Key Profile Area Quantum Matter and Information
The KPA Quantum Matter and Information (QMI) has set itself the goal of investigating the fundamental properties of quantum mechanical matter and understanding and making use of their relationship to principles of quantum information. Key research topics include the realization of building blocks for future quantum computers, the mathematical structures underlying topological states of matter and quantum technologies, nanostructured materials, materials for photonics, and the development of organic electronics.
Within the Cluster of Excellence Matter and Light for Quantum Computing (ML4Q), we are developing novel forms of quantum hardware and software together with our partners in Aachen, Bonn, and Jülich. Our research focuses on pioneering technologies that are currently still at an early stage of development but could enable decisive breakthroughs in the future.
Combining concepts of quantum information with the physics of quantum mechanical materials is the central idea under investigation at the Collaborative Research Centre/Transregio Entangled State of Matter, in which we collaborate with research groups from Berlin, Israel, and Denmark. The Collaborative Research Centre Control and Dynamics of Quantum Materials is strongly based in materials science, and researches novel ways of controlling quantum materials. The TIDE (Template-designed Organic Electronics) Research Training Group offers a comprehensive research and doctoral programme in the field of organic electronics.
In this environment, the QMI’s mission is to promote successful cooperative research, strengthen the research infrastructure, support early-career scientists, and promote the transfer of knowledge.
Contacts
Prof. Dr. Achim Rosch (Kopie 1)
Spokesperson
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Institut für Theoretische Physik
Prof. Dr. Klaus Meerholz
Vice Spokesperson
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Institut für Licht und Materialien
Dr. Andreas Sindermann (Kopie 1)
Managing Director
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Institut für Theoretische Physik
Participating faculties
Global Faculty Program
Scientists from various countries are currently participating in the Quantum Matter and Information KPA as part of the Global Faculty Program.
Here you can find all members of the Global Faculty Program at the University of Cologne.
Collaborative and third-party funded projects
The Quantum Matter and Materials KPA is linked to several collaborative and third-party funded projects:
Transfer
The transfer activities of the KPA Quantum Matter and Information Cluster of Excellence involve more than just transferring research results into an application context. The ML4Q Cluster of Excellence's communication activities, for example, include a wide range of public outreach programmes. Here you can find additional information:
Teaching
The teaching programmes offered by the institutions associated with the KPA Quantum Matter and Information include
- TIDE research training group,
- Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy,
- Early Career Workshops
as well as research-based teaching and the development of new teaching formats.
Partnerships
The KPA Quantum Matter and Information cooperation network includes both regional and international universities and AUFs.
Regional partnerships
- Forschungszentrum Jülich
- RWTH Aachen University
- University of Bonn
International partnerships
- Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
- McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
- University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Research infrastructures
Through the ML4Q Cluster of Excellence and targeted appointments, together with its regional partners, the KPA Quantum Matter and Information has made a decisive contribution to the expansion of quantum technologies within the region. For example, an infrastructure with several quantum computers is currently being set up at Forschungszentrum Jülich.
The building infrastructure on site at the University of Cologne includes, among other things, the Topological Matter Laboratory and the new laboratory wing of the Institute of Physics, which is used jointly with the KPA Dynamics of the Universe. In addition, a modular ML4Q building is currently under construction.
