Event Details:

Panel Discussion

Friday, November 8, 2024 

4:15 - 5:30 pm (Hugel 103)

The Panel Discussion aims to encourage local conversations about emerging quantum technologies and their applications, ranging from theory to practical application. We bring together panelists from various quantum backgrounds and experience, from theorists to experimentalists, from academia to industry, in order to provide the audience with a range of perspectives on the field and multiple options in career pathways. 

Staged Reading

Friday, November 8, 2024 

8:00 - 10:00 pm (Studio Theater, 248 North Third St)

Hendrickson Lab members will perform a Staged Reading of Copenhagen by Michael Frayn. The play Copenhagen engages the audience in the ethics of harnessing emerging science and technologies. The play, based on a meeting between physicists Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in Copenhagen in 1941, offers an engaging and thoughtful exploration of a pivotal moment in the history of science.

Hands-on Qiskit Workshop

Saturday, November 9, 2024

1:00 - 2:30 pm (Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center)

A workshop on solving real-world problems using Qiskit will be provided so that the students can not only discuss Quantum technology but also actively participate by learning to use and apply the technology. The workshop will be hosted by a group of Lafayette students organizing the event and two graduate students from Yale University, Delmar Cabral and Chuzhi Xu. By the end of the workshop, the participants will have gained introductory knowledge on how to use and apply the Qiskit platform.

Qiskit Challenge with Prizes!

Saturday, November 9, 2024

2:45 - 5:00 pm (Wilson Room, Pfenning Alumni Center)

SURPRISE!