Mississippi State University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, supported by a three-year $550,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is advancing quantum computing research. Led by Principal Investigator Gautam Rupak, the Three-body Interactions on a Quantum Computer project aims to train MSU students in quantum computing and information science. The interdisciplinary effort involves collaboration with experts in nuclear physics, Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) computers, and machine learning. Rupak’s team will develop and test algorithms on existing quantum computers to analyze three-body nuclear forces, impacting future studies on nuclear structure and reactions across various atomic masses. The research targets the precise calculation of the binding energy of the triton—a positively-charged particle with potential applications in drug and chemical research. A press release from the university announcing the award can be accessed on their website here.
January 14, 2024
