The State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook has received a $300 million investment from New York State to establish a new Quantum Research and Innovation Hub. The hub, a 150,000-square-foot facility with a particular focus on quantum communication and networking, is slated for a 2029 opening.
The hub will house the planned SUNY Stony Brook Quantum Institute, a hybrid Quantum Data Center, and the SUNY Stony Brook Quantum Education Consortium. The facilities are intended to support research in quantum information science, AI, semiconductors, energy efficiency, fintech, physics, and math. Researchers at the hub will study problems requiring quantum processing power, as well as the materials, devices, and algorithms needed for distributed quantum computing and communication.
This investment builds on Stony Brook’s existing capabilities, which include operating the nation’s largest quantum network (170 miles) and leading the SCY-QNet initiative, a 10-node quantum network. Stony Brook is also noted as the only team in the country to receive the Phase 2 National Quantum Virtual Laboratory award from the NSF in the space of quantum networking.
Governor Kathy Hochul commented that the investment will position Stony Brook to become a global center for quantum science and technology. The hub is intended to accelerate technology advancement and drive discoveries that will benefit the state, with the goal of building a more secure internet.
Read the full announcement in the Stony Brook University newsroom here and here.
September 20, 2025
