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The Road to Useful Quantum Computing Discover how quantum computation evolved from an intellectual curiosity into a realizable technology with John Martinis at the annual Ta-You Wu Lecture on October 14.

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U-M physics researcher Stephen Forrest named Clarivate Citation Laureate

U-M physicist Stephen Forrest has been named a 2026 Clarivate Citation Laureate—an honor awarded to just 22 global researchers whose work is considered Nobel-class. Since 2002, 89 Citation Laureates have won Nobel Prizes.

Assistant Professor of Physics Open Position

The Department of Physics at the University of Michigan invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Physics to begin August 25, 2027, at the level of Assistant Professor. The search is open to all subfields of physics.

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