Exciting times for quantum computing!
Spent last week in NYC meeting people in quantum and celebrating IonQ
Dear friends,
I was in NYC last week and met with many of my quantum friends in person. I learned about what they are doing, their concerns and also their progress. This industry is growing, and over and over I heard about the difficulties in hiring, and I want to encourage all of you to continue to build your resumes and your LinkedIn profiles.
It was fun to participate in the events surrounding IonQ going public. The entire company had the opportunity to visit the New York Stock Exchange. It was a moment of great celebration for all the hard work done by the IonQ team to get to this milestone. It is also important that the public finance markets are now recognizing the promise of quantum computing, which is reassuring to all of us that this technology is here to stay.
I encourage you to continue to watch IonQ and other companies progress, there is lots of great work going on.
One of my favorite days of the year is when they award the Nobel Prizes in Physics (October 4) — this year, important work on climate change has been recognized. I would love to hear from you if you think advances in quantum computing will be recognized soon and if so which ones.
Best,
Denise Ruffner
Women In Quantum
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📢 Important Announcements
D-Wave’s Qubits Worldwide Users Conference
October 5-7 – 10:30am-2:00pm ET | Public event
Qubits is an excellent opportunity to connect with other innovators involved in quantum computing! The event will feature speakers presenting their latest work on quantum applications in manufacturing and logistics, financial services, biotech and pharma, energy, materials science, machine learning, and much more. It will also host educational sessions and tutorials for developers with all levels of quantum experience, from those who are new to quantum to those with advanced knowledge. Finally, D-Wave speakers will discuss the company’s quantum roadmap and the latest development tools.
The University of Surrey has openings for five postdoc positions
Research Fellow in Theoretical Quantum Biology https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=055521
Research Fellow in Quantum Thermodynamics https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=055421
Research Fellow in Open Quantum Systems https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=055221
Research Fellow in Experimental Quantum Biology https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=055321
Research Fellow in coupled quantum-classical dynamics https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=055621
Denise Ruffner, VP Business Development at IonQ, Founder of Women In Quantum, will be speaking on November 4 @ 5:05 pm at “Women in Quantum” at Inside Quantum Technology New York.
Women in Quantum Summit @ Q2B
If you are a company, vendor or startup in the QIS space our WIQ event is the perfect sponsorship opportunity for you as we offer highly engaging events for a great cause with industry leading social media reach. Please reach out to me directly for summit | career fair | networking | awards | scholarship packages both in person & virtually.
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