Eric Hudson

Professor Eric Hudson, University of California, Los Angeles.  "Can Chemists Stop the Quantum Bear?"  Woodward CCB Departmental Colloquium.

Abstract:  Governments around the world are jockeying to secure their place in the coming quantum industrial revolution. Large, multinational corporations are investing hundreds of millions of dollars to develop quantum computers. One may wonder what role basic research can play now that the technology has moved from proof-of-principle to large scale integration. I’ll argue that the role of researchers, especially chemists, is now more important than ever if we are to prevent a quantum bear from following the current quantum bull. I will also detail our efforts to use the tools of physics to control chemical systems at the quantum level.