Center for Molecular Quantum Transduction (CMQT)

Director
Michael Wasielewski
Lead Institution
Northwestern University
Class
2020-2024
Mission
To develop the fundamental scientific understanding needed to carry out quantum-to-quantum transduction through a bottom-up synthetic approach, which imparts atomistic precision to quantum systems.
Research Topics
optics, phonons, topological states, magnetism and spin physics, quantum information science, sensors, mesoscale science, materials and chemistry by design, Interface (solid/solid), mesostructured materials, synthesis (novel systems)
Systems Studied
Systems: semiconductor, molecules, optoelectronic and metamaterial
Interfaces: organic/inorganic, organic/organic, inorganic/inorganic
Nanostructured: 0D, 1D, 2D, 3D
Experimental and Theoretical Methods
X-ray diffraction and scattering, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, near-field microscopy, surface science, ultrafast science, molecular dynamics (MD), density functional theory (DFT), mesoscale modeling, multiscale modeling

Partner Institutions
- Cornell University
- Northwestern University
- Ohio State University
- Princeton University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, San Diego
- University of Iowa
- University of Wisconsin