\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsorships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:150px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-cover-1-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull has-light-color has-text-color\"><strong>Thank You to our Sponsors!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Quantinuum-logo-1024x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-621\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4.7632830266694235;width:462px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Quantinuum-logo-1024x215.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Quantinuum-logo-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Quantinuum-logo-768x161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Quantinuum-logo-1536x323.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Quantinuum-logo.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Logo_SQ_Excellence-in-photon-detection-1024x249.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-656\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4.112816851124598;width:466px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Logo_SQ_Excellence-in-photon-detection-1024x249.png 1024w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Logo_SQ_Excellence-in-photon-detection-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Logo_SQ_Excellence-in-photon-detection-768x187.png 768w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Logo_SQ_Excellence-in-photon-detection-1536x374.png 1536w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Logo_SQ_Excellence-in-photon-detection-2048x498.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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Please check back soon for 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class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:150px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-cover-1-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-light-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\">Please check back soon for updates.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_b22b103ac195c0e0b3c3f437a0e8ec66\" class=\"ornl-block block block-subsite-handler-speaker-hand-picked card-directory-grid alignwide\">\n    <ul class=\"alignwide card-grid card-grid-4\">\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/victor-acosta\/\">Victor Acosta PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">University of New Mexico<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/victor-acosta\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Victor Acosta featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/unnati-akhouri\/\">Unnati Akhouri PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Product Solutions Physicist<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Quantum Machines<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/unnati-akhouri\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Unnati-Akhouri_-3-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Unnati Akhouri featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/arnab-banderjee\/\">Arnab Banerjee PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Purdue University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/arnab-banderjee\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Arnab-Banerjee-2-288x300.png\" alt=\"Arnab Banerjee featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/karl-berggren\/\">Karl Berggren PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Faculty Head of Electrical Engineering and the Julius A. Stratton Professor in Electrical Engineering and Physics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/karl-berggren\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Karl-Berggren-1-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Karl Berggren featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/adam-black\/\">Adam Black PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Director of the Quantum Science Institute<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">US Naval Research Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/adam-black\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Adam-Black-288x300.png\" alt=\"Adam Black featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/matthieu-bloch\/\">Matthieu Bloch PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Georgia Institute of Technology<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/matthieu-bloch\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Mathieu-Bloch_-2-2-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Matthieu Bloch featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/joseph-chapman\/\">Joseph &quot;Joe&quot; Chapman PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Research Scientist, Quantum Communications  and Networking Group<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/joseph-chapman\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Joe-Chapman-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Chapman featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/weijian-chen\/\">Weijian Chen PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">North Carolina State University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/weijian-chen\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Weijian-Chen-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Weijian Chen featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/nazar-delegan\/\">Nazar Delegan PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Argonne National Laboratory <\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/nazar-delegan\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Nazar Delegan featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/chunhui-du\/\">Chunhui &quot;Rita&quot; Du PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Associate Professor of Physics<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Georgia Institute of Technology<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/chunhui-du\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/06\/Chunhui-Rita-Du-288x300.png\" alt=\"Chunhui Du featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/scott-glancy\/\">Scott Glancy PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">NIST<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/scott-glancy\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Scott Glancy featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/elizabeth-goldschmidt\/\">Elizabeth Goldschmidt PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">University of Illinois<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/elizabeth-goldschmidt\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Elizabeth Goldschmidt featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/kevin-grossklaus\/\">Kevin Grossklaus PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Technical Staff Member in the Quantum-Enabled Computation Group<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">MIT Lincoln Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/kevin-grossklaus\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Kevin-Grossklaus_SQC26_bioPic-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Grossklaus featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/joseph-heremans\/\">Joseph Heremans PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Staff Scientist<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Argonne National Laboratory <\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/joseph-heremans\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Joseph-Heremans-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Heremans featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/tiffany-kaspar\/\">Tiffany Kaspar PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Materials Scientist and Team Lead<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/tiffany-kaspar\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Tiffany-Kaspar-288x300.png\" alt=\"Tiffany Kaspar featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/brian-kirby\/\">Brian Kirby PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Quantum Networking Research Leader for the Tactical Network Assurance Branch<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/brian-kirby\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Brian_Kirby2026-1-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Brian