Apply before May 8 for Sydney Quantum Academy PhD Scholarships.
Research by SQA PhD student Ritika Bazzad focuses on nanomaterials. Ritika works with the Quantum Materials and Photonics Team, based in the UTS Faculty of Science. Photo: Sydney Quantum Academy
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Want to study cutting-edge quantum technology? Applications are now open for Sydney Quantum Academy PhD Scholarships. Undertake research at Sydney’s top universities alongside world-leading quantum experts, and join the SQA PhD Experience Program — a growing community of quantum PhD students from across Sydney.
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I've been drawn to the field of quantum because
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we are in the midst of the second quantum revolution.
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This time around it's all about quantum information and it's super thrilling to be part of it.
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UTS has a leading research group in software and applications called the Center for Quantum
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Software and Information. It is now pushing towards hardware implementations as well.
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Most PhD students at UTS focus on quantum information theory, but I am part of the new hardware team and
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we focus on digital quantum simulations using superconducting circuits.
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Quantum simulation is one of the main applications of quantum computing. It will help in the development of new pharmaceuticals,
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new renewable energy sources, new materials... many other things that we cannot even think of.
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My research focuses on solving problems which are currently bottlenecks for
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larger-scale digital quantum simulations, and the results will feed into industry efforts.
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What is great about being part of the sydney quantum community is that we have one of the densest
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populations of researchers in a broad spectrum of topics and we can get to them just by hopping on the bus.
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The things that I value most about the SQA scholarship is the opportunity to talk
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and learn from top researchers across the four universities. The SQA scholarship is enticing for
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a lot of different students including physicists, mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists.
Students have the unique opportunity to undertake coursework across SQA’s four partner universities — the University of Technology Sydney, UNSW Sydney, Macquarie University, and the University of Sydney. SQA’s program provides specialised training, seminars, workshops and networking opportunities to gain a competitive edge in quantum’s future workforce.
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