Philip Makotyn,Ìýexecutive director the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥bit Quantum Initiative, spoke on Sept. 9 before the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ General Assembly's Joint Technology Committee.
Makotyn was one of several people who spoke before the committeeÌýon the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Front Range quantum ecosystem, including ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥'s role in quantum research; describing the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ quantum ecosystem including quantum sensing and computing; what quantum computing is (and isn't) and its applications across a variety of industries and problems.
Joining Makotyn in speaking before the committee wereÌýBen Bloom, founder and chief technical officer at Atom Computing; Dan Caruso, managing director at Caruso Ventures; Greg Rieker, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥bit associate director, Vogel Family Faculty Fellow and associate professor of mechanical engineering at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder; and Tony Uttley, president at Honeywell Quantum Solutions.
Focusing on an interdisciplinary approach to research and education in quantum information science and technology, theÌýÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥bit Quantum InitiativeÌýcoordinates quantum activities at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, catalyzing focus areas and research centers across the university.
Philip Makotyn, center, presenting before the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ General Assembly's Joint Technology Committee on Sept. 9, 2021. (Photo provided)