Kirby featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/katie-klymko\/\">Katie Klymko PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Staff Member<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/katie-klymko\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Klymko-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Klymko featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/divine-kumah\/\">Divine Kumah PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Duke University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/divine-kumah\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Divine Kumah featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/noah-kurinsky\/\">Noah Kurinsky PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Senior Scientist<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/noah-kurinsky\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Noah Kurinsky featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/abdelghani-laraoui\/\">Abdelghani Laraoui PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Associate Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/abdelghani-laraoui\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Abdelghani-Laraoui-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Abdelghani Laraoui featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/jianqing-liu\/\">Jianqing Liu PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science <\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">North Carolina State University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/jianqing-liu\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Jianqing-Liu_-NCSU-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Jianqing Liu featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/huanqian-loh\/\">Huanqian Loh PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Assistant Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department of Physics<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Duke University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/huanqian-loh\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Loh_Headshot-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Huanqian Loh featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/peach-lu\/\">Hsuan-Hao &quot;Peach&quot; Lu PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Senior Scientist at Qunnect and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Qunnect and Purdue University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/peach-lu\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Hsuan-Hao-Lu-1-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hsuan-Hao Lu featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/nick-mayhall\/\">Nick Mayhall PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Indiana University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/nick-mayhall\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Nick Mayhall featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/galan-moody\/\">Galan Moody PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department <\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">University of California, Santa Barbara <\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/galan-moody\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Galan-Moody-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Galan Moody featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/kevin-obenland\/\">Kevin Obenland PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">MIT<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/kevin-obenland\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Kevin Obenland featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/nils-otterstrom\/\">Nils Otterstrom PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Sandia National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/nils-otterstrom\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Nils Otterstrom featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/mihir-pendharkar\/\">Mihir Pendharkar PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Stanford<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/mihir-pendharkar\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Mihir Pendharkar featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/nitin-samarth\/\">Nitin Samarth PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics and Professor of Materials Science &amp; Engineering<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Pennsylvania State University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/nitin-samarth\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Nitin-Samarth-288x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Nitin Samarth featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/kasra-sardashti\/\">Kasra Sardashti PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">University of Maryland<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/kasra-sardashti\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Kasra Sardashti featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/mitsuhisa-sato\/\">Mitsuhisa Sato PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">RIKEN<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/mitsuhisa-sato\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Mitsuhisa Sato featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/laura-schulz\/\">Laura Schulz PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Argonne National Laboratory <\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/laura-schulz\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Laura Schulz featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/linbo-shao\/\">Linbo Shao PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Virginia Tech University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/linbo-shao\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Linbo Shao featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/erin-sheridan\/\">Erin Sheridan PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Senior Research Physicist and Program Manager<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Air Force Research Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/erin-sheridan\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Erin-Sheridan2-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Erin Sheridan featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/gayane-vardoyan\/\">Gayane Vardoyan PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Assistant Professor at the College of Information and Computer Sciences<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">University of Massachusetts Amherst<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/gayane-vardoyan\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Gayane-Vardoyan-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gayane Vardoyan featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/xing-wu\/\">Xing Wu PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Assistant Professor at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB)<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Michigan State University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/xing-wu\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/faculty_wu-xing_188x2501-1.jpg\" alt=\"Xing Wu featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/chris-yale\/\">Christopher &quot;Chris&quot; Yale PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Principal Member of the Technical Staff<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Sandia National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/chris-yale\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/05\/Chris-Yale-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Yale featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/yongxin-yao\/\">Yongxin Yao PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Ames National Lab<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/speakers\/yongxin-yao\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2024\/11\/cropped-favicon.png\" alt=\"Yongxin Yao featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n        \n    <\/ul>\n    \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please check back soon for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page__hide_page_title.