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I one ofthe pioneers ofthequantum world Cory hopes to engage students from from the Massachusetts institute ofTech- across all these disciplines. give them a ‘ nology. . sense of what quantum information pro- ’I‘he coup is part of a $20 million investâ€" cessing is, and find out what their ideas are. ment in research at the university, in fields “The researchers are focused on trying to considered to be some of the most interestâ€" makeadevice work." he said. ing in modern times â€" quantum technolo» , “They're not the best source of what it's gy, and water. ‘ good for." UW nabbed two Canada Excellence . ‘ The field, which includes concepts such Research Chairs of the 19 that were awarded as something being in two places at once. is to universities across the country. = a. often portrayed as “weird," he said. David Cory. a former professor ofnuclear “What we need to do is introduce these engineering at Mil", joms UW's chemistry concepts to students earlier. so that it‘s not department and the institute for Quantum ' ‘ so weird." (Iomputingon lune 1. ~ g " - In the early days of chemistry and Philippe Van (Iappellen will hold a secâ€" g h 5 physics research, scientists set up parlour ond research chair. in echohydrology, and is a.» a}, ~ t y. 7 "j n ? tricks to explain concepts to the public. expected to loin the department of earth gt r . Within six months, (Jory hopes to have ‘ and cmironmental sciences in 2011. ggé i - v f Q’s} what he calls a “quantum parlour" set up at Funding for each research chair. if A 34; c ‘ x. 3 IQC. announced in the 2008 federal budget, runs ”$5 " ' i' ' l ‘ i i it may include “tricks" such as photons to$ltl million over seven years - 7...» F: f interacting with each other. or demonstraâ€" The pawment was barely dry at the new g g. {* . [ions of the powerful spectrometers. thI research centre immediately adjacent to A. 1“ “Because you're seeing it, you can start to the first one when the announcement took - ' . " understand it." he said. “We don't need to place Monday. : give you the math first. Within days. tlory's quantum computing . “What we need to do is give you the expe- equipment will start rolling in to the 10,000 rience of seeing quantum devices." square foot state-of-thcâ€"art lah ~â€" including Van (appellen. who is currently in Saudi several nuclear magnetic resonance spec- Arabia conducting water research. came to tromcters. lhey'rc the powerful electromag~ the celebration by video nets used to manipulate the spins of the . j 4 (ltirrently a scholar at the Georgia Instiâ€" nuclei of molecules. M ’ ._ - . tutc ofTechnology and a part-time professor (Lory is already familiar mth the scientific ‘ at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. his community in Waterloo He‘s a visiting if?" research at UW will provide a better idea of researcher at the Perimeter institute. and is '.’_ & how humans impact water quality and chair of the advisory committee for the A; quantity. Canadian institute for Advanced Research. ' ‘ ' What will help develop guidelines to bet “MIT is wonderful. but l can come here ter manage our limited water resources by and be surrounded by people who share my balancing the water needs of society with . l passion." (Iory said. those of natural ecosystems,” he said. i “i can wake up every morning and there's President David lohnston said the uni~ a community of people that all want to do versity has done disproportionately well iii the same thing ~ they're trying very hard to the competition for the prestigious research build quantum devices." chairs. the universities of Toronto and laval One of the challenges in the field, Cory . . . . . also earned two. while the University of admits, is explaining to the general public an“, ICorwail'l' 22's one M “No Canaga Excellejnce Regan? Chairs a; the Umversrtylof Alberta earned four. how quantum technology works, and why meateriretsz‘reseonanc a"??? 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