FSU PHYSICISTS RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S $7.3M QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY OUTPOSTS RESEARCH INITIATIVE

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 13 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:

Three Florida State University theoretical physicists are part of a major national initiative exploring how quantum computing could help answer fundamental questions in high energy physics.

Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Physics Laura Reina, Professor of Physics Fernando Febres Cordero and Research Faculty member Herschel Chawdhry, all from the Department of Physics, will lead one of eight projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's $7.3 million Quantum Outposts in Fundamental Physics initiative under the DOE Office of Science's High Energy Physics program -- >.

Their project, "Seeking Quantum Advantage in High-Energy QCD," has r...