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-407","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":392,"date":"2026-03-05T13:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T18:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/?page_id=392"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:00:24","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:150px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-cover-1-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-light-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><strong>Session Descriptions and Chairs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\">Conference Sessions Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The conference features five main sessions. Detailed session descriptions will be shared soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Session Chairs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Session I: Quantum Networking<\/td><td>Yanbao Zhang (ORNL) \/ Joe Lukens (Purdue)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Session II: Quantum Advantage for National Security<\/td><td>Craig Moss (ORNL) \/ Mike Hayduk (DR-V, DAF)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Session III: Quantum Computing<\/td><td>Daniel Claudino (ORNL) \/ Ashlyn Burch (ORNL) \/ Lex Kemper (NCSU)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Session IV: Quantum Sensing<\/td><td>Josh Damron (ORNL) \/ Haocun Yu (UTK)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Session V: Quantum Materials<\/td><td>Matt Brahlek (ORNL) \/ Joon Sue Lee (UTK)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_3d50aaa6e1d5b01efcefd1e88b390605\" class=\"ornl-block block block-subsite-handler-organizer-hand-picked card-directory-grid alignwide\">\n    <ul class=\"alignwide card-grid card-grid-4\">\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/matt-brahlek\/\">Matt Brahlek PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">R&amp;D Staff Scientist, Physical Sciences Directorate<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/matt-brahlek\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/MatthewBrahlek-1_-not-fuzzy-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Brahlek featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/ashlyn-burch\/\">Ashlyn Burch PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Research Scientist, Computing &amp; Computational Sciences Directorate<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/ashlyn-burch\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/04\/Ashlyn-Grinevich-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ashlyn Burch featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/daniel-claudino\/\">Daniel Claudino PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Research Scientist, Computing &amp; Computational Sciences Directorate<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/daniel-claudino\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/Daniel-Chaves-Claudino-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Claudino featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/josh-damron\/\">Josh Damron PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">R&amp;D Staff Member, Physical Sciences Directorate<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/josh-damron\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/Josh-Damron-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Damron featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/michael-hayduk\/\">Michael Hayduk PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Deputy Director, Information Directorate<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Air Force Research Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a 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data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/lex-kemper\/\">Lex Kemper PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Associate Dean for Research, College of Sciences<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">North Carolina State University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/lex-kemper\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/Lex-Kemper-288x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Lex Kemper featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/joon-sue-lee\/\">Joon Sue Lee PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/joon-sue-lee\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/Joon.Sue_.Lee_-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joon Sue Lee featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/joseph-lukens\/\">Joseph  M. Lukens PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Associate Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Purdue University<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/joseph-lukens\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/COE-Headshot-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Lukens featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/craig-moss\/\">Craig Moss<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Director, National Security Program Office, National Security Sciences Directorate<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/craig-moss\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/Craig-Moss_-2-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Craig Moss featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/haocun-yu\/\">Haocun Yu PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Assistant Professor, Physics &amp; Astronomy<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/haocun-yu\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/Haocun-Yu_-3-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Haocun Yu featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n                    <li>\n                <article class=\"ornl-card component-card component-card--card-people--card ornl-card--column ornl-card--appearance--base\" data-context=\"card-people--card\"><h2 class=\"ornl-card--title component-card-title component-card-title--card-people--card-title\" data-context=\"card-people--card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/yanbao-zhang\/\">Yanbao  Zhang PhD<\/a><\/h2><span class=\"position-title ornl-card--subtitle component-text component-text--card-people--title--text\" data-context=\"card-people--title--text\">Research Scientist, Computing &amp; Computational Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><span class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/yanbao-zhang\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/Yanbao-Zhang_2-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"Yanbao  Zhang featured image\" \/><\/figure><\/article>            <\/li>\n\n        \n    <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conference Sessions Overview The conference features five main sessions. Detailed session descriptions will be shared soon. Session Session Chairs Session I: Quantum Networking Yanbao Zhang (ORNL) \/ Joe Lukens (Purdue) Session II: Quantum Advantage for National Security Craig Moss (ORNL) \/ Mike Hayduk (DR-V, DAF) Session III: Quantum Computing Daniel Claudino (ORNL) \/ Ashlyn 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column385_5c34d3-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column385_5c34d3-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column385_5c34d3-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column385_5c34d3-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column385_5c34d3-c0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column385_5c34d3-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column385_5c34d3-c0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column385_5c34d3-c0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a 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\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For hotel booking link, please send a request to <a href=\"mailto:tackettab@ornl.gov\">tackettab@ornl.gov<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Westin Chattanooga 801 Pine Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 For hotel booking link, please send a request to tackettab@ornl.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page__hide_page_title.