Advancing Chemistry and Quantum Information Science An Assessment of Research Opportunities at the Interface of Chemistry and Quantum Information Science in the United States (2023) / Chapter Skim
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While the physics community has enabled the field to move closer to creating QIS technologies by shedding light on the fundamental behavior of quantum properties, more details are necessary to bring these concepts into practical applications. The field of QIS is now at an inflection point, where the need for developing and measuring quantum molecular materials that are operational, practical, and efficient is paramount.
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These contributions range from laying the fundamental blueprint for designing and characterizing quantum molecular designs and their impact on future technologies to demonstrating the significant role the chemistry enterprise has on QIS workforce development. BOX S-1 Key Themes of the Report Theme 1.
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Key Problem: Current Knowledge of Designing Molecular Qubits Is Limited and Will Need to Be Enhanced to Drive New Developments for QIS Applications Qubits are the counterpart of the binary digit or bit of classical computing. Atomic control promises a new class of designs capable of functioning as sensors tuned for specific environments or analytes, as nodes that emit at desired frequencies for quantum optical networking, and as innovative new topologies for quantum computing.
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Chemists are also developing novel approaches for the use of spin and spin transduction, which could be a fruitful avenue for QIS imaging and sensing applications. Utilizing both magnetic and optical approaches, chemists are advancing QIS ideas with real materials and molecules beyond the atomic systems in the gas phase used in most physics applications.
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The following research priorities were identified by the committee as those that should be pursued in the next 5–10 years to expedite progress for scaling qubit design and function and creating the foundation for applying enhanced quantum computing capabilities. Research Priorities • Develop techniques for synthesizing molecular qubits that retain their desirable quantum properties in different host chemical environments.
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The Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation should support cross-disciplinary activities that couple measurement, control, and characterization tech niques traditionally employed by the physics and engineering communities with molecular systems designed by the chemistry community. Support also should be given to investigations that combine theory with experiment to take full advantage of the relationship between chemistry and quantum information science.
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OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND BROADEN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF CHEMISTRY AND QIS Like any major modern scientific pursuit, the journey to new discoveries and developments is undoubtedly a powerful human experience that is often shared in a collaborative setting -- hence DOE, NSF, and DOD's efforts to establish multidisciplinary research centers. To achieve broader access and inspire the next generation of quantum information scientists, chemistry education and outreach initiatives can be improved across various levels of workforce training and development by expanding to include nontraditional technical candidates across the country.
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Recommendation 5-3. Efforts should be made to lower the current barriers to entry that limit members of the chemistry research community from entering quantum information science (QIS)
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• Federal agencies and professional development coordinators should provide retraining opportuni ties for the academic, industrial, and national laboratory workforce of potential QIS participants with requisite professional skills that are useful for employment in a QIS field. • Human resource personnel and hiring managers should provide detailed descriptions of the technical skill sets beyond doctoral prerequisites needed for jobs at the intersection of QIS and chemistry.
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Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science and Committee on Science of the National Science and Technology Council.
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