Quantum + Chips summer school immerses students in the future of semiconductors
The program combines lectures, lab tours and industry talks on cutting edge topics
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/30/2024) — The University of Minnesota is hosting Quantum + Chips 2025, a two-week summer school for undergraduate students interested in cutting-edge computing technologies. The program, in its fourth offering, includes speakers from Quantinuum, NVIDIA, Google, Seagate and other computing companies.
Curated by Tony Low, the Paul Palmberg Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Quantum + Chips empowers emerging scientists and engineers to drive innovations in quantum‑enabled and semiconductor hardware that will power the next generation of computer chips.
From July 28 to August 8, 2025, students will dive into two weeks of immersive learning that blend lectures, hackathons, lab and company tours and industry talks. Topics include semiconductors, quantum computing, device modeling, spintronics and artificial intelligence. Expert speakers from the University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, University of Notre Dame, Penn State University, Intel, NVIDIA, Google, Veeco and Quantinuum will inspire participants throughout the program.
Instruction will also include hands-on training with tools NVIDIA CUDA-Q, an open-source platform for programming hybrid quantum-classical applications. Students will use CUDA-Q to learn about quantum gates, entanglement, qubit control, and more by running their own GPU-accelerated simulations of quantum algorithms.
“As demand surges for skilled professionals under the CHIPS and Science Act, students can gain a competitive edge by mastering a first-principles approach that spans atoms to materials to devices to chips—truly going “from quantum to chips,” Low said.
In addition, participants—from institutions across the U.S. and abroad—get the opportunity to network, as well as gain career insights, from STEM experts in leading companies.
Quantum + Chips 2025 was made possible through sponsorship from the National Science Foundation, the Global Quantum Leap, National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI), the Korea Science Foundation, along with support from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
For a list of speakers this year and more information on the Quantum + Chips summer school visit the program website.