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-385","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":391,"date":"2026-02-23T14:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/?page_id=391"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:51:43","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:150px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-cover-1-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-light-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\">Program Overview (In Progress)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Full conference program is currently being finalized. Below you will find a brief overview outlining how each day will be structured. We will continue to update this page as details are confirmed. Please check back soon for the complete agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-color has-text-color\">Sunday, August 2, 2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Time<\/strong><\/th><th>Event<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>6:00 &#8211; 8:00 p.m.<\/td><td>Welcome Reception (*optional)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-color has-text-color\">Monday, August 3, 2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Time<\/strong><\/th><th>Event<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>7:30 &#8211; 8:15 a.m.<\/td><td>Registration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8:15 &#8211; 8:25 a.m.<\/td><td>Welcome to SQC 26<br>*<em>Working Breakfast<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8:25 &#8211; 11:15 a.m.<\/td><td>Session I: Quantum Networking<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 a.m. &#8211; 12:45 p.m.<\/td><td>Diamond Sponsor Presentations<br>*<em>Working Lunch<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 &#8211; 1:00 p.m.<\/td><td>Group Photo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1:00 &#8211; 2:00 p.m.<\/td><td>Poster Session<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2:00 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/td><td>Session II: Quantum Advantage for National Security<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5:00 &#8211; 6:30 p.m.<\/td><td>Keynote Presentation<br>*<em>Working Dinner Reception<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-color has-text-color\">Tuesday, August 4, 2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Time<\/strong><\/th><th>Event<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>8:00 &#8211; 8:15 a.m.<\/td><td>Registration<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8:15 &#8211; 8:25 a.m.<\/td><td>Recap of Day 1 and Review of Day 2<br>*<em>Working Breakfast<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8:25 &#8211; 11:15 a.m.<\/td><td>Session III: Quantum Computing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:15 a.m. &#8211; 12:45 p.m.<\/td><td>Diamond Sponsor Presentations<br>*<em>Working Lunch<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:45 &#8211; 3:45 p.m.<\/td><td>Session IV: Quantum Sensing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3:45 &#8211; 4:45 p.m.<\/td><td>Featured Session I: NQISRC Directors Panel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4:45 p.m.<\/td><td>Adjourn<br>*Dinner on your own<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-color has-text-color\">Wednesday, August 5, 2026<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Time<\/strong><\/th><th>Event<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>8:30 &#8211; 8:40 a.m.<\/td><td>Recap of Day 2 and Review of Day 3<br>*<em>Working Breakfast<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8:40 &#8211; 11:30 a.m.<\/td><td>Session V: Quantum Materials<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:30 a.m. &#8211; 1:00 p.m.<\/td><td>Diamond Sponsor Presentations<br>*<em>Working Lunch<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1:00 &#8211; 3:15 p.m.<\/td><td>Featured Session II: Quantum Computing Contributed Talks<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3:15 &#8211; 4:15 p.m.<\/td><td>Featured Session III: DOE Panel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4:15 &#8211; 4:30 p.m.<\/td><td>Wrap-Up Discussion and Closeout of SQC 26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4:30 p.m.<\/td><td>Adjourn<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Overview (In Progress) Full conference program is currently being finalized. 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Sunday, August 2, 2026 Time Event 6:00 &#8211; 8:00 p.m. Welcome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page__hide_page_title.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-391","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":270,"date":"2024-01-04T09:25:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences-image.ornl.local\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:29:28","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:150px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-cover-1-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-light-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><strong>Committee<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><strong>EVENT INFORMATION &amp; LOGISTICS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alysha Tackett,                                                                                                                  Oak Ridge National Laboratory (<a 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class=\"org-name ornl-card--subtitle margin--top--positive--p2 component-text component-text--card-people--org-name--text\" data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Senior Research Scientist, Physical Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/ben-lawrie\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Programs and Planning Specialist, Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/alysha-tackett\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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data-context=\"card-people--org-name--text\">Executive Administrative Assistant, Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory<\/span><div class=\"ornl-button-group ornl-button-group--justification--center ornl-button-group--direction--row component-button-group component-button-group--card-people--button-group--button-group\" data-context=\"card-people--button-group--button-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/organizers\/lora-wolfe\/\" class=\"ornl-button button is-style-plain has-plain-background-color component-button component-button--card-people--button--button\" data-context=\"card-people--button--button\" role=\"button\">View Profile<\/a><\/div><figure class=\"ornl-card--image component-card--image component-card--image--card-people--card-image has-portrait-orientation\" data-context=\"card-people--card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Wednesday, August 5, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center has-light-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac886049ce64da16582fcd767a014503\">Chattanooga, Tennessee<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size\"><strong>The Southeastern Quantum Conference (SQC) is an annual invitation-only event that brings together leaders and experts from DOE national laboratories, facilities, universities, and industry to share breakthroughs and tackle the open challenges shaping the future of quantum computing.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-420\" style=\"width:441px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/image.png 705w, https:\/\/events.ornl.gov\/sqc26\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/2026\/03\/image-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">SQC returns with a program focused on cross-cutting research at the intersection of Quantum Networking, Quantum Computing, Quantum Sensing, Quantum Materials, and National Security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, this year\u2019s conference brings together leaders from academia, national laboratories, and industry to share breakthroughs, build partnerships, and accelerate the quantum ecosystem in alignment with the Department of Energy\u2019s Genesis Mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">What to expect at SQC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Cross-Disciplinary Connections \u2013 Researchers and technologists collaborating across quantum, AI, materials, networking, and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-color has-text-color has-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Breakthrough Science &amp; 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