Stony Brook University celebrated the grand opening of its new Quantum Design Teaching and Materials Discovery Laboratory on October 22. The lab, located in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, was made possible through a partnership with Quantum Design and Lake Shore Cryotronics.
The lab features a Quantum Design VersaLab®, an advanced materials characterization system. This equipment allows undergraduate students to conduct hands-on experiments involving superconductivity, magnetism, and other quantum phenomena typically limited to graduate-level research. The initiative is part of Quantum Design’s Discovery Teaching Lab Initiative, which places advanced scientific instruments in teaching environments.
The new facility is intended to advance experiential learning in STEM fields. Undergraduate physics majors can now develop experiments on superconducting materials and observe behaviors at extremely low temperatures, data that was previously unavailable to them. David Wrobel, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, stated that the lab is a commitment to high-impact learning, helping students gain practical skills and prepare for research and industry careers.
Read the full announcement here.
October 27, 2025
